Scripture Reference: Luke 24:1-7
1 Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, [a]and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it happened, as they were [b]greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.’ ”
Scripture Reference: Luke 9:51
51 Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,
Passion Week
Spiritual Inventory
Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD. Lamentations 3:40
Sunday, April 5
Am I living in submission to Him as my King? - Luke 19:36-38
Monday, April 6
Am I allowing the Holy Spirit to produce fruit through me? - Mark 11:12-14
Where am I living in unbelief? - Luke 19:41-44
Is my temple clean? - Matthew 21:12
Tuesday, April 7
Am I taking Jesus at His Word in faith? - Matthew 21:18-22
Am I seeking to obey all that He has commanded? - Luke 20:1-2
Am I living in light of the rapture of His church and second coming? - Matthew 24
What is Jesus worth to me? - Matthew 26:6, Matthew 26:14
Wednesday, April 8 - A Day of Silence
Quiet yourself before the Lord your God.
Reflect on how God has worked in your heart since Palm Sunday.
Seek Him in prayer with a “listening” ear.
Thursday, April 9 - Matthew 26
Do I love my Savior and thus hate my sin?
Am I appropriating the Gospel in my moment-to-moment life?
(Dying to sin and yielding to Him to live His life through me)
Am I serving others? Even those who betray me?
Am I ashamed of Jesus Christ?
Friday, April 10 - Matthew 27
Do I really understand, to the depths, of what it means that God the Son died for me in my place?
Saturday, April 11
What all that I currently hope in and hope for would diminish if Christ had stayed in the grave? - Matthew 27:62-66
Am I living as if He is still in the tomb? - John 20:19
Scripture Reference: Titus 2:11-15
11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.
15 Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
Scripture Reference: Mark 6:45-56
45 (B)Immediately He [a]made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. 46 And when He had sent them away, He (C)departed to the mountain to pray. 47 Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land. 48 Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea, and (D)would have passed them by. 49 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a (E)ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, (F)“Be[b] of good cheer! It is I; do not be (G)afraid.” 51 Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind (H)ceased. And they were greatly (I)amazed in themselves beyond measure, and marveled. 52 For (J)they had not understood about the loaves, because their (K)heart was hardened.
53 (M)When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there. 54 And when they came out of the boat, immediately [c]the people recognized Him, 55 ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was. 56 Wherever He entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that (N)they might just touch the (O)hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well.
Scripture Reference: Mark 6:30-43
30 (B)Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. 31 (C)And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For (D)there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. 32 (E)So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves.
33 But [a]the multitudes saw them departing, and many (F)knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him. 34 (G)And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like (H)sheep not having a shepherd. So (I)He began to teach them many things. 35 (J)When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, “This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late. 36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves [b]bread; for they have nothing to eat.”
37 But He answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat.”
And they said to Him, (K)“Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”
38 But He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.”
And when they found out they said, (L)“Five, and two fish.”
39 Then He (M)commanded them to make them all sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties. 41 And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He (N)looked up to heaven, (O)blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fish He divided among them all. 42 So they all ate and were filled. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and of the fish.