Category: Seven Last Words
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“Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit”
Luke 23:46 (text); Psalm 31:5; 1 Peter 4:19 April 17-18, 2014 (Pasig and Trinity Covenant Reformed Church) • Download sermon (PDF) Introduction Beloved congregation of Christ: Our Christian faith is summed up in the gospel: Christ lived, died, and was raised on the third day for the forgiveness of sins so we may be declared…
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“I Thirst”: The Three Cups of Christ
Christ suffered extreme thirst and drank the bitter cup of God’s wrath in order that he may offer us the cup of salvation filled with water unto eternal life that would satisfy our thirst forever.
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“Why Have You Forsaken Me?”
It was as if Christ literally descended into hell, but he did not. He actually suffered hell, God’s burning wrath, for his sinful people, as he suffered “inexpressible anguish, pains, terrors, and hellish agonies†on the cross.
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“Behold Your Son! Behold Your Mother!”
All your loving and caring for and obedience to your mothers, fathers and other authorities would never be pleasing to God if you have no faith in the atoning work of Jesus for your sins. For as Hebrews 11:6 says, “without faith it is impossible to please him.â€
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“Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise”
This is why God’s remembrance means divine blessing as he keeps his covenant promises to you. In joy and sorrow when we pray, God remembers his covenant with us. He remembers us from his throne in heaven, and he hears our prayers. And in the end, he will take us to God’s Paradise.
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“Father, Forgive Them”
In most Good Friday sermons, it is often preached that in this first saying, Christ is modeling forgiveness among the brethren in the church. But is this what Christ meant when he prayed this first word while he hung on the cross?
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“Seven Last Words” Sermon Series
Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors. ~ Isaiah 53:12