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Part 1: The Word of Forgiveness (Luke 23:32-37)
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Our APPROACH to These Statements—Gospel and Goodness
Our APPROACH to These Statements—Gospel and GoodnessThe good news—each of the seven statements has in it divine grace for us to receive. (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
Our APPROACH to These Statements—Gospel and GoodnessThe good news—each of the seven statements has in it divine grace for us to receive. (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
The good life—each of the seven statements has in it a divine example for us to follow. (1 Peter 2:21)
The ANGUISH of This Prayer—A Touch of Hell on Earth
The ANGUISH of This Prayer—A Touch of Hell on Earth
The ANGUISH of This Prayer—A Touch of Hell on Earth
Crucifixion was designed to be maximally painful; to be crucified was to “die a thousand deaths.”
The ANGUISH of This Prayer—A Touch of Hell on Earth
Crucifixion was designed to be maximally painful; to be crucified was to “die a thousand deaths.”
God forgives his people not by ignoring their sin but by bearing their sin—in the person of his own Son.
The ATTITUDE of This Prayer—A Touch of Heaven on Earth
The ATTITUDE of This Prayer—A Touch of Heaven on Earth
Jesus does not defend his innocence or curse his enemies; rather, he prays for those who are torturing him.
The ATTITUDE of This Prayer—A Touch of Heaven on Earth
Jesus does not defend his innocence or curse his enemies; rather, he prays for those who are torturing him.
The removal of our sin was more important to Jesus than the removal of his own suffering on the cross.
The ADDRESS of This Prayer—To the Heavenly Father
The ADDRESS of This Prayer—To the Heavenly Father
The first, fourth, and seventh statements from the cross are prayers from the Son to the Father.
The ADDRESS of This Prayer—To the Heavenly Father
The first, fourth, and seventh statements from the cross are prayers from the Son to the Father.
Though immersed in agony, Jesus died believing in the goodness of God despite the wickedness of man.
The APPEAL of This Prayer—Divine Forgiveness for Guilty Sinners
The APPEAL of This Prayer—Divine Forgiveness for Guilty SinnersThe searing holiness of God demanded an infinite penalty for sin; the inexhaust-ible grace of God paid it.
The APPEAL of This Prayer—Divine Forgiveness for Guilty SinnersThe searing holiness of God demanded an infinite penalty for sin; the inexhaust-ible grace of God paid it.
If the murder of the Son of God is forgivable, then your sin—whatever it may be—is forgivable, too.
The ARGUMENT of This Prayer—They Just Don’t Get It
The ARGUMENT of This Prayer—They Just Don’t Get It
They don’t understand the identity of the one they are killing.
The ARGUMENT of This Prayer—They Just Don’t Get It
They don’t understand the identity of the one they are killing.
They don’t understand the enormity of the crime they are committing.
The ANTICIPATION of This Prayer—The Prophet Foretold It
The ANTICIPATION of This Prayer—The Prophet Foretold It
The fulfillment of Isaiah 53:12 means that God is all-knowing and that the cross is no accident.
The ANTICIPATION of This Prayer—The Prophet Foretold It
The fulfillment of Isaiah 53:12 means that God is all-knowing and that the cross is no accident.
The fulfillment of Isaiah 53:12 means that Jesus is still in control and still in possession of his faculties.
The APPLICATION of This Prayer—Living the Way Jesus Died
The APPLICATION of This Prayer—Living the Way Jesus Died
We tend to attribute other people’s faults to their character, and our own faults to our environment.
The APPLICATION of This Prayer—Living the Way Jesus Died
We tend to attribute other people’s faults to their character, and our own faults to our environment.
1. Dispositional Forgiveness2. Transactional Forgiveness3. Relational Forgiveness
The APPLICATION of This Prayer—Living the Way Jesus Died
We tend to attribute other people’s faults to their character, and our own faults to our environment.
We are never more like Christ than when we accept God’s forgiveness and then forgive other people.
Accept your acceptance from God, and then forgive others as Christ forgave
you—gracefully and extravagantly.
The ANSWER to This Prayer—Every Believer
The ANSWER to This Prayer—Every Believer
The answer to this prayer has gone all the way from the foot of the cross to Fleetwood in the 21st century.
The ANSWER to This Prayer—Every Believer . . . Including You?The answer to this prayer has gone all the way from the foot of the cross to Fleetwood in the 21st century.
The answer to this prayer must go from Fleetwood to wherever the people are who have wronged you.
Accept your acceptance from God, and then forgive others as Christ forgave
you—gracefully and extravagantly.