by Jonathan Nale | Apr 2, 2026 | Church
It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted...
by Jonathan Nale | Apr 1, 2026 | Church
Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 2 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.” 3 While he was...
by Jonathan Nale | Mar 31, 2026 | Church
This morning we look at the last “Tuesday” in the life of Jesus before his crucifixion. There are many encounters on this day and so the devotion is lengthy. However, I have divided it up into sections so that you can read as much or little as is convenient. The...
by Jonathan Nale | Mar 30, 2026 | Church
The first eleven verses of Mark record what is called “The Triumphal Entry.” While admitting that a dogmatic chronology of the events from Christ’s riding the donkey into Jerusalem to the crucifixion on Friday is not iron-clad, this week we will journey, day by day,...
by Jonathan Nale | Mar 28, 2026 | Church
Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. 2 For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence.[b] It is called the Holy Place. 3 Behind the second curtain...
by Jonathan Nale | Mar 27, 2026 | Church
Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man.3 For every high priest is appointed to...
