Saturday, March 22, 2025  [Jesus and the disciples] arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?” Mark 11:27-28 NIV… Read More »

Friday, March 21, 2025 “Therefore, [said Jesus] I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” Mark 11:24-25 NIV God is… Read More »

Thursday, March 20, 2025  “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Mark 11:22-23 NIV Jesus did a spectacular miracle in withering the… Read More »

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 In the morning, as [Jesus and the disciples] went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!” Mark 11:20-21 NIV God spoke, and the world was created. There is great power in the words of God!… Read More »

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard [that Jesus cleared the marketplace out of the Temple] and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching. When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city. Mark 11:18-19… Read More »

Monday, March 17, 2025 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, “Is… Read More »

Sunday, March 16, 2025 The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.Then he said to the… Read More »

Saturday, March 15, 2025 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve. Mark 11:11 NIV Jerusalem! The Temple! These places formed the center of Israel’s religion during Jesus’ day. These were the places where Jesus… Read More »

Friday, March 14, 2025 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!” Mark 11:9-10 NIV In the center of all of our worship, we will find Jesus. He… Read More »

Thursday, March 13, 2025 When the [disciples] brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. Mark 11:7-8 NIV While an unknown owner supplied the colt on which Jesus rode, many in the… Read More »