It is the Monday after Easter. We spent last week exploring the last days of Jesus' life and yesterday celebrating the single greatest event in all human history, the resurrection of Jesus Christ! So what difference does it make today? As a follower of Jesus Christ every single day of my life is resurrection day. Jesus is alive today as much as He is every day – and the fact that He is alive changes everything in my life. I need to live today like He is raised from the dead.

Many are unwilling to consider the evidence for the resurrection because such an event does not fit their view of the world. Josh McDowell Have you ever been driving down the road and you pass a speed limit sign and realize that you are exceeding the speed limit? Then, just a bit further along, you pass a police officer on the side of the road with radar. At that very moment you realize; I am responsible for what I know. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the single greatest

The Day of Silence It is the Saturday of Passion Week, also known as Holy Week. These are the days we remember as The Last Days of Jesus' Life. This is the silent day. With all that has just taken place, there is a sense of uncertainty. Picture painted by my son-in-law, Brad Foster. Life is full of uncertainties. There are so many of those unexpected moments when you are not sure exactly what is going on. You’re confused as to what your next move might be. In that situation y

You can read the story behind this picture, painted by my son-in-law, Brad Foster here . The Crucifixion Luke 23:33-43 As we continue to look at the last days of Jesus’ life, or Passion Week, today we examine the brutal crucifixion of Jesus from Luke's account. And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And t

The Final Passover John 13:1-20 As we continue to look at the last days of Jesus’ life, or Passion Week, today we get a glimpse of Jesus and His leadership style with His disciples from John 13:1-20. Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s

As we follow the last days of Jesus’ life, or Passion Week, today we look at the plot to kill Jesus. Luke 22:1-2 in The English Standard Version puts it this way: Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people. The people loved Jesus, the religious leaders hated Him. The people loved being around Him for all the things He did; the miracles, the h

But He looked at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of this Scripture: The stone that the builders rejected— this has become the cornerstone? Luke 20:17 As we continue to follow the Last Days of Jesus during Passion Week, we come to Tuesday. Jesus had just cleansed the Temple – for the second time in His ministry. Needless to say this was a pretty dramatic event that captured people’s attention. It also upset the status quo of the religious leaders and I’m certain, mad

"Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. He will rearrange the tables in our holy places if we treat what is His, as ours." -Bob Goff Jesus seems to respond to two situations today in anger. Does this cause Him to lose His credibility? As we follow The Last Days of Jesus this Passion Week we see two things are recorded of Jesus on this day that, at first, may seem out of character. He curses a fig tree for not having fruit and He clears the temple. We like to think o

The setting is Jerusalem at Passover season. This was the highlight of the Jewish year and would more than triple the population. It was into this situation that Jesus allowed His followers to do something that He never had before, and that was to give a public demonstration in His honor. This would knowingly set into motion the prophetic events that would lead to Jesus’ arrest, trials, beating, ridicule, crucifixion and ultimately His victorious resurrection. This passage

The week of Easter is often referred to as Passion Week (or Holy Week) among followers of Jesus Christ. We know it that way because of the passion Jesus showed to fulfill His Fathers purpose for redemption as He faithfully walked through the persecution, ridicule, criticism, pain, suffering, beating, death and ultimate resurrection. The following is a simple outline of the events of the last week of Jesus’ life. I have attached dates that are not intended to correspond histor