HOPE IN OUR WORLD Monday Read: John 20:1-16 1 “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said,…

A DIFFERENT KING Friday Read: John 19:23-30 “23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.24 “Let’s not tear it,” they said to one another. “Let’s decide by lot…

A DIFFERENT KING Thursday Read: John 19:13-22 “13 When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaicis Gabbatha). 14 It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.15 But…

A DIFFERENT KING Wednesday Read: John 19:1-12 “1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3 and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the…

A DIFFERENT KING Tuesday Read: John 18:28-40 “28 Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. By now it was early morning, and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness they did not enter the palace, because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate came out to them and asked,…

A DIFFERENT KING Monday Read: John 18:1-27 “1 When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it. 2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his…

WE ARE EQUIPPED Friday Read: Acts 2:42 “42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” (NIV Acts 2:42) Study: The very first Christians lived out their faith as a relatively small group, living in a city that had crucified their Lord. But the apostles’…

WE ARE EQUIPPED Thursday Read: John 14:1-10, 15:1-14 “1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go…