Four Aspects of Calvary
Donald Cantrell
Luke 23:33
Easter Sermon
Luk 23:33 KJV - And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
I - The Noted Place "There"
II - The Notorious People "They"
III - The Nightmarish Punishment "Crucified"
IV - The Noble Person "Him"
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
The name Auschwitz brings terror and grief to the hearts of many people. It is the sight of an infamous Nazi death camp where 4 million Jews died during World War II. A half-ton of hair is still preserved. The showers that once sprayed poisonous gas still stand.
Maximillian Kolbe, a Franciscan priest who had been helping the Jews escape the Nazis, was discovered and arrested, and then sent to Auschwitz. While there he still tried to care for the prisoners. He bandaged their wounds. He shared his food. He gave up his bunk. He prayed for his captors. He was soon nicknamed the "Saint of Auschwitz."
In July, 1941, there was an escape. The camp rules stated that upon every successful escape, 10 persons would die. All the prisoners would be gathered in the courtyard, and an SS Officer would be flipping through the pages randomly calling names of the prisoners who would be immediately taken to a cell where they would receive no food or water until they died.
One by one names were called. The tenth person called was a man named Fraciszek Graciszek Gajowniczek. He was a sergeant in the Polish Army who had been captured. When his name was called, he cried, "My wife and my children." The officers turn as they hear movement among the prisoners. The guards raise their rifles, the dogs became tense anticipating a command to attack. It was a prisoner that had left his ranks and was pushing his way to the front. It is Kolbe, one of the guards shouted, "Stop or be shot" as Kolbe said that he wanted to talk to the c ...
Donald Cantrell
Luke 23:33
Easter Sermon
Luk 23:33 KJV - And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
I - The Noted Place "There"
II - The Notorious People "They"
III - The Nightmarish Punishment "Crucified"
IV - The Noble Person "Him"
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
The name Auschwitz brings terror and grief to the hearts of many people. It is the sight of an infamous Nazi death camp where 4 million Jews died during World War II. A half-ton of hair is still preserved. The showers that once sprayed poisonous gas still stand.
Maximillian Kolbe, a Franciscan priest who had been helping the Jews escape the Nazis, was discovered and arrested, and then sent to Auschwitz. While there he still tried to care for the prisoners. He bandaged their wounds. He shared his food. He gave up his bunk. He prayed for his captors. He was soon nicknamed the "Saint of Auschwitz."
In July, 1941, there was an escape. The camp rules stated that upon every successful escape, 10 persons would die. All the prisoners would be gathered in the courtyard, and an SS Officer would be flipping through the pages randomly calling names of the prisoners who would be immediately taken to a cell where they would receive no food or water until they died.
One by one names were called. The tenth person called was a man named Fraciszek Graciszek Gajowniczek. He was a sergeant in the Polish Army who had been captured. When his name was called, he cried, "My wife and my children." The officers turn as they hear movement among the prisoners. The guards raise their rifles, the dogs became tense anticipating a command to attack. It was a prisoner that had left his ranks and was pushing his way to the front. It is Kolbe, one of the guards shouted, "Stop or be shot" as Kolbe said that he wanted to talk to the c ...
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