Sunday And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. Mary Magdalene and… Continue reading He Is Risen
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The Tomb
There was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, who had not consented to their decision and action. With courage he went to Pilate and asked for… Continue reading The Tomb
Complete Love
John 19:26 – When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. What a journey for Mary, from miraculous birth to… Continue reading Complete Love
The True Servant
John 13:5 – Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. As the Passover meal was a private gathering of Jesus and his disciples, there was no-one playing the part of host and there were no servants… Continue reading The True Servant
Fully Prepared
Mark 14:12 – And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” From the beginning of his ministry, when he was led into the desert to be tempted by the devil,… Continue reading Fully Prepared
Time To Grow
John 15:8 – “By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.” The final lessons of the great Teacher would be poured out this week and the disciples would no longer be able to sit at the feet of Rabbi Jesus. Their literal baptism-by-fire was approaching… Continue reading Time To Grow
At The Right Time
Matthew 26:6 – Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. Six days before Passover, Jesus and his disciples were at Bethany and they… Continue reading At The Right Time
Reunited
High Priestly Prayer - vs 24-26 John 17:24 – “Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am…” Do you desire to be with the Lord? Does it surprise you to know that His desire is to be with you? He is praying this prayer because… Continue reading Reunited
United In Truth
High Priestly Prayer – vs 20-23 John 17: 22 – “The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one.” The Lord Jesus had sent the disciples out to spread the truth of the gospel to everyone who would listen. So, when Jesus… Continue reading United In Truth
Protect My Own
High Priestly Prayer – vs 11-19 John 17:11 – “I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you.” This is the central part of Jesus’ prayer and it conveys his deep concern for every one of his followers. These precious souls that were entrusted into… Continue reading Protect My Own
