Jesus said, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you should love one another.” John 13:34 It is finally here. The three days that bring the Christian story to a head. In Latin the name for this series of ...

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord— the King of Israel!” John 12:13 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them. Pilate ...

Pilate said to the crowd, “Here is your King!” They cried out, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” John 19:14-15 We are now at the point of the Lenten story where we will be giving more and more attention to Jesus going to the cross. It is a place ...

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.” John 18:39 Jesus was clear about who he was ...

“Again Peter denied it, and at that moment the rooster crowed.” John 18:27 We are often taught that real faith can withstand the tests of life. The stronger the faith the more it can endure. Sometimes we even feel guilty or inadequate when life makes a sudden turn and we feel ...

The Call To Love Jesus said, “A new commandment I give to you. As I have loved you, so you should love one another.” John 13:34 The hunger for authentic relationships in our culture is seemingly endless. Everywhere we turn, people long to speak and be heard and understood. Facebook, ...

It has been more and more clear that no congregation is more renewed than its people. That’s because people are the church! The more spiritually attuned and grounded the members of any congregation are, the more likely they are to not just pursue what they want but rather discern what ...

Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him.” John 9:3 We often wonder about the problems in our lives. Some seem to be caused by things we do or don’t do. They are our fault. Other ...

“Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38 Christian faith is often thought of as agreeing with certain doctrines. We say things like the Apostles’ Creed and if we believe the things in the list then we are a Christian. Understood in that way, being ...

See Jesus – Glimpse God Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise. (John 5:19) The verse above is in response to Jesus being ...

“Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?” John 4:29 The above quote was made by an outcast woman who met Jesus while getting water at a well on the outskirts of town. She would come at noon ...

Martin Luther called this verse “the gospel in a nutshell.” What he meant was that if there was any single sentence that captures the nature of God, this verse gets the job done. There are many things in this that help us to understand the nature of God and guide us ...