“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23 Here’s the truth: Following Jesus is available to everyone, but not automatic for anyone. At some point, following Him will cost you comfort, control, relationships, habits, pride… It requires a decision. A decision to deny…
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 Most of us don’t struggle with wanting God; we struggle with prioritizing God. We say: “God is important to me” or “Faith matters to me,” but our lives often tell a different story. What…
36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” Mark 5:36 Jesus is going with Jairus to heal his daughter when a woman who is bleeding touches him. This causes Jesus to pause and spend time with her. While he was with her, Jairus’ daughter dies.…
24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:24 Have you ever known exactly what you should do… and just didn’t do it? We don’t struggle with information—we struggle with application. And that’s the tension Jesus addresses in one…
8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” 9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. Jesus replied…
5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Matthew 28:5–6 He is risen. The tomb is empty. The grave is defeated. Jesus is alive.…
6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. 7 And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told…
Friday was loud. There were crowds shouting, soldiers hammering nails, people mocking, and the sky itself growing dark as Jesus hung on the cross. Sunday will be loud too. Angels will speak. The stone will roll away. The tomb will be empty. Joy will explode into the world. But today… is Saturday. Saturday is quiet.…
“He was pierced for our rebellion, He was crushed for our sins… and the Lord has laid on Him the sins of us all.” Isaiah 53:5-6 The cross is the center of the Christian faith. It is where history changes. It is where sin is defeated. It is where grace is poured out. The cross…
Every Easter season, we move toward the cross. We think about the nails. We think about the crown of thorns. We think about the empty tomb. But before the cross… there was a table. And beside that table… there was a towel. In John 13, Jesus gives us one of the clearest pictures of His…