Acts 10 One day I was on the roof of Simon’s house, praying. I was hungry. Suddenly, a vision of a huge sheet came down. It was full of all kinds of animals: four-footed ones, reptiles, and birds. I heard a voice say, “Peter, kill something and eat.” I knew I shouldn’t eat certain kinds…

Acts 3:1–4:22 One day Peter and John were on their way to the temple to pray when they saw a lame man being carried to the place where he begged money from people going into the temple. When he saw Peter and John, he asked them for money. Peter looked right at the man and…

Acts 2:1-42 Jesus’ believers gathered together in one place in Jerusalem to celebrate Pentecost. Suddenly, a sound like a strong wind came from heaven and filled the whole house! The believers looked around and saw what looked like flames of fire spread out and sitting on each of them. Each person was filled with the…

Acts 1:4-11 One day as Jesus was with His disciples, He gave them the command to not leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the gift His Father promised. He was going to send the Holy Spirit to be their helper. The disciples wanted to know what would happen in the future. Jesus told them only…

Matthew 26:36–28:10 Late in the day, Jesus went to a garden to pray. While He was there, Judas, one of His 12 disciples, arrived with a large crowd. Men in the crowd arrested Jesus and led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest. At Caiaphas’ house, the men mocked and beat Jesus. The religious leaders…

Karine Chan Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11 As Jesus approached Jerusalem, He told two of His disciples to go into the village ahead. He said they would find a young colt that they should untie and bring back. Jesus told them that if anyone asked them why they were untying it, they should answer, “The Lord…

Pastor Hanna Ng Luke 17:11-19 On His way to Jerusalem, Jesus entered a village where He was met by ten men with leprosy (skin disease). The men stood at a distance and called out to Jesus. The men wanted Jesus to heal them of their terrible skin disease so they shouted aloud, “Jesus, have mercy…

Daniel 1:1-20 King Jehoiakim was the king of Judah when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon captured Jerusalem. God allowed the king of Judah to be captured, along with vessels from the house of God. Nebuchadnezzar took them back to Babylon. The king ordered one of his chief officials to bring young men from Jerusalem who were…

March 20, 2022 Esther 2:2-18; 3:8-13; 4:5-17; 5:1-14; 7:1-10; 8:5-12 The search began for a queen for King Ahasuerus. Many young women from around the kingdom were brought to the palace. One of them was a beautiful young Jewish woman named Esther. Esther had been raised by her relative Mordecai after her parents died. Mordecai…

Karine Chan 1 Samuel 10:17-25; 13:1-14 Samuel gathered the people together at Mizpah. God had a message for them. God‘s message was that the Israelites had rejected God, even though He had saved them from their troubles. They demanded God give them a king. Other nations had a king, and Israel wanted one too. The…