It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. John 19:30b Today is Good Friday. This is the day that Jesus was crucified on the cross. Read Luke 22:47-23:48 and John 19:1-37. These passages show the road that Jesus took to the cross. From the betrayal by one of His own, the beatings, scourging and shame He endured,…
Loving God, Loving Others, Making Disciples
Loving God, Loving Others, Making Disciples
Holy Week 2017
And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My…
Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.” Luke 20:46-47 I’ve been thinking a lot this week how about how many people…
But Jesus looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘The stone which the builders rejected, This became the chief corner stone’? Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.” Luke 20:17-18 Yesterday we read and saw how Jesus cleaned the Temple from what…
It is written, ‘And My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a robbers’ den.” Luke 19:46 Easter is not a day, it is a season, and for us Christ followers, it is a way of life. In order for us to prepare for Easter Sunday, I want us to spend this week looking at Jesus’ last…