Devotions

  • I Find No Basis for an Accusation <br /> June 29, 2018
    Jesus has been bound and brought before all of the Jewish religious leaders, the chief priests, the Sanhedrin, the peoples’ council of elders and Jesus has told them he is the Son of Man. It is for this that they ...
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  • The Cup That the Father Has Given Me <br /> June 28, 2018
    Jesus has prayed in the garden and now a crowd shows up with lanterns and torches and swords and clubs. They wouldn’t dare touch him in the temple courts where the people were, but this group from the chief priests ...
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  • This is Life Eternal <br /> June 27, 2018
    Jesus is preparing the world for the age to come, a time when the Kingdom of God has come near, a time when the final sacrifice has been made, a time when people may choose to believe God and accept ...
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  • Satan has Demanded But I Have Prayed <br /> June 26, 2018
    There is an enemy that we face in this world and he has some authority. He tempted Jesus and Jesus answered, “It is written” and the devil left him alone. Peter is going to be tempted, and it seems he ...
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  • Drink From It All of You <br /> June 25, 2018
    Jesus and his disciples gather in Jerusalem for the Passover feast. They have prepared a place for them to have a meal together and as they all get settled, Jesus says one of you will betray me. They are all ...
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  • You Also Wash One Another’s Feet <br /> June 22, 2018
    Jesus spends his last few days with his disciples in Jerusalem and evenings in Bethany. Martha prepares a dinner for them and Lazarus joins, then Mary brings a flask of perfumed oil and pours it on Jesus, anointing him for ...
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  • Well Done Good and Faithful <br /> June 21, 2018
    Jesus is preparing his disciples as he knows he ready to be taken. They expect the kingdom to arrive immediately, but they will need to work until he returns. We all want to hear that we have been “good and ...
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  • They Will See the Son of Man Arriving <br /> June 20, 2018
    There have been many abominations in the history of man. But when we see this abomination in Matthew 24:15-16 “standing in the holy place”, it is time for “those in Judea” to flee. This final act will trigger a great ...
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  • When Will These Things Happen? <br /> June 19, 2018
    Israel, Jerusalem, the temple, were established by God in Deuteronomy 7:6 (LEB) “a holy people for Yahweh your God” yet they didn’t accept Jesus as the Christ. Jesus honors what God established through Moses, but warns the people of the ...
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  • And Who is My Neighbor? <br /> June 18, 2018
    Most people have heard these two, the greatest commandments, Love the Lord your God and Love your neighbor as yourself. But here, Jesus makes two important points: First, he says that all the law and the prophets hang on these ...
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