The Beginning of Resurrection
Raymond McDonald
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whichtheworldhasbeencrucifiedtome,andItotheworld.15Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation.16Peaceandmercytoallwhofollowthisrule—totheIsraelof God.17Fromnowon,letnoonecausemetrouble,forIbearonmybody the marks of Jesus. Galatians 6:14-17
PALM SUNDAY
Raymond McDonald
When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in thenameoftheLord!”10“Blessedisthecomingkingdomofourfather David!”“Hosannainthehighestheaven!”11JesusenteredJerusalemand […]
PASSION SUNDAY
Raymond McDonald
Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he saidtothem,“SitherewhileIgooverthereandpray.”3 7 HetookPeter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowfulandtroubled.3 8 Thenhesaidtothem,“Mysoulisoverwhelmed withsorrowtothepointofdeath.Stayhereandkeepwatchwithme.”3 9 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, […]
THE THIRD RUNG ON THE LADDER
Raymond McDonald
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, andthebodymorethanclothes?2 6 Lookatthebirdsoftheair;theydo not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feedsthem.Areyounotmuchmorevaluablethanthey?…3 3 Butseekfirst his kingdom and his righteousness, […]
Page 5 of 24