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The Pharisees…heard all these things…ridiculed Him…He said…You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts…it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void. Luke 16:14-17 Jesus is ridiculed by the Pharisees who heard the parable of the dishonest manager. He turns the…

[Jesus]…said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to (the rich man) that this (manager) was wasting his possessions…No servant can serve two masters…You cannot serve God and money. Luke 16:1-13 Jesus tells His Disciples the parable of the rich man with a dishonest business/financial manager. In the…

Many of the Jews…believed in Him [Jesus]…But…Caiaphas…said…it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish. John 11:45-57 Jesus’ raising Lazarus from being dead for 4 days convinced many of the Jews who witnessed the event to believe in Him. But, of course, we have…

Then Jesus…came to the tomb…He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out.” John 11:38-44 Jesus is shown the tomb where Lazarus’ body has been laid. Martha has joined Mary with Jesus as they show Him the tomb. At Jesus’ command to remove the stone covering the tomb’s entrance, Martha reminds Jesus that by now,…

…Mary came to where Jesus was…fell at His feet, saying…Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping…He was deeply moved in His spirit… John 11:28-37 Martha has departed where Jesus was and tells her sister, Mary, the “Teacher” wants to see her. Mary goes, quickly, to Jesus, just outside…

…Jesus…found…Lazarus had…been in the tomb four days…Jesus said to her (Martha), “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me…shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:17-27 As we continue to look at Lazarus’ death and resurrection, we see Jesus has arrived near Bethany, only to learn that Lazarus had been buried 4 days earlier. This…

Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany…Then Jesus told them (the Disciples) plainly, “Lazarus has died… John 11:1-16 The story of Lazarus’ illness, death and, resurrection teaches a lot of theology and Jesus’ deity and we will use several devotionals to deal with the whole story. Today, we will see the Lazarus family, Jesus’…

…He [Jesus] proceeded to tell a parable…A nobleman went into a far country…Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas… Luke 19:11-27 Jesus tells this very familiar parable of the servants who receive minas (money) from their master while their master goes away to receive a kingdom for himself. A similar parable is given in…

…there were two blind men sitting by the roadside…they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us… Jesus, in pity, touched their eyes…they…followed Him. Matthew 20:29-34 As Jesus and His Disciples, followed by a great crowd, departed Jericho, there were two blind men, on the road side, who heard Jesus was coming. In Mark 10, the story…

 He [Jesus] entered Jericho and…there was a man named Zacchaeus. Luke 21:1-10 Jesus goes to Jericho. This is the Jericho God destroyed before Joshua and the Israelites who had just crossed the Jordan river into their promised land. Though that ancient city was not rebuilt, Jericho was built close to the one destroyed and had…