Joel McCarty • Jesus wants to make clear that we understand what it means to truly follow Him, even unto death. But Jesus will not call us to somewhere that He has not first been. Yes, to follow Jesus is to die. But to follow Him is also the only way to truly live.

Kevin Perry • Jesus enters Jerusalem triumphantly as the chosen Messiah. However, the way in which He chooses to announce His kingly rule is not like anything this world expects. Humble and sitting on a donkey’s colt. And through this upside-down way, He will save the world. Hosanna. Save us now.

Joel McCarty • Mary of Bethany performs a sacrificial and scandalous act of extravagant love as she anoints the feet of Jesus. This act points us the sacrificial and scandalous love of Jesus, displayed most clearly on the cross as He dies for sins of the world.

Andrew Calvert • Lazarus is dead. And even though he wasn't healed before his death, Jesus is still in control. In this story, Jesus will perform His greatest sign yet when He raises Lazarus from the dead. But this sign points to an even greater work - the raising of dead hearts to life. 

Joel McCarty • The religious leaders were upset that Jesus, as a man, claimed to be God. However, if we have ears to hear, the real scandal is that God became a man to make us sons and daughters of the Father.

Joel McCarty • Jesus exposes the false religious leaders of Israel, and He reveals Himself as the one true, good Shepherd of His people. The true Shepherd always sees, secures, sacrifices, and saves those who are His.

Joel McCarty • Jesus heals a man born blind, showing that He is the promised one who can undo the effects of the fall. But He refuses to let the man be content with just physical sight. He has come to deal with spiritual blindness too.

Kevin Perry • As Jesus continues to proclaim explicit truth, He does not avoid the necessary conflict it leads Him into. However, He remains steadfastly focused on love for those to whom He is speaking. This is seen most clearly as Jesus walks into the greatest conflict as He faces death on a cross, so that those who believe can have eternal life.

Joel McCarty • Jesus is the truth who sets us free. And when the Son of God sets us free, we are actually free. Free from guilt in our past. Free from fear of the future. And free from shame in the present.