Daily Devotionals
Easter Events – Honoring and Following Christ - Becoming Temples that are Fully Cleansed and Restored
We see from today’s passage that Jesus has returned to Jerusalem and entered the temple again. He had just been to the temple the day before which we saw in yesterday’s devotional. Here’s what we said about that first visit...
Read MoreDownload PDFEaster Events – Honoring and Following Christ - Embracing the Necessity of a Truly Fruitful Life
The Sunday before Easter has become known as Palm Sunday. It finds its roots in yesterday’s passage which gave us the account of Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem which we call the “triumphal entry.” Today’s passage begins, with the simple words, “Jesus entered Jerusalem.” With the celebratory procession of the people, Jesus has already entered Jerusalem in the sense that he has arrived and passed through the entrance gate. But now with his royal welcome completed, Jesus enters Jerusalem in the sense that he goes on into the heart of the city. Jesus’ encounter with Jerusalem at this point is very brief. It consists of Jesus going into the temple, looking around at everything, and then leaving with the twelve to go back to Bethany.
Read MoreDownload PDFEaster Events – Honoring and Following Christ - Taking a Lowly Place Before Jesus Who Alone is in Charge
This is a two-week Easter devotional set. The devotionals for this week and next week cover Palm Sunday through Easter. This week we will cover the triumphal entry on what we call Palm Sunday and then work our way through the rest of the eleventh chapter of the Gospel of Mark. These events took place on the first couple of days of the last week of the life of Christ.
Read MoreDownload PDFA Poem for Sunday: "Savior of my soul"
Lord of my life, Savior of my soul, You filled in my heart the big gaping hole. I was broken, crushed and down, then You came along and turned me around.
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