SERMONS ON THE CROSS
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The Power of the Cross
by Jeff Schreve
Space has been called "The Final Frontier." At least, that's what Captain Kirk called it. It seemed, some years ago, to be outlandish and impossible for man ever to make it into space, for man ever to walk on the moon, but we know that it is possible because we have done it. And we have put people into space many, many times. Now it's an amazing thing when you think about it, that man would have the capability, the brain power, the creativity, the ingenuity, the engineering, and the wisdom to be able to create a craft, a space craft that can go from earth into outer space and have people make it to the moon and walk on the moon. Wow...
The Revelation of the Cross
by Rex Yancey
The cross reveals the depth of God's love for humanity, the extent of human sin, the only means of salvation through Jesus Christ, the motivation for Christian service, and the eternal song of redemption celebrated in heaven.
Christ and the Cross
by Jerry Vines
I am going to read verses 21-27. I believe that verse 28 would be better put in chapter 17. I believe that the chapter division here takes away from the understanding of verse 28. Read verses 21-27 The Lord Jesus has told Simon Peter about the purpose of His church and the fact that He is going to build His church. Jesus spoke those words in response to the great affirmation of Simon Peter when he said, ''Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.'' The Lord Jesus complimented Simon Peter because he passed that first examination. Up until this point, the Lord Jesus has been trying to get his disciples to understand who He...
The Power of the Cross
by Curt Dodd
You know, the cross has been used as a fashion symbol. It's been used in the past as kind of a banner upon which people go into war with. The name of God and the name of Jesus have been used to validate wrong things, and often has been misunderstood by an entire population. If anything is true, it is that the cross is a symbol that you and I desperately need to understand. But we need to know more than what this symbol is all about. We need to understand the power of the cross, and so today I want to give you a simple message on the power of the cross. If you will, draw your attention there to I Corinthians 1: 17-18. Paul would...
What Happened on the Cross?
by Ernest Easley
Now on this Palm Sunday, as you are turning to Matthew 21, I want to invite you to our annual Good Friday service which is this coming Friday at 7:00 p.m. You will experience an incredible time of worship as our choir and orchestra lead us. I also want to encourage you between now and Friday to be inviting people to our Good Friday service and then our Easter Sunday morning celebration. And yes, we will be having Sunday School next Sunday morning! What a great way to begin Easter Sunday: with others studying God's Word! Now in Matthew 21 we read what took place on the very first Palm Sunday: April 29 A.D. beginning in...
The Power of the Cross
by Lenny Ports
The cross is critical in the life of a believer, acting as a barrier between us and the world's influences. The cross's message—Jesus' sacrifice for sin—enables us to live triumphantly over sin, separating from worldly values, and aligning closer with God through the transformative power of the Gospel.
The Call of the Cross
by David Cawston
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, 'If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 'For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26 'For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? (NKJ) Introduction: In a day of comfort and ease it is not popular to talk about sacrifice and suffering and dependency. Yet the Gospel has always had that challenge. It started with the Cross of Jesus and ends with the conflict of the ages. The Cross has become a symbol of...
The Glory of the Cross (3 of 4)
by Stan Coffey
For I Determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified I Corinthians 2:2 (KJV) But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world Galatians 6:14 (KJV) I. WE ARE TO GLORY IN THE PERSON WHO DEED ON THE CROSS But God forbid that I should glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Galatians 6:14a Insight: It is not the cross that makes Christ so special, it is Christ who makes the cross so special. A. It is the cross of the Lord - this tells us that He is our... (master)...1. Referring to His...
Nailed to the Cross
by Robert Walker
Lou Johnson was a 1965 World Series hero for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He tried for 30 years to recover the championship ring he lost to drug dealers in 1971. Drug and alcohol abuse cost him everything from that magical season, including his uniform, glove, and the bat he used to hit the winning home run in the deciding game. When the Dodgers president, Bob Graziano, learned that Johnson's World Series ring was about to be auctioned on the Internet, he immediately wrote a check for $3,457.00 and bought the ring before any bids were posted. He did for Johnson what the former Dodger outfielder had been unable to do for himself...
