Reading Time: 4 minutes
“Holy Week,” as it is called, is a demonstration of perfect love. Even while enduring the cross, sustaining the solemnity of the tomb and experiencing the victory of the resurrection, Jesus continued to love and serve others.
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April 17 | Application
Reading Time: 3 minutes
If you survey a crowd about their favorite flowers, crocuses probably won’t make the list. They aren’t tall like sunflowers, elegant like orchids, or fragrant like hyacinths and lilacs. . . .
April 17 | Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes
Jesus committed himself into God’s hands (Luke 23:46). How can you follow the example of Christ in your commitment to him?
April 10 | Perfect Judgment
Reading Time: 4 minutes
The woman poured out her repentance in several ways—weeping (in contrition) over Jesus’ feet, letting her hair down so she could use her “glory” as a towel, kissing his feet, and pouring expensive perfume on them.
April 10 | Application
Reading Time: 3 minutes
They appeared to have nothing in common at all. People treated him like gold and they treated her like dirt . . .
April 10 | Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes
In Luke 7:36-50, what change in Simon’s perspective or beliefs was Jesus trying to achieve through his parable and subsequent three comparisons of Simon and the woman?
April 3 | Perfect Compassion
Reading Time: 4 minutes
He “touched the bier” (somewhat like a casket). This made Jesus unclean. but he immediately destroyed the evidence of uncleanness by raising the young man from the dead. People must have been shocked. . . .
April 3 | Application
Reading Time: 3 minutes
These days, care is rare. How often do you encounter genuine, unselfish concern for others?
April 3 | Discovery
Reading Time: 2 minutes
In Luke 7:11-23, how does Jesus’ presence lead to a display of his power, which leads to an understanding of his purpose?