Raising of Lazarus Vincent Van Gogh, 1890 John 11:1-45 1-3  Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” 4-7 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son ma

LORD, that I might see! John 9:1-41 1-2 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3-5 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” 6-9 Afte

Born Again © Lauren Wright Pittman John 3:1-17 First Nations Version 1-2 A man named Conquers the People (Nicodemus) came to Creator Sets Free (Jesus) in secret at night. He was one of the Separated Ones (Pharisees) and a headman of the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel) who sat in the Great Council. Out of the shadows he whispered , “Wisdomkeeper, we know the Great Spirit sent you to teach us. No one can perform powerful signs like these unless the Maker of Life walks

Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness (Jésus tenté dans le désert) © James Tissot Matthew 4:1-11 First Nations Version 1 Creator Sets Free (Jesus) followed the guidance of the Spirit, who took him into the desert wilderness to be tested by Accuser (Satan) , the evil trickster snake. In the story of creation, the first man and woman lived in a Garden of Beauty and Harmony. A sly and crafty snake came to them and twisted the words of the Great Spirit to deceive them. They listened

Transfiguration. © Kelly Latimore Matthew 17:1-9 NRSV 1-3 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will set up three tents here, one for you

Sermon on the Mount. Undated Byzantine Mosaic Matthew 5:13-20 NRSV 13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. People do not light a lamp and put it under the bushel basket; rather, they put it on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way

Nathaniel Mokgosi (South African, 1946–2016), “Come, ye blessed . . . ,” 1980 Matthew 5:1-12 NRSV When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for ri

Christ Calling the Apostles Peter and Andrew. © Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308 Matthew 4:12-23 NRSV 12-16 Now when Jesus   heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: 15 “Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali,   on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the gentiles— 16 the peopl

Lamb. © Fransisco Zurbarán, 1638 Matthew 1:29-42 NRSV 29-31  The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32-34  Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a