I don’t know about you, but when I’m reading a letter or book, I have many questions about who wrote it. In order to give me greater insight and clarity into their words, it helps me to know some details about who they are.
Most scholars agree that the author of Revelation is John...
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Happy Tuesday!
As we head into a new week after Resurrection Sunday, let’s take a look at the events that happened with Jesus and His followers after His resurrection.
Matthew 28:16-20 ESV
The Great Commission
16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had...
He is risen indeed!
Mark 16:5-8 ESV
And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has...
Today is Saturday of Holy Week, the Sabbath where Jesus’s body lay in the tomb. A day of death and darkness. A day when all hope seems lost.
In yesterday’s reading, we saw how Peter wept bitterly once he realized he denied Jesus. Judas also regretted his actions of betraying Jesus...
Today on this Good Friday, the day Jesus was crucified, let’s spend some time in the early morning hours before dawn with Peter and Judas.
John 18:1-10 ESV
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which...
On this Thursday of Holy Week, let’s join Jesus and His disciples in the Upper Room, sharing their last meal together. Especially notice Peter and Judas Iscariot. Both of these men were passionate and zealous to serve God. Both were sinners. Both made rash decisions. They were also starkly...
On this Wednesday of Holy Week, let’s read the following passages and note the various descriptions of Judas:
Matthew 10:2-4 ESV
2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee...
Mark 11:20-21 ESV
The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree
20 As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. 21 And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.”
Isn’t...
Welcome to Holy Week. Yesterday we celebrated Palm Sunday, the day Jesus entered Jerusalem for the Passover Feast week, riding a donkey as the Jewish people welcomed him as their King, expecting him to deliver them from the oppression of the Roman government. What they didn’t expect was...