Lent Meditations

“For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them.” (Ezekiel 34:11)  Bible Reading: Ezekiel 34:11-16 Read by Rev. Gaurri Maniam • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling the events leading up to Jesus’ c...

“I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?” (Ezekiel 33:11)  Bible Reading: Ezekiel 33:10-16 Read by Rev. Gaurri Maniam • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. J...

“He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a human being, that he should change his mind.” (1 Samuel 15:29)  Bible Reading: ⁠ 1 Samuel 15:27-35 Read by Rev. Gaurri Maniam • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling th...

“Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” (1 Samuel 15:22)  Bible Reading: ⁠ 1 Samuel 15:22-26 Read by Rev. Gaurri Maniam • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission...

“Why did you not obey the LORD?  Why did you pounce on the plunder and do evil in the eyes of the LORD?” (1 Samuel 15:19)  Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 15:10-21 Read by Rev. Gaurri Maniam • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling the events leading up to...

Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. (Romans 6:8)  Bible Reading: Romans 6:8-14 Read by Rev. David Loo • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling the events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. As you e...

For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! (Romans 5:10)  Bible Reading: Romans 5:1-11 Read by Rev. David Loo • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on...

… the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace …  not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. (Romans 4:16)  Bible Reading: Romans 4:13-17 Read by Rev. David Loo • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey reca...

This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. (Romans 3:22a)  Bible Reading: Romans 3:21-31 Read by Rev. David Loo • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling the events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection....

… the gospel of God—the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son … Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 1:1-2, 4) Bible Reading: Romans 1:8-17 Read by Rev. David Loo • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalli...

… the gospel of God—the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son … Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 1:1-2, 4)  Bible Reading: Romans 1:1-7 Read by Rev. David Loo • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalli...

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1)  Bible Reading: Isaiah 60:1-3 Read by Ruby Chee • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling the events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. A...

… and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand. (Isaiah 53:10c)  Bible Reading: Isaiah 53:10-12 Read by Ruby Chee • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling the events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. As you enter this journey,...

See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. Just as there were many who were appalled at him ... (Isaiah 52:13-14a)  Bible Reading: Isaiah 52:13-15 Read by Ruby Chee • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling t...

"Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation ..." (Isaiah 51:4a) Bible Reading: Isaiah 51:4-8 Read by Ruby Chee • Music: My Jesus, I Love Thee (melody by Adoniram Judson Gordon, lyrics by William Ralph Featherstone) • Performed by Timothy Yap. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling the events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. As you enter this journe...

This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone ... (Luke 23:52-53; ESV) Bible Reading: Luke 23:50-56 Read by Dr. Ng Wai Ling • Music: Near The Cross (melody by William Howard Doane, lyrics by Fanny Crosby) • Performed by Chai Jee Yi ℗ 2025 Four Forty Records Sdn Bhd. Used with permission. Join us on...

And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” (Mark 15:39; ESV) Bible Reading: Mark 15:16-41 Read by Dr. Ng Wai Ling • Music: Near The Cross (melody by William Howard Doane, lyrics by Fanny Crosby) • Performed by Chai Jee Yi ℗ 2025 Four Forty Records Sdn Bhd. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey r...

And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray thatyou may not enter into temptation.” (Luke 22:40; ESV) Bible Reading: Luke 22:39-53 Read by Dr. Ng Wai Ling • Music: Near The Cross (melody by William Howard Doane, lyrics by Fanny Crosby) • Performed by Chai Jee Yi ℗ 2025 Four Forty Records Sdn Bhd. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling the events leading up to Jesus’...

“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Sonof Man will be delivered up to be crucified.” (Matthew 26:2; ESV) Bible Reading: Matthew 26:1-5 Read by Dr. Ng Wai Ling • Music: Near The Cross (melody by William Howard Doane, lyrics by Fanny Crosby) • Performed by Chai Jee Yi ℗ 2025 Four Forty Records Sdn Bhd. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling the events l...

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed forour iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought uspeace, and with his wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5; ESV) Bible Reading: Isaiah 53:1-12 Read by Dr. Ng Wai Ling • Music: Near The Cross (melody by William Howard Doane, lyrics by Fanny Crosby) • Performed by Chai Jee Yi ℗ 2025 Four Forty Records Sdn Bhd. Used with permission...

“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46; ESV) Bible Reading: Psalm 22 (Matthew 27:46) Read by Dr. Ng Wai Ling • Music: Near The Cross (melody by William Howard Doane, lyrics by Fanny Crosby) • Performed by Chai Jee Yi ℗ 2025 Four Forty Records Sdn Bhd. Used with permission...

“What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” (Mark 12:9) Bible Reading: Mark 12:1-12 Read by Kiew Sieh Jin • Music: Near The Cross (melody by William Howard Doane, lyrics by Fanny Crosby) • Performed by Chai Jee Yi ℗ 2025 Four Forty Records Sdn Bhd. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey recalling the events leading...

He saw through their duplicity ... They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent. (Luke 20:23, 26) Bible Reading: Luke 20:19-26 Read by Kiew Sieh Jin • Music: Near The Cross (melody by William Howard Doane, lyrics by Fanny Crosby) • Performed by Chai Jee Yi ℗ 2025 Four Forty Records Sdn Bhd. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-...

Many people ... went out to meet him. So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!” (John 12:18-19) Bible Reading: John 12:9-19 Read by Kiew Sieh Jin • Music: Near The Cross (melody by William Howard Doane, lyrics by Fanny Crosby) • Performed by Chai Jee Yi ℗ 2025 Four Forty Records Sdn Bhd. Used with permission. Join us on a...

“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it ... (Luke 19:40-41) Bible Reading: Luke 19:28-44 Read by Kiew Sieh Jin • Music: Near The Cross (melody by William Howard Doane, lyrics by Fanny Crosby) • Performed by Chai Jee Yi ℗ 2025 Four Forty Records Sdn Bhd. Used with permission. Join us on a 40-day journey re...