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....
Mar 19, 2016 | Heart of God 2016
Mark 12-13 – Jesus’ final parables and teachings at the temple before Passover meal Mark records some of the same teachings that Matthew recorded. Some people believe that Mark was written first and gave the other apostles something to refer to and remind them of the...
Mar 18, 2016 | Heart of God 2016
Matthew 22:1-26:5 – Jesus’ final parables and teachings at the temple before Passover meal Jesus spent some considerable amount of time teaching at the temple and privately with His disciples days before He would be crucified. Not all the gospel writers (Matthew,...
Mar 17, 2016 | Heart of God 2016
Matthew 21; Mark 11; Luke 19:28-20:8; John 12:12-50; – Triumphal entry into Jerusalem and entry into the temple There were numerous people that heard about Jesus and responded in awe and wonder. There were numerous people that heard about Jesus and responded with a...
Mar 16, 2016 | Heart of God 2016
John 12:1-11 – Mary wipes the feet of Jesus with perfume and oil Two types of people exist in this record of history: those that wanted to give and those that wanted to take away. Both types of people saw what Jesus had done with Lazarus. One type felt safe while the...
Mar 15, 2016 | Heart of God 2016
John 11 – Jesus resurrects Lazarus Notice how many times the author writes that Lazarus was someone that Jesus loved. When Jesus doesn’t show up the way we want, we can question whether He cares about us or whether He missed our plea for help. But Jesus...