LENT – WEEK 5 – SUNDAY LESSON: JOHN 8:46-59 “Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?” John 8:46 This Gospel teaches us how hardened sinners become even more furious when one instructs them and encourages them in a friendly manner. Christ here asks them…

LENT – WEEK 4 – SATURDAY LESSON: JOHN 7:14-24 “If I cast out demons by Be-elzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out?” Luke 11:19 Jesus certainly confronts His enemies here with a telling and crushing question when He asks them, “If I cast out demons by Be-elzebul, by whom do your sons cast…

LENT – WEEK 4 – FRIDAY LESSON: ROMANS 6:1-11 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes Him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgement, but has passed from death to life.” John 5:25 The meaning of Jesus is that he who clings to the…

LENT – WEEK 4 – THURSDAY LESSON: PSALM 36 Thy steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, Thy faithfulness to the clouds. Psalm 36:5 God’s power and might is in the very bread we eat. He is present in this bread and nourishes us through it and under it, but in an invisible manner….

LENT – WEEK 4 – WEDNESDAY LESSON: PSALM 121 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:2 There are situations in life when God really strips us bare and we suffer want, even in regard to such matters as clothing, housing, and the like. But before very long, clothing has…

LENT – WEEK 4 – TUESDAY LESSON: MATTHEW 7:7-12 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, that…

LENT – WEEK 4 – MONDAY LESSON: JOHN 15:12-17 “As the Father has loved me, so have I love you; abide in my love.” John 15:9 In His feeding of the five thousand, our Lord gives us a splendid example of His manifold love for men. In the first place, His miracle in providing so…

LENT – WEEK 4 – SUNDAY LESSON: JOHN 6:1-15 “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.” Matthew 6:33 In the Gospel of the feeding of the five thousand, Christ once again teaches us the need for faith without anxious worry about food and clothing. Then He…

LENT – WEEK 3 – SATURDAY LESSON: LUKE 9:46-50 “He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.” Luke 11:23 The Gospels are replete with many fine sayings which set forth very important teachings. This is also the case in Christ’s words at the end of…

LENT – WEEK 3 – FRIDAY LESSON: ROMANS 16:17-20 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace; but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil.” Luke 11:21,22 In this illustration taken from…