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In today's reading of Tyndale's OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus teaches the church that just like he is stronger than Satan and demons, he is also stronger than the most powerful military force in the world. The church has whatever they ask for in prayer in Jesus' name, and they need to cling to this truth! Paul and Barnabas begin their first missionary journey. They w...

In today's reading of Tyndale's OYCSB (with featured continent, written by the CBT team), The church learns that Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit is not for Jews only, but for all the families of the earth. Abrahams's offspring of faith includes the Gentiles. The church learns that local congregations must embrace oneness with the entire body of Christ. Local congregations must learn from each ot...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Persecution led by Saul scatters believers and begins the Missions Era. Philip’s story reveals the success of missions, the faithfulness of Jesus to keep His promises concerning the gospel, and the need for the church to pay attention to their missiology (or the way they are doing missions). Jesus chooses Saul a...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), The young church navigates its first problem that threatens to divide them. Persecution and threats from false religion has never threatened the spread of the gospel, but administration problems, pride, the difficulty of forgiveness, and leadership challenges have always threatened to distract God’s people. Step...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Signs and wonders continue to accompany the spread of the gospel. The Holy Spirit continues to create opportunities for believers to proclaim the gospel. The church’s obedience also continues to create opportunities to preach the gospel. They experience the validation for all of which Jesus prepared them—they ha...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus spends forty days after His ascension teaching the disciples about the Kingdom of God. The new church learns to order their lives around Scripture. Jesus fulfills His promise to send the Holy Spirit. The kingdom multiplies in magnificent fashion as Peter realizes the fulfillment of the picture of a great m...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), The gospel writers record four of the six post-resurrection appearances of Jesus mentioned in Scripture. Jesus patiently deals with His disciples' doubt and teaches them that the Kingdom of God exists in reality, not the realm of mysticism. The cornerstone question for the world and remaining generations before...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), The gospel writers give their account of Jesus’ resurrection—the single event that completely changed the world! The resurrection ensures to us that the Father accepted the Son’s sacrifice for the atonement of the sins of the world. Paul would later say to the Athenians in Acts 17:30-31, “God overlooked people’s...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), The Messiah—the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world—atones for the sins of all people by crucifixion. Jesus reminds anyone with ears to hear that all of this is happening according to Scripture. He directs everyone's attention to Psalm 22. Jesus leaves no doubt for future generations that God has fo...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus endures Roman trial. He is acquitted. He is sentenced to death not based on evidence, but on the will of the Jews. Jesus is the Messiah, fulfilling the first picture of substitutionary death for the atonement of sin in Gen 3 21. Jesus will shed His innocent blood so the guilty may be saved from coming judg...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), After an unofficial trial at Anna’s house, Jesus stands trial officially for the first time before the Sanhedrin. Peter denies Jesus three times before the rooster crows. Judas suffers the consequence of his sin. LET’S DIVE INTO TODAY’S READING.

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus demonstrates the power of prayer to keep us from falling into temptation. The disciples desert Jesus when He is arrested. The first session of Jesus’ trial signals that none of this will proceed according to the Law of God, but everything will happen according to the word of God. LET’S DIVE INTO TODAY’S RE...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus prepared His disciples for everything that is about to occur. The introductory commentary today directs our attention to Jesus’ encouragement, teaching, and prayer. Jesus tells them future things so they may have joy and peace—so they won’t stumble because of sorrow and fear. He encourages them by explaini...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus announces that it is now time for Him to return to His glory after Judas leaves the room. This launches a discussion about where Jesus is going and why the disciples cannot follow Him there yet. Because the disciples still do not understand exactly what is happening and their role in all of it, Jesus teach...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Two days before the Passover Feast, the religious elite determined not to arrest Jesus during the Passover. They feared the crowds could riot. Jesus, however, knew it was time and told the disciples that He would be handed over to be crucified. Jesus is laying His life down on His own accord. Jesus institutes th...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus continues His answer to the disciple’s question in Matthew 24:3, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?” Jesus provides stories or illustrations of what it means to be alert and watchful for His return. It is not for us, the angels, or even Jesus Hi...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus responds to a person’s glorying in the magnificence of the city by speaking future things. Jerusalem will be destroyed when the Kingdom of God is established at Jesus’ return. When the disciples ask Jesus when these things will happen, Jesus provides nine indications that it will be time to look up! LET’S...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), The Pharisees see that Jesus has silenced the Sadducees, so they take a shot at trapping Him. They shouldn’t have! When none of the religious leaders are willing to ask Jesus more questions, Jesus asks a question. Then He pronounces the great sorrow that awaits them for their hypocrisy. Finally, Jesus elevates a...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus continues His answer to the leading priests and elders who questioned Him in the Temple. They asked Him, “By what authority are you doing all of these things?” Remember, Jesus had just driven out the merchants from the temple. The Sadducees challenge Jesus about the resurrection. Jesus’ answer caused the r...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Unbelief blinds the crowds, and God shows that it is impossible to reject Him and at the same time understand His message. Jesus teaches the disciples the difference between the prayers of the religious and prayers of faith. Jesus cleanses the temple of those who are attempting to benefit financially from God’s...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus continues toward Jerusalem for the Passover. In Bethany, two women anoint Jesus with expensive perfumes, and Jesus applies specific meaning to what they do. Jesus enters Jerusalem in a specific way to fulfill prophecy, and Jesus speaks future things to the disciples, helping them not get caught up in the f...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus teaches that in the Kingdom of Heaven, the last will be first, and the first will be last. The disciples still do not understand the suffering Jesus is marching towards and that they are also going to experience. On His way to the Passover Feast in Jerusalem to die as the Passover Lamb, Jesus heals blind m...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus teaches the danger of glorying in one’s religious activity. He shames the Pharisees trying to trap Him with a question about marriage and divorce. Jesus exposes the contrast between the values of the world and the values of the Kingdom of God. LET’S DIVE INTO TODAY’S READING!

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. The way He does this has a specific purpose. The fourth Passover is near and is marked by Luke. Jesus heals ten lepers. He teaches about the way the kingdom of God will be detected. Jesus teaches His disciples that their persistent prayer is a primary indicator of faith. LET’S...

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), Jesus unpacks the cost of following Him. Being a disciple of Jesus requires the consideration of relational costs, personal agenda costs, changing worldview costs, and changing lifestyle costs. Jesus also gets ready to raise Lazarus from the dead. Jesus acts in a way that may seem unexpected to us, but He will u...