TODAY YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE (2 OF 5)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Luke 23:43
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Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise (2 of 5)
Series: God's Mic Drop: The Seven Last Words of Christ
Scott Maze
Luke 23:43
Jesus hung on the cross for six agonizing hours before succumbing to the torture of crucifixion through asphyxiation. During that time, Jesus made seven statements on the cross that were recorded in the four gospels of the New Testament. Each one of these statements is significant and worthy of every drop of your mental power.
I invite you to turn to Luke 23 with me this morning. To prepare our hearts to celebrate Easter in a month, I want you to devote your mind and heart to these seven statements of Jesus while hanging on the cross.
The universal symbol of Christianity is the cross, the old rugged cross. While the empty tomb is the foundation of Christianity, the cross is the focus of Christianity.
Today, we refer to this as Calvary, which comes from the Latin word for ''skull.'' With no sleep and being bounced from trial to trial, Jesus must endure even more torture. Tucked away in the midst of the agonizing story of Jesus' death is the famous story of the dying thief.
Today's Scripture
''One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, ''Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!'' 40 But the other rebuked him, saying, ''Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.'' 42 And he said, ''Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.'' 43 And he said to him, ''Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise'' (Luke 23:39-43).
Three Dying Men
Had you gone to Jerusalem that day so long ago, and had you gone just outside the wall to the north, out through the Damascus Gate, there you would have seen a rocky outcropping. And there, you would have seen three crosses, with three men on those crosses.
During Jesus' six agonizing hours on the c ...
Series: God's Mic Drop: The Seven Last Words of Christ
Scott Maze
Luke 23:43
Jesus hung on the cross for six agonizing hours before succumbing to the torture of crucifixion through asphyxiation. During that time, Jesus made seven statements on the cross that were recorded in the four gospels of the New Testament. Each one of these statements is significant and worthy of every drop of your mental power.
I invite you to turn to Luke 23 with me this morning. To prepare our hearts to celebrate Easter in a month, I want you to devote your mind and heart to these seven statements of Jesus while hanging on the cross.
The universal symbol of Christianity is the cross, the old rugged cross. While the empty tomb is the foundation of Christianity, the cross is the focus of Christianity.
Today, we refer to this as Calvary, which comes from the Latin word for ''skull.'' With no sleep and being bounced from trial to trial, Jesus must endure even more torture. Tucked away in the midst of the agonizing story of Jesus' death is the famous story of the dying thief.
Today's Scripture
''One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, ''Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!'' 40 But the other rebuked him, saying, ''Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.'' 42 And he said, ''Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.'' 43 And he said to him, ''Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise'' (Luke 23:39-43).
Three Dying Men
Had you gone to Jerusalem that day so long ago, and had you gone just outside the wall to the north, out through the Damascus Gate, there you would have seen a rocky outcropping. And there, you would have seen three crosses, with three men on those crosses.
During Jesus' six agonizing hours on the c ...
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