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 […]

Readings for Lent and Easter Matthew 27:3 ============ [3] Judas-the one who had betrayed Him with a kiss for 30 pieces of silver-saw that Jesus had been condemned, and suddenly Judas regretted what he had done. He took the silver back to the chief priests and elders and tried to return it to them.

Readings for Lent and EasterJohn 12:1-7 =========== [12:1] Six days before the Passover feast, Jesus journeyed to the village of Bethany, to the home of Lazarus who had recently been raised from the dead, [2] where they hosted Him for dinner. Martha was busy serving as the hostess, Lazarus reclined at the table with Him, […]

Readings for Lent and Easter Isaiah 52:13-15 =============== [13] Eternal One: See here! My servant will succeed. He will grow in character and reputation, achieving high standing and status. [14] Just as people used to be shocked by you, even so his appearance was disfigured; His form-once glorious-was marred until it hardly seemed human. [15] […]

Readings for Lent and Easter from The Voice Mark 15:1-14 ============ [15:1] When morning came, the chief priests met in council with all the Jewish leaders. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and turned Him over to the Roman governor, Pilate. Pilate (after hearing them): [2] Are You the King of the Jews? Jesus: You […]

Readings for Lent and Easter from The Voice Luke 23:11-25 ============= [11] Eventually Herod and his soldiers began to insult Jesus, mocking and degrading Him. They put expensive clothing on Him and sent Him back to Pilate. [12] This ended a long-standing rift between Herod and Pilate; they became friends from that day forward. [13] […]