Palm Sunday
- Christ enters Jerusalem: Mat 21:1-11; Mar 11:1-10; Luk 19:28-44; Jhn 12:12-19
Monday
- The second cleansing of the temple: Mat 21:12-17; Mar 11:15-18; Luk 19:45-48
Tuesday
- The barren fig tree: Mat 21:18-22; Mar 11:11-14, 19-23
- The questioning of the chief priests: Mat 21:23-27; Mar 11:27-33; Luk 20:1-8
- Parable of the two sons: [...]

“He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
- Isaiah 53:5
Pay attention, all families of the nations, and observe! An extraordinary murder has taken place in the center of Jerusalem, in the city devoted to God’s [...]

“Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded [...]

A few minutes ago Jesus of Nazareth was crucified. In the moments that followed, the afternoon sky became dark as midnight. The birds stopped singing, and the wind refused to blow. Even the crowd that hours earlier had been screaming for His blood now looked on in complete silence.
The only sound you could hear [...]

When I see the blood, l mill pass over you. (Exodus 12:13)
My own sight of the precious blood is for my comfort; but it is the Lord’s sight of it which secures my safety. Even when I am unable to behold it, the Lord looks at it and passes over me because of it. If [...]

Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples . . . . ’Stay here and watch with Me’ – Matthew 26:36, 38
We can never fully comprehend Christ’s agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, but at least we don’t have to misunderstand it. It is the agony of God and [...]

“I have finished the work which You have given Me to do ” – John 17:4
The death of Jesus Christ is the fulfillment in history of the very mind and intent of God. There is no place for seeing Jesus Christ as a martyr. His death was not something that happened “to” Him – [...]

“. . . who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree . . . ” – 1 Peter 2:24
The Cross of Christ is the revealed truth of God’s judgment on sin. Never associate the idea of martyrdom with the Cross of Christ. It was the supreme triumph, and it shook [...]

“Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” – Luke 24:26
Our Lord’s Cross is the gateway into His life. His resurrection means that He has the power to convey His life to me. When I was born again, I received the very life of the risen Lord [...]

“The veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. –Matthew 27:51
It was no small miracle that tore so strong and thick a veil; but it was not intended merely as a display of power–many lessons are taught to us. The old laws were put away, and like a worn-out jacket, laid [...]