“THE BURIAL” LUKE 23:50-56 I. Introduction “If you were accused of being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?” Billy Sunday was to the first half of the twentieth century what Billy Graham became in the second half. Sunday not only preached the gospel to unbelievers, he also told stories that were […]
“JESUS’ LAST WORD ON PEACE” LUKE 23:46 I. Introduction “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit!” These are Jesus’ words, and having spoken them, He carefully, calmly, and in full control of all that was happening, gently bowed His head and allowed Himself to die. With those words, the seventh thing Jesus said from […]
“JESUS’ LAST WORD ON SALVATION” LUKE 23:43 I. Introduction “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.” These are Jesus’ last words on salvation. A week ago today we heard the last recorded words of some well-known people. We heard the last words of unbelievers like the French philosopher Voltaire […]
“JESUS’ LAST WORD ON FORGIVENESS” LUKE 23:34 I. Introduction On January 9, 2014, my ninety-two year old mother passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior. In the final hours of her life she was, for the most part, unable to speak intelligibly. It was obvious that she was agitated and struggling to say […]
“THE CRUCIFIXION” LUKE 23:33-49 I. Introduction There is before us this morning a great dichotomy. On the one extreme we will be witnesses to the most despicable crime in human history, the premeditated murder of God’s only Son. On the other extreme we will witness an act of grace that will forever be unsurpassed, the […]
“ON THE ROAD TO THE CROSS” LUKE 23:26-32 I. Introduction Have you ever given someone a valuable gift and then watched as your gift was neglected, unappreciated, broken, or even thrown away? It hurt, didn’t it? Have you ever offered a friend or a loved one the gospel of Jesus Christ and then stood by […]
“CRUCIFY HIM!” LUKE 23:13-25 I. Introduction “Hindsight is 20/20.” You’ve all heard that before, haven’t you? “Hindsight” refers to things that are obvious now that weren’t so obvious in the past. “20/20” refers to a common measurement for ideal eyesight. So “hindsight is 20/20” is an idiom meaning, “It’s easy to know the right thing […]
“KING OF THE JEWS” LUKE 23:1-12 I. Introduction “Jesus the Nazarene – The King of the Jews.” John tells us that those were the words that were tacked to the cross just above Jesus’ head when they crucified Him. All four gospel writers report that detail. Matthew’s words are, “This is Jesus the King of […]
“YES, I AM” LUKE 22:63-71 I. Introduction It is arguably true that the greatest sermon ever preached in America was “Sinners in the hands of an angry God.” Jonathan Edwards delivered it in Enfield, Connecticut, on July 8, 1741, thirty-five years before our founding fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence. It is an amazing sermon […]
“PRETENDING OR REPENTING” LUKE 22:47-62 I. Introduction When you were child and you disobeyed your parents, were you sorry you disobeyed them, or were you sorry when they caught you? How can you differentiate between these two kinds of sorry? Well, ask yourself this: How sorry would you have been if your parents had never […]