MOTIVATE Jesus predicted: “You know after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.” (Mt 26:2) “Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered Jesus to be crucified.” (Mk 15:20) Jesus not only predicted his death but resurrection: “the Son…
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Living Surrendered (Matthew 26:36-46)
MOTIVATE This week many HS students took PSAT, which is a pre-test. SAT stands for Scholastic Aptitude Test, a standard measure of student academic readiness for reading, writing, and math comprehension for college and university admissions. Generations of students have taken this test, which usually takes 2-3 hours and causes many students to stress and…
Living Surrendered (Matthew 25:1-13)
MOTIVATE Some people are early birds. You wake up ready to go, bright-eyed and energetic. You show up at least 10-30 minutes early and wonder where everyone else is. You’re on your third round of tasks when others are taking their first sip of coffee. You are known as “Morning People,” aka “untamed animals!” Ha!…
Why are you sleeping?
“Why are you sleeping?”Luke 22:46 Jesus asks us questions. Questions > Accusations. At first this verse sounds accusatory. And indeed, Jesus is correct in assessing the drowsiness of the disciples. Yet, Jesus wants His disciples to self-evaluate and discern how to respond in dependence and depth of relationship with the Father. In His garden…