Readings

Revelation: Who is the Author? | April 12, 2023

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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...

Resurrection: What Happened Next? | April 10, 2023

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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...

Resurrection: He Is Risen! | April 9, 2023

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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...

Resurrection: Who Was Judas? | April 5, 2023

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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...

Resurrection: Holy Week, Tuesday | April 4, 2023

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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...

Resurrection: Holy Week | April 3, 2023 

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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...