The Crucifixion (6 of 7)
Series: The Passion of Christ
Bob Ingle
Mark 15:16-41
Let's open our bibles together to Mark 15. It only took us 55 sermons to get here, but today we finally come to the Cross of Jesus Christ. And you know what? Eventually, everyone everywhere has to come to the cross of Jesus. The Cross is a crossroads for every single person. And when you come to the crossroads of the cross, you can only go one of two directions: You either believe it or you don't. You either cling to it or you're callous to it. You receive it or reject it. There is no third response.
You see, through the cross of Jesus, God saves SOME people, but He SEPARATES all people. The cross divides all of humanity into two groups. First Corinthians 1:18: ''For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.''
The cross divides the entire human race into two categories:
Those who are perishing
Those who are being saved.
That's it. One group believes the cross to be utter foolishness, and they are perishing. The other believes the cross to be the power and wisdom of God, and they are being saved. You can't be in both camps. It's one or the other. That's why the cross is a crossroads for everyone. Your eternal destination is determined by your decision about the cross. The cross either stands between you and heaven, or it stands between you and hell. The cross of Jesus is the crux of our faith.
That's why the overwhelming emphasis of the New Testament is not on the BIRTH of Jesus, or the LIFE of Jesus, but on the DEATH of Jesus. The Apostle Paul wrote half of the New Testament, and yet he didn't mention the sermons Jesus preached; or the miracles He did; or the parables He taught; or the friends that He made; or the places that He went. Paul focused primarily on the death and resurrection of Jesus. That was it. He said, ''This one thing I do...I preach Christ crucified.'' Why? Bec ...
Series: The Passion of Christ
Bob Ingle
Mark 15:16-41
Let's open our bibles together to Mark 15. It only took us 55 sermons to get here, but today we finally come to the Cross of Jesus Christ. And you know what? Eventually, everyone everywhere has to come to the cross of Jesus. The Cross is a crossroads for every single person. And when you come to the crossroads of the cross, you can only go one of two directions: You either believe it or you don't. You either cling to it or you're callous to it. You receive it or reject it. There is no third response.
You see, through the cross of Jesus, God saves SOME people, but He SEPARATES all people. The cross divides all of humanity into two groups. First Corinthians 1:18: ''For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.''
The cross divides the entire human race into two categories:
Those who are perishing
Those who are being saved.
That's it. One group believes the cross to be utter foolishness, and they are perishing. The other believes the cross to be the power and wisdom of God, and they are being saved. You can't be in both camps. It's one or the other. That's why the cross is a crossroads for everyone. Your eternal destination is determined by your decision about the cross. The cross either stands between you and heaven, or it stands between you and hell. The cross of Jesus is the crux of our faith.
That's why the overwhelming emphasis of the New Testament is not on the BIRTH of Jesus, or the LIFE of Jesus, but on the DEATH of Jesus. The Apostle Paul wrote half of the New Testament, and yet he didn't mention the sermons Jesus preached; or the miracles He did; or the parables He taught; or the friends that He made; or the places that He went. Paul focused primarily on the death and resurrection of Jesus. That was it. He said, ''This one thing I do...I preach Christ crucified.'' Why? Bec ...
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