The Calf the Cross: The Story of Two Exchanges (15 of 17)
by Drew Hunter
Many of you are familiar with the general details of this story. Even if you aren't a Christian, you may have heard of this before. This is a very easy story to feel a sense of distance from. We don't have golden calves in our homes. This story seems pretty primitive. They look a bit foolish and crazy to us. But there are actually significant similarities between this story and each one of us. There are similarities between this story and every culture. At the heart of this story is idolatry. And when we think through what it meant for them to commit idolatry, we will find that we're not that far away from them. Nobody is. This story shows us the heart...
A Look At The Cross
by Claude Thomas
Introduction: James S Stewart, the great Scottish preacher and noted professor of New Testament at the University of Edinburgh, wrote in River of Life that man often makes two major demands of God. One demand is for intervention and the other is for interpretation. Paul said man sought that from God. In I Corinthians 1:22-24, he said the Jews required a sign - that's intervention, and the Greeks sought wisdom - that's interpretation. Listen to the text. The text specifies man's requirements of God, God's response, and then man's reactions to God's response. Transition Statement: First, there are man's often made demands...I...
Confronted by the Cross
by Rick White
Introduction: As symbols go, the golden arches of MacDonald's and the Shell Oil Company logo are more recognizable than the Christian cross, according to a survey of people in Australia, Germany, India, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The most widely recognized symbol in these six countries was the five linked rings of the Olympic Games, which was identified by 92% of respondents. In contrast, 88% identified the MacDonald's symbol and Shell's seashell logo. Only 54% identified the cross as symbolic of Christianity. ( --Baptists Today, Sep 21, 1995) Many people within our culture wear the cross as a piece...
The Cross and the Cradle
by David Cawston
Introduction: From the very beginning of the life of Jesus, from the time of the cradle there was a symbol of the cross. Here at the time of the temple dedication. A prophetic warning of pain.Again at the visit of the Wisemen there was a prophetic warning. The gift from the Magi of Myrrh – a burial spice. Over and over again through out Jesus life he stated the cross in His future! Matt 12:38-40 of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you."39 He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days and....
The Cross in the Neighborhood
by Bob Wickizer
Today we live in a "post-Christian" world. The Christianized world is already behind us as people move on to different things. Visit just about any European church on Sunday these days and you will find plenty of available seating. The vast majority of Europeans these days just don't go to church anymore. In terms of church attendance the United States might be a little better than our neighbors across the Atlantic but on any given Sunday only about 10% of the US population will grace the doors of a church. It is even getting difficult to build a church in places. Many counties across the United States are actually hostile to church...
The Offense of The Cross
by J. Gerald Harris
This is Palm Sunday. This is the Sunday when we commemorate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into the city of Jerusalem. This week is known in many Christian circles as the week of Christ's passion. This coming Friday is Good Friday when we shall memorialize in our hearts and in our minds the atoning death of Christ upon Calvary's cross. The week will culminate without celebration of the resurrection of our savior next Sunday as we gather for our Easter Sunday worship experiences Indeed, there is nothing more central to our faith than the death, the burial, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This morning I want...
The Bitterness of the Cross
by Charles H. Spurgeon
They... shall be in bitterness for him (Zechariah 12:10). You know, dear friends, that this text primarily refers to the Jewish nation. They will not always be blinded, as they are at present. The veil will ultimately be taken away from their eyes and their heart; and when it is taken away, it will not be by the enlightenment of mere reason, or through the cogency of argument by itself, but it will be through the outpouring of the Spirit of our God. The verse from which our text is taken makes this quite clear: ''I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications.'' Our Lord Jesus Christ can...
The Cross and Nature
by George H. Morrison
At the beginning of the summertime I have been in the habit of speaking on the religious aspects of the world of nature, for there are few of us whose thoughts do not travel in that direction when we waken to find ourselves in June again. In the South, where the sun is warm even at Christmas time, there is no surprise and delight about the summer. It is just the same as winter, only a little hotter and generally a little more uncomfortable. But in the North here it is far different from that. Between November and June there is a world of contrast. The one is bare and bleak and icy and disheveled. The other is fresh and beautiful...
The Cross of Reception
by Rex Yancey
Picture in your minds three crosses silhouetted on a hill just outside the city wall of Jerusalem. Up above the ominous clouds projected the kind of day it would be. On the center cross was Jesus Christ, the Son of God. On either side of him were two thieves who were deserving of the punishment they were receiving. I call these crosses the cross of redemption, rejection, and reception. In Isaiah 53:3, the prophet said, "He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief….." "Sorrows could be translated "Pains." He was a man of pain. -saiah also said "He was numbered with the transgressors...
