“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33
BibleGateway: Psalm 51 ESV Text: Psalm 51 Psalm 51 (Listen) Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 51:1 Have mercy on me,1 O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my… In the aftermath of his sin with Bathsheba, David pleads to the Lord for a clean heart and a right spirit. This is the fourth of the seven “penitential psalms.”
BibleGateway: Luke 23:50-56 ESV Text: Luke 23:50-56 KJV Text: The section starts at about 5:49 and ends at about 6:46 50 And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a… Make this Holy Saturday a day of spiritual rest for your soul.
BibleGateway: Isaiah 53 ESV Text: Isaiah 53 KJV Text: KJV Text (alt. audio): Chapter 53: 1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 2 For he shall… He was crushed for our iniquities and familiar with suffering, but He would also see the light of life.
BibleGateway: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 ESV Text: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:42 and ends at about 2:6 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion… The Lord’s Supper is both communion with Christ and fellowship with one another.
BibleGateway: John 19:17-30 ESV Text: John 19:17-30 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:13 and ends at about 4:24 17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of… The King lays down His life for His subjects. What wondrous love is this!
BibleGateway: Genesis 50:15-26 ESV Text: Genesis 50:15-26 KJV Text: The section starts at about 2:8 and ends at about 4:1 15 And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will… Can God turn man’s wickedness to serve His purposes? He can and does. Consider Joseph. Consider Jesus’ Passion too. [Commemoration of Joseph]
BibleGateway: Mark 15:1-47 ESV Text: Mark 15:1-47 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 5:29 1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders… Ah! I also and my sin wrought Thy deep affliction; This indeed the cause hath been of Thy crucifixion (140:3).
BibleGateway: Philippians 2:5-11 ESV Text: Philippians 2:5-11 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:28 and ends at about 1:20 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who,… Jesus humbled Himself to the point of death, even death on a cross. Might you adopt a humble attitude too?
BibleGateway: Matthew 23:34-39 Psalm 119:9-16 ESV Text: Matthew 23:34-39 Psalm 119:9-16 KJV Text: The section starts at about 4:2 and ends at about 5:8 34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men,… The disastrous result of turning away from Christ is revealed, but so is His deep desire for our salvation.
BibleGateway: Jeremiah 31:31-34 ESV Text: Jeremiah 31:31-34 KJV Text: The section starts at about 5:6 and ends at about 6:8 31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant… The people can’t break the New Covenant because in it God’s promises don’t depend on the people at all.
BibleGateway: Luke 1:26-28 ESV Text: Luke 1:26-28 KJV Text: The section starts at about 3:10 and ends at about 3:41 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a… Nine months until Christmas, and with Holy Week in sight we pause to trace the Baby from manger to cross. [The Annunciation of Our Lord]
