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Encountering The Cross
Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Feb 27, 2016 (message contributor)
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1. A Blood-Stained Gospel
Contributed on Feb 27, 2016
To abandon the blood-stained cross is to abandon the power of the gospel.
INTRO: 1. Mel Gibson’s movie called “The Passion of the Christ” has stirred a great deal of response throughout our nation…some I truly expected, some I find more disturbing. a. It came as no surprise to me when the press, which glorifies the filth and immorality of ...read more
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2. The Coronation Of The Christ
Contributed on Feb 27, 2016
There is a coronation that we will never forget… the mock crowning of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
INTRO: 1. Few events in the course of history has been given more significance than has the crowning of a new king or monarch…the coronation of a nation’s sovereign ruler. a. No expense is spared in this great event. b. A priceless crown is commissioned to be designed and ...read more
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3. Golgotha
Contributed on Feb 27, 2016
Golgotha and Calvary are in fact the same place, they are inseparable. Neither can we separate the ugliness of the cross from the glory of the cross.
INTRO: 1. In taking a fresh look at what the bible says about the events surrounding the cross, I made an interesting discovery. 2. Three out of the four gospel accounts refer to the place that Jesus was crucified in the Hebrew tongue as “Golgotha.” a. Only in one account ...read more
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4. Three Hours Of Darkness
Contributed on Feb 27, 2016
At noon something both extremely disturbing and awe inspiring took place…darkness covered the land, like a blanket.
INTRO: 1. I want to draw your attention to an oft overlooked event that took place at Calvary. 2. Jesus had already, in broad daylight, hung upon that cross for three hours—from 9 in the morning to noon. a. There can be no doubt of his crucifixion, countless witnesses testify to ...read more
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5. Near The Cross — Far From The Blood
Contributed on Feb 27, 2016
The greatest shock may be in this picture of Calvary is that you might see your face in that crowd… your attitude, your experience with the cross, your activity around that cross but lacking any true meaning.
INTRO: 1. In the past few weeks in our series "Encountering the Cross" we have again and again revisted the tramatic, devestating events that Jesus endured for us surrounding the Cross. a. But, although the scene was gruesome, the atmospherearound the foot of the cross is far from ...read more