Category Archives: Celebrate Lent
Service
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many. – Matthew 20:28 Jesus was an uncommon child, an unlikely leader, an unfathomable sacrifice. Service … Continue reading
The Bargain
When Judas, who had betrayed Him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders. – Matthew 27:3 Judas had … Continue reading
Unheeded Warning
“… but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.” Abraham said to him, “If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.” – Luke … Continue reading
The Fifth Sunday of Lent – Availability
…their eyes were opened and they recognized Him, and [then] He disappeared from their sight. – Luke 24:31 After His resurrection from death, on the road to Emmaus, Jesus walked and talked with disciples that did not recognize Him – … Continue reading
Metamorphosis
…walk in newness of life. – Romans 6:4b The butterfly begins its life as an ugly, blind, worm-like creature confined to the ground and considered a pest. Yet the lowly caterpillar has the opportunity for transformation into one the most … Continue reading
Gratitude
Wherever He went, village or town or country crossroads, they brought their sick to the marketplace and begged Him to let them touch the edge of His coat—that’s all. And whoever touched Him became well. – Mark 6:56 The Master’s … Continue reading
Partnership
If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. … Continue reading
The Prescription
The Lord has told you what is good, and this is what He requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. – Micah 6:8 God has given us the prescription, … Continue reading
Too Much
…do this in remembrance of me. – Luke 22:19 In His time, Jesus was considered outrageous, renegade, and even irreverent. He loved too much, forgave too much, gave too much of Himself for too many. He wore a cloak of … Continue reading
Child-Like
He put a child in the middle of the room. Then, cradling the little one in His arms, He said, “Whoever embraces one of these children as I do embraces Me, and far more than Me—God who sent Me.” – … Continue reading