This morning I read the Bible text of Christian Light Publication’s Sunday School lesson for April 24, 2011. Here are some excerpts from Mark 15:42—16:11…

Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God…

And he…took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre…

Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here…

He appeared first to Mary Magdalene…

And they, when they had heard that that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.

Jesus’ death — how do I know it wasn’t history’s greatest scam?

Is it true that God died once upon a time?

What a beautiful Divine witness of Joseph of Arimathaea! Makes me wonder again: What is God’s witness of me?

According to the Scriptures, what should be my response to this historical event?

“And when the sabbath was past…” — what might be the theological and practical truth(s) revealed in that statement?

Reading:

Mark 11:1-11

Even as Jesus had commanded…

And Jesus entered into the Jerusalem,
and into the temple;
and when he had looked round about
upon all things…

6,11

How careful am I to do the Master’s bidding?

How much risk will I take in order to do what Jesus says?

If I have something Jesus needs, may He have it?

May His disciples have it?

Am I sufficiently generous with my praise of Jesus?

Does my praise result merely from an emotional rush of the moment?

What’s the “shelf life” of my praise?

When Jesus enters my home, what does He see?

When Jesus enters my computer, what does He look upon?

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