And so what does Jesus do? He says in v25 — 25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all […]
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Luke 24: On the Road to Emmaus pt1 of 3
Luke 24:13-35 Let’s set the scene real quick. On Good Friday, everything is falling apart. Judas is dead. Peter denies Jesus and he is alone somewhere weeping bitterly. The rest of the disciples are abandoning ship, they’ve all fled and are hiding for fear of losing their lives. It’s utter chaos.
Verses Leading up to the Passion of Christ, Good Friday and Easter
Here is a chronological grouping of verses from the 4 gospels according to key events and sayings. Hope this helps you in your prayers this week and next. Verses (.pdf) Verses (.docx)
Matthew 26: The Last Supper and the Lord's Supper pt 4 of 4
Repentance and faith — in a nutshell, this is what it means to be saved. So we’ve talked about how — 1) God’s sovereignty and human free will need to always be held in tension and we see this in Judas’ choice to betray Jesus. 2) Judas is condemned because he lacked repentance and faith. […]
Matthew 26: The Last Supper and the Lord's Supper pt 3 of 4
1) God’s sovereignty and human free will need to always be held in tension and we see this in Judas’ choice to betray Jesus. That’s the first point. 2) Judas is condemned because he lacked repentance and faith. Now, let’s look at the character of Judas more specifically. Within the group, he was the keeper […]
Matthew 26: The Last Supper and the Lord's Supper pt 2 of 4
That’s one prophecy from the book of Jeremiah. We pick up the strand of God’s redemption history in Zech 11. Zechariah was another prophet who came upon the scene after Jeremiah. While the Israelites were captives in Babylon and the temple lie in ruins, Babylon was attacked by Cyrus, the king of Persia, and Babylon […]