CRUCIFIED BETWEEN TWO CRIMINALS
Seven centuries earlier, Isaiah had foretold of the Suffering Servant who, “like a lamb led to the slaughter” (Isaiah 53:7) “willingly...
BARABBAS
God has a rule. It’s absolutely unshakable and unbreakable. “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness”(Hebrews 9:22). God is...
THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE
Peter, James, and John were invited to watch and listen as Jesus entered the sacred space of His private prayers. Before leaving His...
THE ANOINTING AT BETHANY
The lyrics to Steve Green’s 1984 song are marvelous, meaningful, and memorable. “One day a plain village woman, driven by love for her...
WHAT’S NEXT?
During the last week of Jesus earthly life, a day or two before Calvary, as He walked through the temple compound, one of the disciples...
THE WIDOW’S MITE
While Matthew devoted a whole chapter to Jesus’ condemnation of the wealthy, religious elite (Matthew 23), Mark summarized Jesus’ words...
THE CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE
“Solomon began to build the temple for the Lord in the four hundred eightieth year after the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt” (1...
THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY
Imagine if you can… Jesus is riding down the steep grade from atop the Mount of Olives, across the Kidron Valley, and into the city of...
BARTIMAEUS
The “Syrophoenician woman” (Mark 7:26), a Canaanite, “kept crying out, ‘Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely...
THE RICH YOUNG RULER
Mark simply refers to him as “a man” (Mark 10:17). Matthew tells us that he was a “young man” (Matthew 19:20). Luke reports that he was...
