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    John 19: 17-31 Observation: Jesus was made to carry His own cross to the palce of crucifixion, which is called Golgotha. Jesus is crucified along with two other criminals. The inscription placed on His cross reads, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." The chief priets of the Jews requested Pilate to change the sign show that Jesus rather claimed to be king of the Jews, which Pilate rejected as he claimed, "What I have written, I have written." Soldiers cast lots to divide Jesus' clothing among themselves. Near the cross, Mary, the mother of Jesus, is present along with other women. Jesus entrusts the care of His mother to the disciple whom He loved. Jesus expresses His thirst, fulfilling the scripture. A jar of sour wine is given to Him, and after taking it, He says, "It is finished." Jesus bows His head and gives up His spirit. Since it was the day of Preparation and the following day was to be the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders did not want th

   Acts 5: 1-11 Observation: Ananias and Sappira sell a piece of property; however, they conspire to keep back a portion of their revenue for themselves while pretending to give the entire amount to the apostles for the benefit of the community. Peter saw this and confronts Ananias about why he lied to the Holy Spirit. Peter makes it clear that Ananias didn't lie to the men but to God. At that moment, Ananias fell down and breathed his last when he heard the words from Peter. Roughly three hours later, Sapphira enters, unaware of what happened to her husband. Peter questions her about the sale price of the land, giving her an opportunity to be truthful. Sapphira also lies, claiming the price they received is the full amount. Peter confronts her, revealing the scheme, and she too falls down dead. Throughout this time, great fear comes upon the whole church and all who heard about the occured events. Young men in the community carried out the bodies and buried both Ananias and Sapphi

   Acts 8: 26-40 Observation: An angel of the Lord speaks to Philip instructing him to go toward the south from Jerusalem to Gaza. Philip obeys and encounters an Ethiopian eunuch who was a high official and in charge of the treasury of the queen of the Ethiopians. The Ethiopian came to Jerusalem to worship, and as the eunuch was returning home, he was seated in his chariot reading the book of Iasaiah. The Spirit instructs Philip to join the eunuch's chariot and when Philip runs to the chariot, he hears the eunuch reading Isaiah. Philip asks the eunuch if the eunuch understands what he's reading. The eunuch replies that he needs someone to guide him, and he invites Philip to join him in the chariot. The passage the eunuch reads a passage that speaks of a suffering servant, and he asks Philip about whom the prophet is refering to, himself or someone else. Philip begins with that Scripture and shares the good ndews of Jesus. They go along the road, they come to some water, and the

  Mark 4: 35-41 Observation: Evening came and Jesus said to His disciples that He wanted to go to the other side. At that moment, the disciples took Jesus on a boat and there were other boats with Him. At some point, a storm hit even to the point where the waves would start getting into the boats nearly flooding them. During the storm, Jesus was in a deep slumber on a cushion. The disciples came to Jesus waking Him and telling Him to help them out during the dire moment. Jesus got up and commanded the winds and waves to be calm in which the winds died and the entire weather was clear and tranquil. Jesus would then turn to His disciples and rebuked them by questioning their faith. The disciples were stunned about what transpired and feared Jesus's power that even the wind and waves obeyed Him. Interpretation: Prior to Jesus and the disciples traveling on the boats Jesus had been teaching to a large crowd using parables. Jesus showcasing to His disciples that even He needed rest and

  Genesis 50:15-21 Observation: After Joseph's and his brother's father, Jacob's death, Joseph's brothers feared of Joseph's vengeance or retribution for the wrongs they had committed against Joseph. So in an attempt to reconcile their wrongs, they fabricated a message from Jacob, asking for Joseph's forgiveness. Upon hearing his brother's pleas, Joseph wept. The brothers in turn approached and bowed before Joseph and offered to be his servant. However, Joseph, displaying a gracious and merciful heart, reassured his brothers that he is not in the place of God to seek revenge. Joseph acknowledged that despite his brother's evil intentions, God used their sin for good, saving many lives. Joseph then promised to provide for his brothers and their families, offering comfort and speaking kindly to them. Interpretation: God shows how omnipotent and omniscient He is by reversing the roles between Joseph and his brothers. Using Gen 37:5-8 and Gen 37:9, Joseph dr

Luke 15:11-32 Observation: A father has two sons. The younger son asks for his inheritance in advance and goes to a distant country, where he squanders his wealth on reckless living. When a famine hits the land of that country, the son becomes destitute and decides to return home asking his father for forgiveness, even if it meant becoming a servant himself in his father's household. Upon seeing his son returning, the father is filled with compassion and runs to embrace him. The father orders a celebration, symbolizing the joy over the son's return. The father's older son takes notice of everything that has taken place and this deeply upsets the older son, who has remained faithful and obedient throughout the entire time. At some point, the father would plead/beg his older son to come inside the house to celebrate. The older son would in turn question his father's actions and ultimately displayed his resentment. The father reassured the older son of his love but went on