BibleGateway: Luke 24:13-35 ESV Text: Luke 24:13-35 Luke 24:13–35 (Listen) On the Road to Emmaus 13 That very day two of them were going to a… Read More »“Did not our heart burn within us?” The Word of the Son of God reveals divine truth.
BibleGateway: Matthew 27:57-66 ESV Text: Matthew 27:57-66 Matthew 27:57–66 (Listen) Jesus Is Buried 57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named… Read More »The bands of death held our Savior fast, but only briefly. The preparations made by Joseph and the women were, after all, not needed.
BibleGateway: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 ESV Text: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 2 Corinthians 5:14–21 (Listen) 14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this:… Read More »One died for all. All our sins died with our Lord on the cursed tree—now we live with Him!
BibleGateway: 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 ESV Text: 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 1 Corinthians 11:23–32 (Listen) 23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you,… Read More »Our gracious Lord vouchsafes to us His very body and blood, given and shed for the forgiveness of our sin.
BibleGateway: Isaiah 62:11-63:7 ESV Text: Isaiah 62:11-63:7 Isaiah 62:11–63:7 (Listen) 11 Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion, “Behold,… Read More »“Who is this who comes from Edom in crimsoned garments?” It is our Savior, Who comes to ransom us with His own blood.
BibleGateway: John 12:27-36 ESV Text: John 12:27-36 John 12:27–36 (Listen) The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up 27 “Now is my soul troubled. And what… Read More »Jesus could not avoid the hour of His arrest, trial, and execution. It was for our salvation that He came to this hour.
BibleGateway: John 12:20-26 ESV Text: John 12:20-26 John 12:20–26 (Listen) Some Greeks Seek Jesus 20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast… Read More »“Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” So said the Greeks at the Passover in Jerusalem. May we say the same!
BibleGateway: John 12:12-19 ESV Text: John 12:12-19 John 12:12–19 (Listen) The Triumphal Entry 12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast… Read More »In lowly pomp, the Savior of mankind rides on to die. Hosannah to the Son of David!
BibleGateway: John 2:12-25 ESV Text: John 2:12-25 John 2:12–25 (Listen) 12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and his brothers1 and his… Read More »Jesus certainly was loving, gentle and kind. But whenever evil raised its ugly head, He didn’t play nice. Tables were turned, and all who desecrated the temple with their blatant greediness were driven out. Let us find strength in the Lord to bravely speak out against the evils of our day, of which there are many.
BibleGateway: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 ESV Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 (Listen) Christ the Wisdom and Power of God 18 For the word of the… Read More »The world’s sin-tainted wisdom cannot bring it even a centimeter closer to knowing God or the way to salvation. By a miracle of grace the Holy Spirit has caused us to see that true wisdom is found in Christ. While the world sees the Cross as foolishness, “to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”{v.18]
BibleGateway: Psalm 150 ESV Text: Psalm 150 Psalm 150 (Listen) Let Everything Praise the Lord 150:1 Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his… Read More »Praise the Lord with all kinds of musical instruments: trumpet, lute, harp, timbrel, stringed instruments, etc.“Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through music.” – Martin Luther
BibleGateway: Luke 15:11-32 ESV Text: Luke 15:11-32 Luke 15:11–32 (Listen) The Parable of the Prodigal Son 11 And he said, “There was a man who had… Read More »In this parable God’s forgiving grace shines forth in all its incredible wonder. It teaches us that His grace is for outwardly immoral sinners. It’s for the self-righteous, who believe that God owes them something. His forgiveness has been won for every sinner by the third Son. You know who that is!
