The King of Peace.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”  (Zechariah 9:9 ESV)   Jesus’ entry into...

Wanted: Humble Servants.

“But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,” Mark 10:43 When James and John asked Jesus to allow them to sit by His side in His kingdom, they were asking to exercise the power that Kings who sit on thrones possess, the power to tell others what to do,...

Jesus First.

Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”                                                   Mark 10:38 What the disciples asked Jesus it would be...

Self-sacrifice.

“Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”     Mark 10:35 The conversation recorded in Mark’s Gospel takes place just before the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Jesus and the disciples were journeying up to Jerusalem. After this they will stop...

What is the gift of salvation?

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. ~John 3:17 W hat do you have to do to please God, to make Him love you? Will he love you if you make a lot of money? Will He love you if you are...

Who can be saved?

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. ~John 3:14 W hen the Israelites complained to Moses about the Lord’s provision, they demonstrated their lack of faith as well...