Monthly Archives: March, 2024

The Road to Easter: What Was Jesus Thinking?

(NIV)John 2:13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and …

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The Road to Easter: The Triumphal Entry

(NIV) John 12:12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,    “Hosanna![c]”    “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[d]    “Blessed is the King of Israel!” 14Jesus …

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The Road to Easter: The Day God’s Glory Shone Through

(NIV) 28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in …

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The Road to Easter: The Bread and Fish Multiplied

(NIV) John 6:8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat …

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The Road to Easter: Jesus Writes on the Ground

(NIV)John 8:3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” …

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