Lent 2020
The Wonderful Reversal
Read Isaiah 50:3-6 and Matthew 27:27-31 “I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face...
Read Isaiah 50:3-6 and Matthew 27:27-31 “I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face...
Read Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Matthew 26:28 “The days are coming…when I will make a new covenant with the people…I will put my law in their minds and write it on...
Read Zechariah 11:12-13 and Matthew 27:6-10 I closely follow the news about refugees, asylum seekers and other immigrants, people made in the image of God. I read about conflicts resulting...
Read Daniel 9:25-26 and Galatians 1:3-5 “… the Anointed One will be cut off…” (Daniel 9:26) What a disturbing message Daniel received from the archangel Gabriel. The long-awaited Messiah will...
Read Isaiah 53:3 and Luke 4:28-29 “He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he...
Read Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 21:8-10 “Then Jesus said, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?'” (John 11:40) This is one...
Despite the many prophecies pointing to the coming Messiah’s suffering, the extent to which Christ would suffer was shocking. However horrible, Christ’s suffering is significant. Without His rejection, without Him being beaten and ridiculed, bound...
Just why do infants cry and put every toy in their mouth in the church nursery? Why do preschoolers believe that both Jesus and Peppa Pig are real? How can we know...
Read Isaiah 13:9-11 and John 12:44-48 “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the...
Read Zephaniah 1:2-3 and Romans 2:5-7 “God will repay each person for what they have done. To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he...