THE SIXTH WORD - VICTORY (6 OF 7)
by Josh Malone
Scripture: John 19:30
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The Sixth Word - Victory (6 of 7)
Series: 7 Words from the Cross
Josh Malone
John 19:30
ILLUS. - What you say at the end of a project can say a lot about how things went right? If a student finishes their senior year a credit short ... they are going to feel and speak differently than the student that finishes with all the credit they need to graduate. - We can know how things WENT by what people SAY. How was your day? - Eh, OK. | It was a day. | Great! How’s that project going at work? Not too well | I just want it to be over. | Really well! How’s the new year’s resolution going? Which year?! You get the point ... words can communicate ... how things are going. Today, we learn how Jesus’ mission went. Jesus here crossing the finish line ... in his final moments before death and then 3 days later we know He will be raised ... but here before His death ... He is going to cross the finish line triumphantly, victoriously. He is going to shout one word that has reverberated throughout the centuries. One word that still has impact for your life today. One word that makes all the difference. - If this word was not true ... the Christian life would not be hard ... it would be impossible.
John 19:28-30 - 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), ‘‘I thirst.’’ 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ‘‘It is finished,’’ and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Matthew, Mark, and Luke all tell us Jesus shouted something before dying. They don’t tell us what that is ... I believe John is telling us here. He shouted, ‘‘It is finished.’’ In the Greek this phrase is one word ... ‘‘Tetelestai.’’ - It means to finish, to complete, to accomplish, to fulfill, to bring to an end. Notice He did not shout ‘‘I am finished.’’ - He shouted IT. - He has accomplished, fulfilled, completed so ...
Series: 7 Words from the Cross
Josh Malone
John 19:30
ILLUS. - What you say at the end of a project can say a lot about how things went right? If a student finishes their senior year a credit short ... they are going to feel and speak differently than the student that finishes with all the credit they need to graduate. - We can know how things WENT by what people SAY. How was your day? - Eh, OK. | It was a day. | Great! How’s that project going at work? Not too well | I just want it to be over. | Really well! How’s the new year’s resolution going? Which year?! You get the point ... words can communicate ... how things are going. Today, we learn how Jesus’ mission went. Jesus here crossing the finish line ... in his final moments before death and then 3 days later we know He will be raised ... but here before His death ... He is going to cross the finish line triumphantly, victoriously. He is going to shout one word that has reverberated throughout the centuries. One word that still has impact for your life today. One word that makes all the difference. - If this word was not true ... the Christian life would not be hard ... it would be impossible.
John 19:28-30 - 28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), ‘‘I thirst.’’ 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ‘‘It is finished,’’ and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. Matthew, Mark, and Luke all tell us Jesus shouted something before dying. They don’t tell us what that is ... I believe John is telling us here. He shouted, ‘‘It is finished.’’ In the Greek this phrase is one word ... ‘‘Tetelestai.’’ - It means to finish, to complete, to accomplish, to fulfill, to bring to an end. Notice He did not shout ‘‘I am finished.’’ - He shouted IT. - He has accomplished, fulfilled, completed so ...
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