Morning Meditations

In this episode, the religious leaders are hurling accusations at Jesus and he remains silent and we are challenged to learn to keep silent in our interactions as well!

In this episode, we se Jesus being arrested by the crowd with swords and clubs. Jesus stands as an innocent man who knows who he is a the Son of God.

On the night Jesus is arrested, we see him loving his enemies and teaching his disciples about violence!

In this episode, Jesus asks his disciples to watch and pray so they won't fall into temptation and we are encouraged to learn to watch and pray so that we may know the will of God.

In this episode, Jesus tells his disciples that they will all fall away on account of him, and they all assure him they will stay with him to the end.

In this episode, Jesus takes elements of the passover meal and redefines them as symbols of the new covenant in his blood!

In this episode, Jesus shares the Last Supper with his disciples and reveals that one of them will betray him. The disciples are perplexed as to who it will be?

In this episode, we see a woman waste an extravagant gift on Jesus and we are encouraged to not be afraid to live wastefully!

Jesus predicts his death, and upends the expectations of both Jesus' disciples and the religious leaders.

In this episode, we are reminded that our actions are tied to our belief systems and that ministering to others is ministering to Christ in some way!

In this episode, Jesus tells a parable about using what we have been given to advance the Kingdom of God!

In this episode, Jesus tells a parable about 5 wise and 5 foolish virgins. We are reminded that we should always keep watch for what God is up to in our world!

In this episode, we are reminded that, as we await Jesus' return, we are to be watching in prayer, and getting to work in the kingdom of God so that Christ finds us working when he returns.

In this episode, Jesus continues to talk about the destruction of the temple and the second coming.

In this episode, Jesus is talking about the persecution that will come before his return and he says that the one who stands firm to the end will be saved!

In this episode, Jesus tells his disciples the signs that will accompany his return.

In this episode, Jesus disciples are enamored with the temple, and Jesus lets them know that not one stone will be left on another when it is destroyed!

In this episode, Jesus laments that the city of Jerusalem will not receive him.

In this episode, the religious leaders are so sure that they would not have persecuted the prophets, even while they are rejecting Jesus!

In this episode, Jesus confronts the religious leaders about trying to clean themselves up on the outside, instead of seeking inner transformation!

In this episode, we are reminded that it is God's heart for people that is important, not our attempt to strictly adhere to the rules.

In this episode, Jesus is reprimanding the Pharisees for trying to create loopholes with their word. We are reminded that Jesus calls us to let our "yes" be "yes" and our "no" be "no!"

In this episode, Jesus begins a series of seven woes to the religious leaders of his day. He chastises them for being gate keepers and piling the burden of legalism on their new converts!

In this episode, Jesus tells the Pharisees not to presume to be teachers because God is our teacher!

It this episode, Jesus tells his hearers not to be like the Pharisees, who do their righteous acts to impress others!