Key Text:  Then saith Jesus to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing (John 20:27). Thomas emerges in the New Testament as a man who is skeptical, pessimistic, and sometimes confused about Jesus’ teachings; however, once…

Key Text:  Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart (Luke 2:19).  The birth of Christ had for its purpose the revelation of God in humanity, the manifestation of perfect manhood to men, and the rendering of the great sacrifice for the sins of the world.  These are the things for which…

Key Text: When Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy house (Luke 19:5). Luke records the pilgrimage of Christ who traveled to Jericho with a large entourage toward the Passover in Jerusalem.  Jericho, the…