Jesus'
Seven Sayings From The Cross
Intro:
If
a certain character is about to die while
you watch a play or a movie, then you
know how they set
the scene.
It usually has some type of music that you know the end is near and
time seems to just slow down nearly to a stop. This is the time
that the
character can say some words of wisdom with
their final breath. Well,
in the gospels we have some of the final words of Jesus Christ and
they can help give us a clearer view
of the cross...
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| By Miguel Angel Buonarroti para Vittoria Colonna. (Own work, Manuel Gómez (Magopi), 2006-12) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons |
1)
Luke 23:34 “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they
were doing.”
Jesus'
first task with the cross was forgiveness for you... for me... for
everyone!
2)
Luke 23:43 “... today you will be with me in Paradise.”
Jesus
showed just how great his forgiveness is!
3)
Matthew 27:46 “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
He
is quoting Psalm 22:1 – At first he seems like he has been
forsaken...
But
Psalm 22:24 gives hope and the Psalm ends with “...he has done it!”
(v.31)
4)
John 19:26-27 “Woman, here is your son,” ... “Here is your
mother.”
Joseph
likely has died by now
it
was Jesus' responsibility to take care of his family and especially
his mother
Since
his heavenly father had not forsaken Him (see Matt. 27:46 above)
he
has been reminded of his responsibilities for his family
5)
John 19:28 “I am thirsty”
See
Psalm 22:15 & Psalm 69:21
This
was to fulfil ALL prophecies & to allow us to see Jesus'
humanity
He
had no God-given pain killers
Jesus
endured the full suffering of the cross → He did this all for us!
6)
Luke 23:46 “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”
even
at the end He trusted his heavenly Father
7)
John 19:30 “It is finished.”
Remember
Psalm 22:31
the
debt has been paid, freedom
has come to all through Jesus Christ on the cross!
*All Scripture quotations from this sermon outline are from the New International Version of the Bible.
