May 14 – 5 Easter Acts 7:55-60 The Stoning of Stephen Background: The Acts of the Apostles is the second portion of Luke’s account of Jesus’ life and ministry and details the formation and growth of Christianity. This account begins immediately following Jesus’ resurrection and ends with Paul’s demise in Rome. The beginning portion of […]
Apr 30 – 3 Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Peter Addresses the Crowd The First Converts Life among the Believers Background: The Acts of the Apostles is the second portion of Luke’s account of Jesus’ life and ministry and details the formation and growth of Christianity. This account begins immediately following Jesus’ resurrection and ends with […]
Apr 23 – 2 Easter Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Peter Addresses the Crowd Background: The Acts of the Apostles is the second portion of Luke’s account of Jesus’ life and ministry and details the formation and growth of Christianity. This account begins immediately following Jesus’ resurrection and ends with Paul’s demise in Rome. The beginning portion […]
Apr 9 – Palm Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9a The Servant’s Humiliation and Vindication Background: The book of Isaiah is a composite book, probably written over a long period of time and most likely not by an individual. This passage is taken from a section that was most likely written in the 6th century during the Babylonian […]
Apr 2 – 5 Lent Ezekiel 37:1-14 The Valley of Dry Bones Background: The prophet Ezekiel is a major prophet in Israel’s existence. He is a member of the priestly line who was active in the span from 593-571 BCE – the years around Jerusalem’s fall to the Babylonians. Ezekiel offered words of judgment and […]