The story of Jesus   Day 36     Jesus died and was buried on Friday. The next day was the Jewish Sabbath, and a guard was posted to prevent any tampering with the body. Then on the first day of the week, Sunday, those who mourned Jesus came to pay their respects.     […]

The story of Jesus   Day 31   Perhaps they sang a hymn from Psalms 115–118, the traditional psalms sung as part of the Passover meal. “The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion . . . Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever . […]

The story of Jesus   Day 37   Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along […]

The story of Jesus   Day 33   Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed. So they bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.   When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus […]

The story of Jesus   Day 30     After Judas left, Jesus gave the disciples a glimpse of what was to come. He foreshadowed the fact that he was going to be “broken” and “poured out”—he was going to take humanity’s punishment for sin on himself.     While they were eating, Jesus took […]

THE STORY OF JESUS Day 47   Congratulations–you’ve reached the end of “The Story of Jesus”! Over the course of Lent, you’ve read through the entire life and ministry of Jesus Christ on Earth, and you’ve read about the early days of his church. We hope you’ve found this series of readings both inspirational and […]

THE STORY OF JESUS Day 46   Most of the new Christians were Jewish, but God’s story of Good News was for everyone. Things had to change.   At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; […]