John 19:1-37 ============ [19:1] Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. [2] The soldiers twisted thorny branches together as a crown and placed it onto His brow and wrapped Him in a purple cloth. [3] They drew near to Him, shouting: Soldiers (striking at Jesus): Bow down, everyone! This is the King of the Jews! […]
Lent Devotional – The Day Before Easter Today’s Old Testament Reading: Job 14:1-14 "Mortals, born of woman, are of few days and full of trouble. They spring up like flowers and wither away; like fleeting shadows, they do not endure. Do you fix your eye on them? Will you bring them before you for judgment? […]
John 21 ======= [21:1] There was one other time when Jesus appeared to the disciples-this time by the Sea of Tiberias. This is how it happened: [2] Simon Peter, Thomas (the Twin), Nathanael (the Galilean from Cana), the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. Simon Peter (to disciples): [3] I am going […]
Lent Devotional – Good Friday Today is Good Friday, the day of Jesus’ arrest, trial, and execution. The reading below describes his appearance before Pontius Pilate. For the complete Good Friday story, read John 18-19 on Bible Gateway. Today’s Prayer Today’s Scripture Reading: John 18-19 When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples […]
Readings for Lent and EasterMatthew 21:1-16 =============== After a great parade, Jesus and His disciples walk into the temple area, and what He sees enrages Him. He sees moneychangers, buying and selling. He sees men sitting on benches, hawking doves to those who have come from the countryside to make a sacrifice. He sees that […]
Readings for Lent and Easter Romans 6:12-18 ============== [12] Don't invite that insufferable tyrant of sin back into your mortal body so you won't become obedient to its destructive desires. [13] Don't offer your bodily members to sin's service as tools of wickedness; instead, offer your body to God as those who are alive from […]
Readings for Lent and Easter Romans 7:7-14 ============= [7] So what is the story? Is the law itself sin? Absolutely not! It is the exact opposite. I would never have known what sin is if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known that desiring something that belongs to my […]