Palm Sunday to Pentecost

“Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” Mark 14:36 Did you know that on the lower slopes of the Mount of Olives still stands an olive grove? Gethsemane (which means “oil

For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26 It’s worth mentioning two other devotionals where I cover the Last Supper. In Digging Deeper, I discuss the fact that at the Passover meal—which is what

“My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations,” but you have made it “a den of robbers.” Mark 11:17 (quoting Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11) According to Mark, on the day after Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem via donkey, Jesus entered the courts of

“Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” Matthew 21:9b (quoting Psalm 118:25–26) The four Gospels all contain virtually the same account of Jesus’ “Triumphal Entry” into Jerusalem. As Jesus and His band

“They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!” Matthew 20:18b–19 As much as prophets in the Old Testament foretold of the Messiah who was

He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 The Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible—what we refer to as the Old Testament—was written over the span of

The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘These are my appointed festivals, the appointed festivals of the LORD, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.’” Leviticus 23:1–2 New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Presidents’ Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, and

He has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Hebrews 9:26b The Hebrew people were enslaved in Egypt. Pharaoh refused to let them go, so God struck the land of Egypt and its inhabitants

“God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” Genesis 22:8a Movies, books, and other stories often contain the element of foreshadowing, providing hints and details of what is to come later in the narrative. This is true of the story of Abraham being

“The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 There are many verses I could have chosen to start off this month-long devotional. I selected this verse in Mark 10 because