My enemy’s enemy is my friend.  No matter if two people or two nations are enemies…if those same two people or nations have a common enemy…they become friends.  And so it happened in the last week, the last hours of Jesus’ life.  Herod and Pilate became friends.  They had a common adversary…the Jewish leaders […]

The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 103:1-5   All praise and honor and glory and thanksgiving belong to You, Lord God Almighty.  Your holy name is to be praised.  You tell me not to forget all Your benefits.  What are those benefits?  Forgiveness of all my sins.  Healing of all my diseases.  […]

  Pilate sent Jesus to Herod – the king.  And Herod?  He was a man of limited power for Rome was in charge, yet a man of importance.  See how Herod interrogates Jesus. (NASB) Luke 23:8 “Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long […]

    Jesus had been tried before the Sanhedrin and found guilty of blasphemy.  Punishable by death (by stoning in the Jewish laws), but the Jewish religious leaders in Jerusalem wanted Jesus dead by Roman rule – crucifixion.   So after the Jewish leaders had Jesus’ own words that He was the Son of God…they marched […]

Conclusive Evidence of the Council’s unbelief   The sun had chased away the darkness of night.  Then the Sanhedrin, the Council of 70, could legally be called to decide a case.  These men were determined to quickly come to a legal conclusion – Jesus was to die.  (Luke 22:66)  That had been decided early on […]

  As Peter was in the courtyard, denying that he knew the Lord Jesus, what was happening to Jesus inside the house? (NASB) Luke 22:63-65 “Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him and beating him, 64 and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, ‘Prophesy, who is the one […]

  As Jesus was eating the Passover meal with His disciples He spoke to Simon Peter.  He told Simon Peter that Satan had asked permission of God to sift Peter as wheat is sifted.  But Jesus added, “I have prayed for you, that your faith not fail…”  How did brash Peter respond? (NASB) Luke 22:33-34 […]

The prayer of the week is based on Acts 4:12   To You most Holy God belongs praise, adoration and reverential awe.  There is salvation in no one else.  Only Your Son Jesus has obtained salvation for anyone whose faith is in Him as their Savior.    No other name under heaven has been given […]

  Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane in the dark hours before dawn.  Roman soldiers and the religious temple guard came along with the chief priests and elders.  These men came with torches, swords and clubs as if Jesus were a common robber.  (Luke 22:52; John 18:3)   Jesus questioned those arresting Him […]

  Jesus was arrested in the dark hours of early morning on the Mount of Olives.  His disciples were there. (NASB) Luke 22:49-51 “When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, ‘Lord, shall we strike with the sword?’ 50 And one of them struck the slave of the high […]