The Crucifixion of Christ…

• …is at the core of the plan of salvation!

• …has an even deeper meaning for the Christian.

• Look again at the illustration of the crucified Christ…

The Illustration…• Christ died on the

cross.• When we become a

Christian, we put the old man of sin to death on the cross with Jesus.

• Once we have died, we rise with Jesus to walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4).

The Crucifixion of Christ…

• …is at the core of the plan of salvation!• …has an even deeper meaning for the

Christian.• Look again at the illustration of the

crucified Christ…• Hear again the lesson of the crucified

Christ…

The Lesson…• While our old man is

hanging on the cross, let us hear what Jesus says…literally.

• Let’s hear the seven messages of Jesus from the cross and apply them to the illustrations of the old man dying and the new man emerging.

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“It Is Finished”

John 19:30

“It Is Finished”• These were the final words of Jesus

at the end of His journey.• He had completed His mission.• He had become sin for us, and

bore the consequences of sinfor us.

• He was the innocent Lambof God.

But Who Else Is On The Cross?• The old man of sin.• The old man that was crucified with Him.• The old man of sin should repeat the same

words:– “It is finished”– “My life of sin is dead – it’s over”– “The body of sin is done away with” (Romans 6:6)– “We are no longer slaves of sin”

“I Thirst”

John 19:28

“I Thirst”

• We often forget that this is a fulfillment of prophecy (Psalm 69:21 – “And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.”).

• This shows the humanity of Christ.• This also shows the deity of Christ through

the fulfillment of all prophecies – even one that might seem (to us) insignificant.

“I Thirst”• But listen again to what Jesus says…

“I thirst” – and apply it to the onewho would follow after Him!

• Matthew 5:6 – “Blessed arethose who hunger and thirstafter righteousness, for theyshall be filled”

• This points to our desire for Godand His word!

“I Thirst”• When we become a Christian, our focus and desire

should change to spiritual concerns.• Revelation 21:6 – “And He said to me, “It is done! I am

the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.”

• Who will receive the water of life?– The one who thirsts– The one who has the right attitude and the right focus– Can you survive without the living water?

“Woman, Behold

Your Son…Behold Your

Mother!”John 19:26-27

“Woman, Behold Your Son…Behold Your Mother!”

• Listen to the words again from theperspective of the old man whois hanging on the cross with Jesus.

• Do you remember what Jesus hadsaid previously about His family?

• Luke 8:20-21• Luke 12:53

“And it was told Him by some, who said, ‘Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see You.’21 But He answered and said to them, ‘My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.’”

“Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

“Woman, Behold Your Son…Behold Your Mother!”

• Families will be divided because of the old man hanging on the cross with Christ.

• But when we become a Christian, we gain a new family.

• When we come down from the cross, we are born anew.

• Not convinced? Read Acts 2 and the start of the early church!

“Father, Forgive Them, For They Do Not Know What They

Do”

Luke 23:34

“Father, Forgive Them…”

• This is one of the most remarkable messages we hear Jesus say.

• Luke 23:33 – “And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.”

• Then, Jesus asks God to forgive them.

“Father, Forgive Them…”

• What a remarkable Savior we have!• Even in death, His humility, love,

and merciful nature aremanifested.

• Can you imagine having thesame type attitude if those thingswere done to you?

“Father, Forgive Them…”

• Listen again to Jesus’ words on the cross.

• When we rise to walk in newness of life, what type of spirit should we display?

• If we want God to forgive us, we had better be ready to forgive others!

“Father, Forgive Them…”• Does our righteousness exceed that of the

world’s?• Are we different from the world?• Have we truly been crucified with Christ?• This morning…– “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in

Paradise”– “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”– “Father, in Your hands I commend My spirit.”

“Assuredly, I say to you,

today you will be with Me in

Paradise”

Luke 23:43

“Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, ‘If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.’40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, ‘Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?’”

“You will be with me in Paradise”• Look at the amazing faith on the

part of the one criminal!• He’s watching Jesus die.• And he realizes that Jesus is

still going to establish Hiskingdom.

• Jesus recognizes that faith, andpromises him Paradise.

How does that apply to us?• Our old man of sin is hanging on the cross with

Jesus.• Perhaps we could explain that we have the same

hope as the criminal…if we have faith like he did.• But also think about it this way…– Jesus had power on earth to forgive sins.– He had the right to promise Paradise to this man.– No one else has this ability!

What should be our focus?• After we have died to

sin and have started our new lives…

• …our focus should be to take others where we are going!

• Just like our Lord!• How many have you

influenced in such a way that they will want to go to Heaven?

“My God, My God, why have You forsaken

Me?”

Mark 15:34

“And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?’ which is translated, ‘My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?’”

“Why have You forsaken Me?”• In these words, we hear the reality of Jesus’ pain

and suffering.• We are reminded of the suffering of Jesus in the

Garden of Gethsemane.– Being in agony.– “Father, let this cup pass from Me.”– Sweat as drops of blood.

• In order for the plan to be accomplished, God had to turn His back on His Son.

“Why have you forsaken Me?”• What was the answer to Jesus’

question?• It was because of our sins.• We should always be reminded

that it is because of our sinsthat Jesus had to die!

• As our old man is hanging onthe cross with Jesus, we should remember the words of the criminal…

“And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.”

“Why have You forsaken Me?”• We are forever

indebted to our Lord for that sacrifice!

• Romans 8:12 – “We are debtors”

• Does knowing Jesus died because of your sin lead you to live a life of service to Him?

“Father, into Your hands I

commit My spirit”

Luke 23:46

“Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, ‘Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’” Having said this, He breathed His last.”

“Father, into Your hands…”

• Jesus put His trust in His Father.• This was a new experience

for Him.• Death is a scary thought.• But He faced it by turning it

over to His Father.

“Father, into Your hands…”• Becoming a Christian can be intimidating,

nerve-wracking, and even scary.• But we just turn it over to God!• “Not my will, but Thy will be done”• When we allow that old man to breathe his

last, and we rise to walk in newness of life…–We turn our lives over to God.–We let Him direct our spirits.

The Application…• The old man

has died.• The new man

emerges…• Listen to the

words of Jesus in John 14:1-6:

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”

“‘And where I go you know, and the way you know.’ 5 Thomas said to Him, ‘Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?’6 Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’”

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