Thanks for taking this Lenten journey with us. For forty days we have considered the idea of Lenten preparation for what God has in store for us. We did this …
Empty Tomb
But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. So they …
Hopeless Saturday
Joseph of Arimathea was a member of the Sanhedrin, nevertheless, he went to Pilate to ask for Jesus’ body. Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped …
The Cross was necessary.
So they took Jesus away. Carrying the cross by himself he sent to the placed called “Place of the Skull.” There they nailed him to the cross…. And Pilate posted …
Washing Feet
Jesus got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. then he began to wash the disciples feet, …
A Little Man Up a Tree
When Jesus entered Jericho…. There was a man named Zacchaeus… He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. So he …
The Blind Beggar
As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the road. 36 When he heard the noise of a crowd going past, he asked what was happening. They told …
He went away sad.
When Jesus heard his answer, he said, “There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have …
So Called, Triumphal Entry
The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the …
The Beginning of Holy Week
Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar …
Like lightening across the sky
Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns, but you won’t see it. People …
Missing An Opportunity
A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. Now by …
Missed Responsibility
“What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their …
Good construction methods
“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters …
Ready for the Wedding
The Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten brdidesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were wise and five were foolish. Matthew 25:1-2. …
Check out the ants!
Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!They labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. Proverbs 6:6-9 Preparation applies to lots …
Adding Up the Costs
But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish …
Being Prepared for the Future
“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of …
Preparation for Expats
You might say that the “exiles” whom Peter addressed in 1 Peter are expats. Christians who fled from their homeland because of persecution or difficulty. So they arrived in their …
Suffering Christians
The apostle, John, was exiled on the Island of Patmos, an island in the Aegean Sea off the southeast coast of Greece. He was exiled because of his faith and …