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10 Things to Know about Taking Communion

Sam Storms

Why is it Called the Lord's Supper or Communion? The Lord's Supper is also called "the Lord's table" (1 Corinthians 10:21), "communion," "cup of blessing" (1 Corinthians 10:16), and "breaking of bread...

Why Is “He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord” Blessed?

Lisa Loraine Baker

We are given cause to rejoice and be awestruck by God’s faithfulness, love, plan of redemption, and His holiness and sovereignty. He’s given us much to learn through even this one verse. Jesus is He w...

6 Things to Know about the Messianic Prophecies of Jesus

Dawn Wilson

Biblical scholars say there are approximately 2,500 prophecies are in the Bible—with about 2,000 of them already fulfilled. But only a few hundred of these are Messianic prophecies. Fulfilled prophecy...

Why Does Jesus Give His Mother to John While on the Cross?

Joel Ryan

Jesus had no gold, no earthly treasure, and no real estate to give to Mary after His passing. In fact, everything He had owned was seized and divvied up amongst the Roman soldiers at the foot of the c...

Why Is the Garden of Gethsemane so Crucial to Jesus' Life?

Jessica Brodie

In the last free moments of His life, Jesus retreats with some of his closest disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane. He spends His time there praying with ferocity as He prepares Himself for the ordea...

Inspiring Lessons from Jesus' Prayer in the Garden

Jenna Brooke Carlson

Why did Jesus go to the Garden of Gethsemane? What did he exactly pray to God for? Let’s take a deeper look into his prayers and what they teach us today....

What Does It Mean to "Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword"?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

In the moment, Peter and the disciples were thinking of a temporary rescue from Jesus being captured. While they were thinking about now, Jesus was thinking about an eternal redemption and the Scriptu...

Why Is it Important That Simon of Cyrene Carried the Cross?

Lisa Loraine Baker

Simon of Cyrene is mentioned by name in only three passages of Scripture: Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21, and Luke 23:26). ...

What Does Christ Mean?

Robert Hampshire

That salvation can be received through believing Jesus to be not just the historical Christ, but to be our Christ. We can be disciples of Jesus who follow him closely, learn from him, obey him, become...

Did Judas Iscariot Have a Choice to Betray Jesus?

Connor Salter

Judas Iscariot was one of the 12 followers that Jesus anointed to be in his inner circle, later known as the apostles. ...

Holy Week Timeline for 2022

Anna Oelerich

The eight days of Holy Week mark the culmination of everything Jesus came to earth to accomplish. Let's follow the timeline of his last days in Jerusalem, leading up to the cross and beyond that to th...

What Does Jesus Mean When He Says "Whatever You Do for the Least of These"?

Lori Stanley Roeleveld

"Whatever you do for the least of these" is one of the most famous passages in the New Testament. But have we missed the point that Jesus was making?...

Why Did Judas Betray Jesus with a Kiss?

Dawn Wilson

Such a kiss coming from Judas on the occasion of a betrayal was not only grievous, it was hypocritical. Proverbs 27:6 could almost be written of Judas: “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an ene...

Why Exactly Were Tax Collectors so Hated?

Joel Ryan

For Jews living in Jerusalem and the surrounding regions during the first century, paying taxes to the Roman Empire was understandably a source of great consternation and displeasure. Those responsibl...

How Can We Pray for Those Who Persecute Us?

Aaron Brown

The more we can see everyone as being made in God’s image, the less we will see them as an enemy (Genesis 1:26). Praying for others will be easier, and in turn, there may be less persecution, at the v...

Why Did the Veil Tear in Two at the Moment of Jesus' Death?

Meg Bucher

God’s ancient people followed religious laws for every way of their lives, from personal to societal, even in the way they worshiped God! When the curtain, which represented so much of that, tore in t...

How Does God Use Our Weakness as a Strength?

Ruth Clemence

We do not like to admit our weaknesses. The expression “play to your strengths” is all about focusing on what we do well. If people could see us for who we really are from the inside &nd...

Peter and Judas: A Tale of Two Betrayals

Bethany Verrett

Each of Jesus' 12 disciples were hand-pick with intentionailty. These were men who studied at Jesus feet and saw him do miraculous things. But all 12 were still human men with human sins. Two, Peter a...

What Are Apostolic Prayers?

Jessica Brodie

Apostolic prayers are found throughout the New Testament. The most famous of these is also known as the Lord’s Prayer, which Jesus prayed after his disciples asked him how they should pray to the Lord...