Please read the following Bible passage and consider the questions listed below. You may even want to discuss them with a family member or friend for further reflection. The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After …

By Sara Wartes Luke 5:13 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. In a small town in Galilee, there was a man who was covered with leprosy. His life was defined by his illness. Then he saw Jesus. He was so ashamed of his disgusting …

By Greg Wamhoff John 4:48-50 “Unless you people see signs and wonders,” Jesus told him, “you will never believe.” The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” “Go,” Jesus replied, “your son will live.” The man took Jesus at his word and departed. Would your faith be stronger if you witnessed one of Jesus’ miracles firsthand? What …

By Amy Boatman Luke 7:14-15 Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!” The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother. Jesus has a way of showing up right in the …

By Nic Boggus Mark 1:27 The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.” During Lent, we are reminded of the ultimate sacrifice that Christ made for us. Today’s Bible passage is about a man with an unclean spirit. …

By Kenzie Holden Luke 4:39 So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them. Peter’s mother-in-law was sick with a fever, unable to do anything for herself or others. When Jesus entered Peter’s house, He went to her, without question or delay, took her hand, …

Please read the following Bible passage and consider the questions listed below. You may even want to discuss them with a family member or friend for further reflection. On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could …

By Cheryl Boyette Mark 10:51b-52a (CSB) “Rabboni.” The blind man said to Him, “I want to see.” Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has saved you.” Immediately he could see… How many times have you read or heard this Bible story? Countless times? Me, too. But, as happens so often when we read God’s living Word, something new stood …

By Jason Schleicher Matthew 12:22-23 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?” Have you ever played the “what if game” in your mind regarding faith matters? What if the …

By Isabella Barnes John 11:22-23 “But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” “Good things take time” is a line I’m sure we’ve all heard more than a few times. Whether you’re learning a new skill, saving money for a trip, or waiting for your frozen …