Palm Sunday: Remembering the King Who Came in Humility As we enter into Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday, tradition brings us to the remembrance of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem in the final days before His crucifixion. This moment in history is what we know as Palm Sunday. As we remember and prepare our hearts for worship on Palm Sunday, we experience a unique emotional tension. It is both a day of sorrow, as we recognize that Christ’s suffering an

After the celebration of Palm Sunday, the mood in Jerusalem began to shift. The same city that welcomed Jesus with palm branches and shouts of praise would soon become the place of confrontation, warning, and ultimately rejection. Between the triumphal entry and the Last Supper, Scripture records several pivotal events that deepen the significance of Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem. These moments were not random; they revealed the condition of the people’s hearts and pointed clea

After the celebration of Palm Sunday, Jerusalem did not grow quieter; it grew more restless. The city was crowded with pilgrims preparing for Passover, and conversations about Jesus were everywhere. Some spoke of Him with excitement. Others whispered with suspicion. Religious leaders watched Him closely. Tensions escalated as Jesus taught publicly in the temple courts. Each encounter with His truth exposed hearts, and each exposure increased resistance. The more clearly Jesus

Good Friday is the day Christians pause to remember the suffering, crucifixion, and death of Jesus Christ. It is a solemn day, marked not by celebration but by reflection. On this day, we confront the reality of the cross, including its brutality, its injustice, and its purpose. The events of Good Friday force us to face both the depth of human sin and the immeasurable love of God. The Gospels record the details with careful reverence. Jesus was scourged, beaten, mocked, and

The silence of Saturday gave way to the victory of Sunday, a new dawn rising over a world that believed the story had ended. After the suffering and sorrow of Good Friday, the next day arrived quietly. The crowds were gone. The shouting had stopped. The cross stood empty, and the tomb was sealed. To those who loved Jesus, hope felt buried and the future uncertain. From a human perspective, death had won. Scripture tells us very little about that day, and perhaps that quietnes

In our study of James, we don’t get very far before we are given cause to stop and take a deeper look into the truths and treasures we encounter in this letter. In the opening verses, James, the author, introduces himself as a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is commonly accepted that the author of this book is the half-brother of Jesus. This realization might cause someone to reflect on why James chose to introduce himself as a servant of Christ, rather than n

James 1:2-4: Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of...

James 1:5-8: If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. In the very first paragraph of James, we see a quick succession from trials (V.

To worship is “to honor or revere as a divine being or supernatural power” and “to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion.”[1] A.W. Tozer uses the ideas of awe, wonder, and humility in his definition of worship. Worship, he states, is “a humbling but delightful sense of admiring awe and astonished wonder.”[2] He continues, “man who has not been humbled in the presence of God will never be a worshiper of God at all.”[3] Harold Best, dean of the Conservato

“To be human is to worship.”[1] This statement is supported in the Scriptures; it is declared in our creeds and is evident throughout history. Worship, in fact, has been the primary purpose of all humanity as made clear from the beginning of Genesis to the end of Revelation.[2] Above all, we worship God because God created us to worship Him. Worship is at the center of our existence and at the heart of our reason for being. “God created us to be His image—an image that would