Luke 24:44-53
In order for the apostles to go about their God-given task of proclaiming Jesus to all nation, they needed two more elements in their...
In order for the apostles to go about their God-given task of proclaiming Jesus to all nation, they needed two more elements in their...
In this instance reality as they had known it all their lives was at odds with what they were actually seeing and experiencing. This was...
Before revealing himself to them, Jesus first showed them from the Scriptures things that testify of him. It seems that he thought it...
As the two walked on the road to Emmaus, Jesus appeared to them and walked with them. However, the text says, "But their eyes were...
I also find revealing each person's response to finding an empty tomb. The Lord could have appeared to them immediately after rising, yet...
Sometimes the most revealing thing about a person comes to light after it appears too late to do anything. Joseph of Arimathea personally...
Usually, during times of excruciating pain or extremely elevated stress (or both), the worst in people comes out. At such times, our true...
In all of this, Jesus maintains perspective at all times. While the women lament over him, Jesus sees even more difficult times ahead....
Pilate knew that Jesus was innocent of the charges, and he states as much to the people. Still, in the end Jesus was handed over to be...
The accusations brought against Jesus before Pilate were falsehoods. Yet, Pilate, likely sensing that they were engaging in gross...
The men who mocked and abused Jesus made assumptions about who Jesus was based upon his response (or lack of response) in answer to their...
Why betray Jesus with a kiss? After all, Judas could have just as easily pointed him out and said, "That's him; that's the man you're...
Though they did not have to take such provisions when Jesus had sent them out before, he was now advising them to obtain some things for...
In this account, Luke also acknowledges that Jesus taught his disciples about leadership in the kingdom, which is the servant leader...
This Passover celebration, what we call "The Last Supper" is indeed that for the Lord, not just because he will shortly die, but by way...
The chief priests and scribes conspired to kill Jesus and looked for a covert opportunity to carry out their plan, for they feared the...
It appears that Jesus is talking here about the destruction of Jerusalem, which took place in A.D. 70 under the Romans. He gives...
After foretelling of the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, which happened in A.D. 70, Jesus answered their questions about things...
I find this amusing, if not revealing. When the Jewish leaders try to trap Jesus, they fail because he had a thorough understanding of...
In this incident, the Sadducees try their hand at trapping Jesus in his words. In keeping with their own doctrinal bias that there is no...