“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of…
“And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’ Likewise, He also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.’” Luke 22:19-20,…
When He had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ With that, He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.” (John 19:30, NIV) We’ve talked about the sacrifices Jesus made—the beating, the scorn, the suffering—but none of it would have meant anything if He hadn’t finished it. The final act, the ultimate sacrifice, was His death…
‘But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.’ Isaiah 53:5 I’ve never sat down to watch The Passion of the Christ all the way through. First, it’s in another language. But more than that—my heart can’t take…
‘But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.’ Isaiah 53:5 As a firstborn, I’m used to taking responsibility for everything my siblings do. If my younger sister sneaks out to play with the neighbors when she’s not…
‘He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.’ Isaiah 53:7 Have you ever been accused of something you didn’t do—something that could actually get you in…
‘He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.’ Isaiah 53:3 One of the things Jesus had to go through to get you that free salvation was grief. Remember John…
‘He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.’ Isaiah 53:3 Yesterday, we talked about how salvation, which we received as a free gift, had a price, and it was…
‘knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. ‘ I Peter 1:18-19 What I’m about to say might sound wrong initially, but I’ll say…
‘that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. ‘ Romans 10:9-10 Jesus is Lord. I don’t know what confession…
