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This episode covers approximately the week after Jesus was raised from the dead. When reading the relevant passages from the four Gospels, the exact order of events is a little unclear. One possible ordering of events is: the tomb is visited by women, the stone is rolled away, the tomb is found empty by the women, the tomb is found empty by Peter and John, Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene, Jesus ap...

All four Gospels record events from the last week of Jesus’ life. Reading about this time period in a parallel Gospel account is very helpful, mindful that each writer has his own information sources and goals, and the Holy Spirit inspired them. Matthew and John were eyewitnesses of this time period, while Mark got his information from other sources, with Peter probably being his primary resource....

Luke writes about the Last Supper, as well as Jesus’ arrest, trial crucifixion, death, and burial in only two chapters. He writes about those events in rather terse language and doesn’t provide many details; you can read the two chapters in less than ten minutes. You will have to read the accounts in the other Gospels to get a much fuller description of what happened in those twenty-four hours. Wi...

What would you do if you had only twenty-four hours left to live? Spend it with your family, go skydiving, ask forgiveness of any you have offended, go to work? Jesus chose to eat Passover dinner with his twelve closest friends. The first few of his last hours consisted of eating the ritualistic Passover feast and giving his final instructions and farewell message. According to John, the evening s...

Jesus chose Judas to be an apostle. Apparently, Judas was taught the same things as the other apostles and had the same types of experiences. It seems likely that Jesus loved Judas and valued him as much as any of the other apostles, at least until near the end. Luke never met Judas. What Luke knew of Judas likely came from the testimony of the other apostles and from the stories he heard. We don’...

In order to get a fuller picture of the last week of Jesus’ life, you have to read all four Gospels, where each writer emphasizes different events and details. One of Luke’s special points was the opposition of the Pharisees and other Jewish leaders to the ministry of Jesus. In Luke’s account, Jesus knew the physical manifestation of the Jewish leaders’ emphasis, the Temple, would soon come to an...

The video for this episode concentrates on a selected set of miraculous signs by Jesus. These are: Changing water into wine at Cana (John 2:1-11) Healing the official’s son from a distance (John 4:46-54) Healing the paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-5) Feeding the five thousand (John 6:5-14) Jesus walking on the water (John 6:16-24) Healing the man blind from birth who washed in the Pool...

In varying amounts of detail, the Triumphal Entry is described in all four gospel accounts. Only Matthew and John were present at the event, and all four gospel writers had different purposes in choosing the details of their story line. Although the Triumphal Entry is traditionally taken to have happened on the Sunday before the crucifixion of Jesus, experts vary on the exact day it happened. John...

DAY SEVEN: Join us again for another quick daily encouragement as Pastor Joanne walks us through the powerful verses of protection in Psalm 91! Today we are talking about how God has promised us long life. Be encouraged and make sure to share with your friends.

DAY SIX: Join us again for another quick daily encouragement as Pastor Joanne walks us through the powerful verses of protection in Psalm 91! Today we are talking about how a relationship with God is key to the protection of God. Be encouraged and make sure to share with your friends.

DAY FIVE: Join us again for another quick daily encouragement as Pastor Joanne walks us through the powerful verses of protection in Psalm 91! Today we are talking about angelic protection and the power to defeat the enemy and all his plans. Be encouraged and make sure to share with your friends.

DAY FOUR: Join us again for another quick daily encouragement as Pastor Joanne walks us through the powerful verses of protection in Psalm 91! Today we are talking about the safest ‘shelter’ that protects us from every plague. Be encouraged and make sure to share with your friends.