Week 20 of 21 · John 20 · Thursday April 1
My Lord and My God
Jesus is risen. The grave clothes, Mary’s encounter, the locked room and Thomas’s confession all bear witness that the crucified Lord lives, calls His own by name, gives peace through His wounds, sends His disciples with the Spirit, and is Lord and God. John wrote so that we who have not seen may believe and have life in His name.
“But these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.”John 20:31
MondayRead John 20 twice and mark itMon Mar 29
TuesdayStudy notes and the Observe questionsTue Mar 30
WednesdayInterpret, Weigh the Teachers and ApplyWed Mar 31
Thursday eveningTogether: the film, the worksheet, prayerThu Apr 1
No episode in Seasons 1–5 covers John 20.The resurrection is in Season 7, not yet released. Optional: Season 1, Episode 1, “I Have Called You by Name.”
Read it against John 20
- Season 1, Episode 1 shows Mary Magdalene delivered and called by name. Compare it with 20:16, where the risen Jesus says “Mary!” and she knows Him.
- The empty tomb, Thomas and “My Lord and my God!” (20:1–29) are not in Seasons 1–5.
The Chosen is a drama, not Scripture. Watch it to picture the people and places, then test every scene by the text — “examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11). God’s Word is the truth; where the film differs, the Word wins.