Mar 26, 2016 | Heart of God 2016
Day of Silence – Nothing is recorded in Scripture. Jesus is dead. He has not yet risen. Spend some significant time imagining what you would have been doing as Jesus was dead. Don’t rush to Resurrection Sunday. Silent Saturday is important. Why did Jesus choose...
Mar 25, 2016 | Heart of God 2016
“Good Friday” – Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 22:63-23:56; John 18:13-19:42 – Jesus’ trials and crucifixion Jesus had spend the night being on trial with the religious leaders and now at daybreak they dragged Him to the government to do the dirty work. Yet, no one could...
Mar 24, 2016 | Heart of God 2016
Matthew 26:36-75; Mark 14:32-72; Luke 22:39-62; John 18:1-12 – Garden prayers and betrayal All four accounts are abundantly similar. There are a few details added in each account that give a bigger picture of the events of that night. In one account, we see that it...
Mar 23, 2016 | Heart of God 2016
Luke 22:1-39; John 13-17 – Passover meal, final words to His followers John spends more time than any other Gospel writer on the final words of Jesus to His followers at the Passover meal. Jesus knows that in just hours things are going to get chaotic. He not only...
Mar 22, 2016 | Heart of God 2016
Matthew 26:6-35; Mark 14:1-31 – Passover meal, final words to His followers Matthew and Mark’s accounts are fairly similar. To me, the overall focus seems to be on the betrayal of Jesus. It wasn’t just about the betrayal by Judas, but there was a prophetic...
Mar 21, 2016 | Heart of God 2016
Luke 20:9-21:38 – Jesus’ final parables and teachings at the temple before Passover meal By now, this will be the third time you will read through the final parables and teachings of Jesus while He was at the temple and Mount of Olives before the Passover meal....