PALM SUNDAY

Today starts Holy week. This week we will be posting these short videos every day as we track Jesus' march toward the cross and resurrection. We encourage you to watch them, but also to grab your Bible and read the passages for yourself.


  • Jesus enters Jerusalem: Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-10, Luke 19:29-44, John 12:12-19
  • Jesus predicts his death: John 12:20-36
  • Jesus visits the temple: Matthew 21:14-17, Mark 11:11


MONDAY

Many of us know the Easter story by heart, but we pray that through these videos and the related text, God would open your eyes and hearts to His great love for you this Passion week. May you read and watch with fresh eyes and great expectation.


  • Jesus curses a fig tree: Matthew 21:18-19; Mark 11:12-14
  • Jesus cleanses the temple: Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-18; Luke 19:45-48

TUESDAY

In between the famous events of Passion Week, like Palm Sunday, Jesus on the cross, and the resurrection, Jesus walked the earth and interacted with many people. Each of these conversations and interactions were part of the ultimate story, that Jesus is Lord! We invite you to join us as we read the pages of Scripture to study the final days of Jesus.


  • The lesson from the fig tree: Matthew 21:20-22; Mark 11:12-14
  • Jesus teaches and engages in controversies in the temple Matthew 21:23-23:39; Mark 11:27-12:44; Luke 20:1-21:4
  • Jesus predicts the future: Matthew 24-25; Mark 13:1-37; Luke 21:5-36

WEDNESDAY

This week we have been tracking the final days of Jesus, but there is another storyline that is happening too. People are taking notice of Jesus, His teachings, and His following, and they begin to plot to do something about it.


  • Jesus continues his daily teaching in the temple complex: Luke 21:37-38
  • The Sanhedrin plots to kill Jesus: Matthew 26:3-5; Mark 14:1-2; Luke 22:1-2

THURSDAY

On Thursday, one of the events that Jesus participated in was the Last Supper. Jesus and his disciples were celebrating the Passover meal as they remembered God’s deliverance from Egypt. Our prayer, as you’ve walked through this journey this week, is that you’ve been reminded of God’s faithfulness in your life by sending Jesus to be the great rescuer in your life.


  • Jesus instructs His disciples to Prepare for the Passover Meal: Matthew 26:17-19; Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-13
  • Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with the Twelve: Matthew 26:20-29; Mark 14:17-23; Luke 22:14-30
  • Jesus Washes the Disciples Feet/Upper Room Discourse: John 13:1:-17:26
  • Jesus and the Disciples Sing a Hymn: Matthew 26:30; Mark 14:26; Luke 22:39
  • Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denials: Matthew 26:31-35; Mark 14:27-31; Luke 22:31-34
  • Jesus Issues Final Practical Commands: Luke 22:35-38
  • Jesus goes to Gethsemane and prays: Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:40-46

FRIDAY

Do you see now why the cross is so significant? What happened on the cross was so much more than a bare man dying on a wooden post on the side of the road in a nondescript part of the world. This was the holy God of the universe giving His Son to die our death, endure our condemnation, and suffer our separation so that we could be declared righteous and welcomed into His presence.

  • Jesus is betrayed by Judas: Matthew 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–52; Luke 22:47–53; John 18:2–12
  • Jesus appears before Annas: Matthew 26:57, 59–68; Mark 14:53, 55–65; Luke 22:63–71
  • Peter denies Jesus: Matthew 26:58, 69–75; Mark 14:54, 66–72; Luke 22:54b–62; John 18:15–18, 25–27
  • Sanhedrin condemns Jesus to death and sends him to Pontius Pilate: Matthew 27:1–2; Mark 15:1
  • Judas hangs himself: Matthew 27:3-10
  • Pilate questions Jesus and send him to Herod Antipas: Matthew 27:11–14; Mark 15:2–5; Luke 23:1–7; John 18:28–38
  • Herod questions Jesus, sends him back to Pilate: Luke 23:8-12
  • Jesus is condemned to die: Matthew 27:15–26; Mark 15:6–15; Luke 23:13–25; John 18:38b–19:16
  • Jesus is mocked and marched to Golgotha: Matthew 27:27–34; Mark 15:16–23; Luke 23:26–49; John 19:17
  • Jesus is crucified between two thieves: Matthew 27:35–44; Mark 15:24–32; Luke 23:33–43; John 19:18–27
  • Jesus breathes his last: Matthew 27:45–56; Mark 15:33–41; Luke 23:44–49; John 19:28–37
  • Joseph of Arimathea buries Jesus in a new tomb: Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42

SATURDAY

Saturday is quiet. We don’t know much about what was happening during this time. Imagine you were one of His followers. The person you had left everything to follow, was dead. You would be left wondering, “Now what?” You would be wondering if the things He taught were true, and if the things He said would happen would truly happen. Take some time to reflect upon those thoughts today. Feel the weight of the crucifixion. Feel the hopelessness that sought to creep in as the One in whom they’d put all their hope, was laying in a tomb completely lifeless.


  • Guards are placed at the tomb: Matthew 27:62-66

RESURRECTION SUNDAY

He is RISEN! Our prayer for you today is that you will feel the excitement and promise of that simple phrase. Jesus, our Savior, has paid the price for our sins on the cross, and is not dead, He is ALIVE (just as He said He would)! The resurrection changes everything! We get to know and serve a risen Savior, and that is something to get excited about! Happy Easter!


  • Two women discover the empty tomb: Matthew 28:1–7; Mark 16:1–7; Luke 24:1–7; John 20:1
  • The women leave the garden to tell others: Matthew 28:8–10; Luke 24:8–11; John 20:2
  • Peter and John rush to the tomb: Luke 24:12; John 20:3–10
  • Mary returns to the tomb and encounters Jesus: John 20:11-18
  • Jesus appears to Cleopas and a friend on the road to Emmaus: Luke 24:13-35
  • Jesus appears to the Eleven (minus Thomas): Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-23
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