In Luke 22:4-6, we read that Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed how he might betray Jesus. It says that from that time on, Judas watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over, when no crowd was present. Well, the opportunity has finally arrived in […]

Our reading today gives us a detailed account of what Jesus was teaching His Apostles in the days leading up to Jesus’ arrest, crucifixion and resurrection. It  is a treasure trove of instruction that has great implications on what the Christian life is all about. There is a lot of Jesus’ teaching here that is […]

In yesterday’s blog, I mentioned that God revealed Himself to Moses in the burning bush as the great “I Am” (Exodus 3:1-14). Moses had asked God what His name was. When God said that He was “I Am Who I Am” (v. 14), He was saying that He was the Self-Existent One. He is the […]

The Gospel of John was the last of the four Gospels to be written (probably around AD 85). It was authored by the Apostle John, who  according to church tradition was the only one of the Eleven faithful apostles not to die a martyr’s death. He was a very young man when he began following […]

In our reading today, we have the end of Luke’s Gospel and the beginning of John’s Gospel. All three resurrection appearances in Luke 24 emphasizes that Jesus rose bodily. It was not just a spiritual resurrection. A Spiritual & Earthy Hope In the first resurrection account (Luke 24:1-12), both the women and Peter are eyewitnesses […]

As we have journeyed through the first three Gospels, we have seen that there are many passages that appear in all 3 writings or at least in 2 of them. The common material is sometimes given a unique emphasis to suit the Gospel writer’s purposes for writing his account of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. […]

Each chapter of our reading in Luke today has at least one Parable of Jesus’ teaching. Parables are stories from everyday life in which Jesus adds a surprising twist in order to highlight or bring conviction of a spiritual truth in our life. It forces us to think below the surface in order to understand, […]

In Luke 7:11-17, Jesus raises a widow’s son in the town of Nain. Luke’s Gospel is the only place where we read of this compassionate act of Jesus and it only takes up 7 verses. The passage explicitly mentions that this dead man was the only son of his mother. Luke wants us to clearly […]

Many Bible commentators believe that Luke was the sole Gentile to write a Book which became a part of the Jewish-Christian Scriptures. All the other authors were Jewish. In the early chapters of Luke’s Gospel, we see the saving message of Jesus beginning to burst the wineskins of Judaism (Luke 5:33-39). Good News For Jew […]

In today’s blog, I would like to focus on Mark 15:21-41, the passage that records the crucifixion death of our Lord. Mark’s Gospel devotes a significant portion of his Book to giving an account of Jesus’ last week on earth (Mark 11-16). The passionate love of God for His wayward creation is going to culminate […]