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The Final Word.
The seventh and final word of Jesus, spoken from the cross. Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last. Luke 23:46 I suppose you must know when you’re dying. When you’ve got just one breath left. When you’ve started your last…
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The death of death.
The sixth “word” of Jesus, spoken from the cross. “It is finished.” John 19:30 On the bustling streets of Jerusalem, it was business as usual. The markets thronged with finely clothed merchants, contracts were being negotiated, loud traders were selling their wares and customers were busy haggling for discount. Thousands of deals were done in…
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Tragic triumph.
The fifth “word” of Jesus spoken from the cross: About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). Matthew 27:46 Midday to midnight In the hours before these words were spoken. Something strange happened. Both Matthew and…
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The river runs dry.
The fourth “word” of Jesus, spoken from the cross: “I thirst” John 19:28 As Jesus’ death approached, so did the midday sun. Beating down on these 3 men, nailed to their crosses, helpless and exposed to the stifling heat. Any wind would have been hot and dusty. After telling of the forgiveness, paradise and provision…
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Exactly what we need
The third “word” of Jesus from the cross was spoken to his mother and his dearest disciple. He said to them: “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” John 19:26-27 NIV Jesus’ mother Mary had been watching the grisly crucifixion of her son unfold all morning. As she gazed…
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A different forever. Today.
The second of Jesus’ 7 “words” spoken from the cross: “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”Luke 23:43 NIV The other crosses When Jesus was crucified, we are told that two other convicts joined him on that dusty hilltop. One on each side. They are described in the gospel accounts…
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Nails of iron. Words of grace.
The first saying of Jesus from the cross: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34 Looking down from his grisly vantage point on that cross, Jesus could see the Roman soldiers below him. Moments earlier, he had looked up at these same cold faces from the flat of his back,…
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Taken hold of
My eyes could not perceive the dark, This heart could only guess of love, When walking blindly from my God, He called me from above. I struggled against the warm embrace Of a Father prepared to send His only Son to die for me That my rebellion there might end. But in timid faith I…
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A love greater than life
Based on Psalm 63:1-8You O God are my God alone,With longing this soul begins to groan,A thirst this world can’t satisfy, These lips are parched, the land so dry.But when I saw you in that Holy place, Where tides of glory filled the space, With waves of power and an ocean grace, My soul drank…
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