The Hidden Lord Reveals Himself

Questions for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion Read Luke 24:13-15: 13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their…

Faith in the Shadow of Doubt

Questions for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion Read John 20:19-29 (ESV):        On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said…

A Disciple’s Resurrection

Questions for Reflection and Discussion Read Mark 15:42-16:8 (ESV):        And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and…

A Disciple’s Triumph

Questions for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion Read Mark 15 (ESV):        Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate. 2 “Are you the king of the Jews?”…

A Disciple’s Denial

Questions for Reflection and Discussion Read Mark 14:53-72 (ESV):        And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. 54 And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and…

A Disciple’s Fallenness

Questions for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion Read Mark 14:26-42 (ESV):        And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I…

A Disciple’s Decision

Questions for personal reflection and group discussion: Read Mark 14:12-25 (ESV):          And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 13 And he sent two of his disciples and said to…

A Disciple’s Worship

Questions for Personal Reflection and Group Discussion Read Mark 14:1-11 (ESV):        It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him,  for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an…