He engaged in the normal “chit-chat” as his thumb caressed the silver coin in his pocket. He was a deep cover, double agent sitting across the table from the King, and no one in the room had a clue that he was there to bring the whole movement down.
Luke 22
Some believe that time looks more like a ribbon with many folds, rather than a straight line. In this passage Exodus 12 from the ancient past is folded up to touch the present day, and what is revealed changes our understanding of Jesus forever.
Mark 14
If I worked my whole life and saved up money, I might have enough to give each of my kids one year’s wage at the time of my death. How would I feel about them using it to by a single bottle of perfume, and then using it all at once?
Matthew 26
My favorite football team has this really amazing thing they do, they outscore their opponent for three quarters and then lose the game in the fourth. I don’t know anyone who would call that success, and Jesus’ disciples would all agree.
Matthew 25
When I want to help someone understand that there aren’t any “second chances” to get into heaven, I go right to this passage.
Matthew 24
We learn something about the end of the earth in Matt 24 that we don’t hear in Mark or Luke.
Mark 13
I just saw something in Mark 13 about when Christ will return that I have never noticed before!
Luke 20
I was listening to a young speaker last Sunday as he explained the difference between fearing God and fearing man, and the dangers of the latter.
Matthew 23
There are 9 Beatitudes in Matthew 5, there are 7 “Woes” given here. Whatever else you do, make sure you model the Beatitudes and DON’T model the Woes.