Matthew 26 | On His way to Jerusalem for the Passover with His disciples, Jesus stops by a friend's house for the Sabbath. It is there that a woman takes Jesus at His word, and prepares His body for burial while He was still with them.

Matthew 24 | Now that Jesus has come to Jerusalem for the Passover, His teachings get darker because the world as we know it will change forever on that Good Friday. Jesus is trying to prepare His followers for what is to come. And was is around the corner? Some dark days are ahead, but we will get through them together!

After Jesus spends 3 days in Jerusalem at the Temple loudly speaking against the folks the run the Temple, Jesus begins to lay out the hardships that will be coming for everyone. For that first audience, it was closer to them than you might think.

This week, Jesus is teaching in the Temple during that famous Passover week. He tells the folks there that the people that run the Temple are people they need to listen to, but don't follow their example! Then Jesus turns right at those fellas and opens up a can on them!

In the middle of a lot of tension between Jesus and the folks that run the Temple, one of the experts in the Law asks Jesus a question. Frankly, it is a good question! In typical fashion, Jesus answers that question and one more!

Jesus has been teaching in the Temple during Passover Week. He has been pretty hard on the folks that run the Temple and they are getting impatient with it all! So, the Sadducees (the sect of the priest) try to stump Jesus. Turns out they won't get very far.

Jesus is teaching in the Temple and making life miserable for those that run it. This week, the Pharisees take a run at Jesus with a question designed to trap Jesus into taking sides.

This is Easter | In most of the world Easter is celebrated in one form or another, even if it is just a backyard scavenger hunt for candy. For the past 2000 years those that follow Jesus have been talking about when He came back to life from the door-knob-dead. As we should! What an event that has changed history!

But, what exactly has changed? And what does that mean for us? The answers lay in our understanding of what the purpose of Church is. So, why does the modern day church exist? The answer might surprise you!

Matthew 21 | Palm Sunday | Jesus and His crew walk into Jerusalem for the Passover like they own the place. Literally! The whole scene is orchestrated by Jesus to send a message to everyone in Jerusalem and they heard that message loud and clear. In fact, the folks in charge heard it so well that it made them murderous.

Matthew 21 | Jesus tells a parable and the contents of it are very familiar.