THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION

THE KING WE DIDN'T EXPECT (A Palm Sunday Reflection) Prophecy: Zechariah 9:9“Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion Shout, Daughter Jerusalem See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” Fulfillment: Matthew 21:8–9 “A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the ro...

PREPARING THE WAY (Heart Posture Matters) Prophecy: Isaiah 40:3 “A voice of one calling: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.’” Fulfillment: Matthew 3:3 “This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: ‘A voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.”.....

THE COST OF BETRAYAL (Guarding the Heart) Prophecy: Psalm 41:9“Even my close friend,someone I trusted,one who shared my bread,has turned against me.” Fulfillment: Matthew 26:14–16 “Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and asked, ‘What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?’ So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. From then ...

THE SACRIFICE (More Than a Symbol) Prophecy: Exodus 12:13“The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.” Fulfillment: Luke 22:19–20 “And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying,‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’In the sam...

LOVE ON THE CROSS (Good Friday Reflection) Prophecy: Isaiah 53:5“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. ”Fulfillment: John 19:18“There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.”...

THE VICTORY (Resurrection Sunday) Prophecy: Psalm 16:10 “Because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.” Fulfillment: Matthew 28:6“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.”...