For all of us, death is the final word; the full stop of all our lives. Yet, Easter Sunday morning changed everything. The script was flipped. Jesus was no longer dead – He had risen! John shows us through his, Peter’s and Mary’s response to the empty tomb how the resurrection brings us from doubt to faith, weeping to joy and fear to courage.

John 18:1-11 explains why Good Friday is ‘Good’ Friday and not ‘Horror’ or ‘Tragic’ Friday. John shows us that at the heart of all the awful, dreadful things that will unfold over the next 24 hours, culminating in Jesus’ crucifixion, is the Saviour who purposes all these things for the salvation of his people.

Instead of shepherds, wise men and mangers, John begins his account of Jesus’ life differently. We’re taken back into eternity past to see the Word - someone who never had a beginning, who is with God, who is God! This Word is the Son of God who became flesh and dwelt amongst us. In unwrapping the greatest gift ever given, we’re reminded that the glory of God, the grace of God and God Himself is revealed in the face of Jesus Christ.