Scripture: Romans 5:1–8 5:1Therefore, being set right through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus the Anointed. 2Through whom, also, we have access to this gift, to stand and exult in the hope of God’s glory. 3Not on this alone, but also, we exult in the trials. We know that trials produce... Continue Reading →
Scripture: Romans 4:13–25 13 For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14 If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For the law... Continue Reading →
Lessons from 2 Corinthians: Order, Peace, and Affection
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:11–13 11 Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. 13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the... Continue Reading →
Finding Common Ground: Lessons from Acts 17
Scripture: Acts 17:22–31 22 Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, “Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. 23 For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore... Continue Reading →
Jesus Prepares a Place: Insights from John 14
Scripture: John 14:1–14 14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for... Continue Reading →
Understanding Mary’s Devotion at the Tomb
Scripture: John 20:1-18 20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them,... Continue Reading →
Crowd Reactions to Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem
Scripture: Matthew 21:1–11 21 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone... Continue Reading →
Ezekiel 37: A Vision of Hope and Revival
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1–14 37 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were... Continue Reading →
Healing Blindness: Lessons from John 9:1–23
Scripture: John 9:1–23 9 As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. 4 We... Continue Reading →
Breaking Barriers: Jesus’ Message to the Outcast Woman
Scripture: John 4:5–42 5 So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. 7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said... Continue Reading →
