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Scripture Reading for Easter Sunday Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-29   Devotional Meditation Jesus’ resurrection is fundamental to core Christian belief.  Aside from Jesus being the Son of God, and belief in Him bringing eternal life possible, His bodily resurrection is an essential truth, by which we build our faith.  […]

Scripture Reading for Saturday Luke 23:56   Devotional Meditation The Friday of the death of Jesus was a day filled with darkness, pain and grief. Those who had followed Christ throughout his three years of ministry watched helplessly as the man to whom they had pledged their lives hung dying […]

Scripture Reading for Friday Matthew 26:36-27:66; Mark 14:32-15:47; Luke 22:39-23:55; John 15:1-19:42   Devotional Meditation “It is finished!” Jesus bowed His head, breathed His last. The earth quaked. The tombs opened. The dead came to life. The veil tore in two.   The past 33 years had led to this […]

Scripture Reading for Thursday Matthew 26:17-35; Mark 14:12-31; Luke 22:1-38; John 13:1-14:31   Devotional Meditation The Feast of the Unleavened Bread and Passover were only a few days away. There was unrest among the political leaders who were plotting anxiously to secretly  arrest Jesus. Meanwhile in Bethany, at the home of Simon the […]

Scripture Reading for Wednesday Matthew 26:3-5, 14-16; Mark 14:1-2, 10-11, Luke 22:1-6   Devotional Meditation Matthew 26:1-2 tells us that Jesus had “finished these things”. He had taught many lessons through parables in the days before. Now His message was that the Passover was in two days and that He […]

Scripture Reading for Tuesday Matthew 21:19 – 23:39; Mark 11:20 – 13:37; Luke 20:1 – 21:38   Devotional Meditation Jesus closes Mark 13 with two parables that remind believers to not get so focused on future events that we neglect our day-to-day responsibilities. Mark 13:32-33 says, 32 “But about that […]