Isaiah paints a picture of the values that must characterize the people of God.
Isaiah 50 begins with God’s word to the prophet. He responds by saying, “The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me, and I have listened.” This captures the meaning of the original Hebrew, which...
Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last. Luke 23:46 Today...
The Seven Last Words of Christ for Holy Week
Since our work is actually God’s work in us, our work should be worthy, as God’s work is. But apparently we have...
Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above...
The Philippian Christians in Need of an Attitude Adjustment In the middle of the first century A.D., the Apostle Paul planted a...
The topics of status and grace return to the fore as Jesus faces his trial and crucifixion. “The Son of Man came...
Jesus’ work climaxes in his willing self-sacrifice on the cross, as with his last gasp he breathes out trust in God, “Father...
The plot to kill Jesus moves forward as Judas (one of the Twelve) goes to the religious leaders with an offer to...
Mark 15:43 introduces a man named Joseph, who was from Arimathea, a small town northwest of Jerusalem. He is identified as “an honored member of the high council.”
More than any other Gospel writer, Matthew emphasizes the earth-shattering implications of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and brings us...
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