Jesus was arrested by the Roman soldiers at Gethsemane, and from there he was questioned and trialed all night long until early morning when he got brought to the Pilate for the final trial …   Scripture Reading: Mark 15:1-15; John 10:11, 14-18 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the…

After dinner Jesus knew Judas has already left and he would return with Roman soldiers to arrest him. He goes up to a place called Gethsemane with his disciples and prayed …   Scripture Reading: Mark 14:32-42   32 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 He…

After returning to Jerusalem, Jesus knows his time on earth was coming to an end. Before he gets arrested and taken away by the Roman soldiers, Jesus chose to spend his last, precious hours with his disciples over a Passover dinner…   Scripture Reading: Luke 22: 14-20; John  13:2-7, 12-17 Luke 22 14 When the hour…

As we start the week of Good Friday, our Lent Devotion also enters the final section: During this week, we will try to walk the final journey on to the cross together with Jesus – the painful, torturous road to crucifixion which Jesus consciously chose because of his love for us about 2,000 years ago.…

For the last devotion of this week, we will continue with repentance before our Lord. Let us quiet our heart before we read the Scripture when 2 of Jesus’s dearest disciples – James and John, goes ask Jesus for something …   Scripture Reading: Mark 10:35-45 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came…

Today we will continue to devote on repentance. Are you ready? Let’s quiet our heart, turn off the TV, phone, and any other external distraction as we prepare to meet our Lord in His words. Today Jesus and his disciples goes into a town where a young, well-respected man actively seek Jesus and asked him…

Part of Lent is repentance. Our culture has attached a negative meaning to “repentance”, in which it is often thought of as a sign of weakness, lack of confidence, and lack of determination. That is really the self-centered, self-righteous modern culture speaking to us. In fact, repentance is a beautiful thing all Christians should continually…

Are we ready to continue the journey towards the cross in this year’s Lent? Let’s prepare our heart by turning off any distraction like the TV, cellphone, computer etc., and silent ourselves before we begin to read. Here Jesus gives a very important teaching to his disciples, and his disciples of the modern day –…

Background: At the time of the scripture, Jesus is getting close to the end of his 3 years of ministry on earth. During this time he has performed many miracles with his disciples, and built a very close relationship with them. Yet his disciples did not know Jesus was the son of God. Some thought…

14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a]; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you,…