Some conversations are so precious, so intimate that we may draw back from accidentally overhearing what is said. In this study we come to such a conversation. Yet God has chosen to reveal this intimate moment with us through recorded Scripture. Consider with us as Jesus, in the last moments before his betrayal, trial and crucifixion, pours his heart...

The final few hours had come. Arrangements had been made - Judas would betray the one he’d followed for three years, and the Jewish authorities would seek the death penalty against this Jesus of Nazareth, the one that some claimed was King of the Jews. Would they have their way? Would the teachings of this man die, once people realized his promises...

The tomb was empty! (See John 20-21) Those who knew this one, who had been crucified recently, claimed that he had prophesied that he would rise from the dead. Had they stolen the body, or had the impossible happened? Eternity hangs on the answer to this question and our response to it.  Jesus of Nazareth had faced betrayal, trial, condemnation...

Matthew 26; Luke 19  Imagine yourself nearly two thousand years ago, living in a land promised by God to the descendents of Abraham. Whether you were Jew or Gentile (non-Jew), you conducted your daily affairs under the watchful eye and authority of a Roman government. The land is populated primarily by the Jews, and Jewish religious leaders...

In the last study, we looked at Jesus the healer. But people didn't come just to be healed by him; they also wanted to listen to him. Large crowds from all over the country would come to hear what he had to say. He talked about: God's Kingdom, prayer, wise and foolish lifestyles, love and forgiveness, and also himself. Not everyone liked Jesus'...

At the trial of Jesus it seemed that both the weak-willed Roman governor, Pilate; and the shouts of the crowd sent Jesus to death. In fact, the Bible tells us that these events amazingly formed part of God's purpose. Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, "Listen! We are going to Jerusalem where everything the prophets wrote...

The last chapter of Luke gives a clear account of the fantastic miracle of the resurrection. After Jesus' crucifixion his disciples were afraid of the Jews. While they continued to meet, they did so in secret. Suddenly, Jesus came to them. C.S. Lewis, a famous Christian writer, wrote: "The New Testament writers speak as if Christ's achievement...