TGP2702 - The Crucified King

Intro

1611 KJV Readings

Those are so hard for us to read, but let’s watch Carll read a modern transaltion and have his cousin Brock translate it into Gen Z speak.

Gen Z Bible Translation Video

The 1611 KJV was written in the common language of the day but it’s not our common language.

It’s hilarious to see Brock translate these well known verse into some modern Gen Z verbiage.

The point of Scripture isn’t just to read it.

It’s to understand what the author was trying to communicate, then to understand how to apply it to our lives.

When you read Scripture, think,

“Why did the author write this?”

“Why does he include these details and not others?”

“What should I do with the truths he is telling me about?”

Today we’re looking at what Luke wrote in his gospel account of Jesus’s crucifixion.

Luke records a ton of details!

Remember that in the first of his writings, Luke says he is writing an orderly account of things he has followed closely.

He wants his readers to have certainty of who Jesus is and why Jesus came.

Teaching

Main Point: Even during extreme suffering, Jesus loves others and remains committed to His Father.

To love others and remain committed to the Father We Must Forgive Those Who Harm Us. (32-38)

Jesus taught many times to love those who persecute you.

Matthew 5:39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you

Look at the different groups are persecuting

The religious leaders: Verse 35

The soldiers: Verse 36

Even one of the criminals: Verse 39

Jesus goes beyond

turning the other cheek

praying for them

He prays that the Father will forgive them, for murdering him on the cross - verse 34

Step Dad - alcoholic, like walking on egg shells, even though he didn’t ask for it or even want it I had to forgive him

Transition: If we are going to love others like Jesus and remain committed to God the father like Jesus, then we must forgive those who hurt us.

But even during extreme suffering we need to keep our eyes open for others who are suffering, we must understand that:

To love others and remain committed to the Father We Must Comfort the Hurting. (39-43)

Not everyone is hurling insults and hurting Jesus: verse 40-41

these two criminals may have been with Barabbas

Remember last week we talked about Barabbas, Jesus is literally dying in Barabbas place, just like He is dying for us

Even though this criminal deserved his punishment, He believes in Jesus: verse 42

No one is too far gone, No one has committed the unforgivable sin, or is too sinful!

Moses - giver of the Law of God, great leader of Israel - also a murder

David - greatest King Israel ever knew, prepared for the temple and pointed to the coming Messiah - committed adultery with Bathsheba and put a hit out on Uriah her husband to kill him

Even in the NT: The Apostle Paul - wrote half the books in the NT, super holy man - had many Christians killed before his conversion including Stephen in Acts 7

We assume some people are out of the reach of God

God keeps putting up example after example

This thief couldn’t prove his repentance, he could get baptized, he would only live a few more hours, but his faith was real: verse 43

get cross step from, one side to the other

Jesus is literally grasping for each breath, yet he reaches out despite his suffering to comfort the hurting.

His love for this criminal and his commitment to following God’s will come together on the cross, as we consider Jesus’s final breathes, we know that:

To love others and remain committed to the Father We Must Commit Our Lives to the Father. (44-49)

From noon till 3pm there was darkness and the curtain tore

curtain separated holy of holies from the place the priests could go in the holy place

it was 60 feet tall and 4 inches thick

ripped from top to bottom

Matthew records it: Matthew 27:51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.

Christ’s death gives us access to God in a way that hadn’t been since the garden

The separation of sin between God and Man was removed for all who are cleansed by Jesus’s blood

Jesus is dying on the cross but in complete control

He’s holding the world together : Colossians 1:17 tells us he holds all things together.

He is in complete control from beginning till his last breath, but even as His human body lays in the ground for three days, He is still God eternal, ordering the cosmos

Those hurling insults lose all their confidence as they see Jesus’s death on the cross

The Centurion: verse 47

The crowds that called out for His crucifixion: verse 48

all who saw His death were marked by it

Essential Doctrine:

Christ is our Mercy Seat.

place where sin was atoned for and God's wrath was appeased.

Christ’s death is the appeasement, or satisfaction, of God’s wrath against sin.

Christ as the Mercy Seat

demonstrates God’s great love toward sinners

necessary payment that results from the penalty of sins

Christ Connection:

Jesus willingly took up His cross and suffered the judgment our sins deserve.

the curtain in the temple sanctuary was torn in two

signifying that sinners have access to God through the blood of Christ.

The crucifixion of Jesus shows us Jesus' love for others and His commitment to the Father, even during the most extreme suffering.

Conclusion

Are you still separated from Jesus?

Is there still a curtain in your heart?

Repent, believe, just like the thief, and the centurion, and those that realized that Jesus is who He said He was

He is still reigning today

If you are already joined to Christ

Then Even when you suffer, forgive those who harm you

comfort those who are hurting

commit your life to the Father

Live this life for His glory and your good in Jesus

Group

HOW DOES REALIZING JESUS HAD AUTHORITY OVER HIS OWN DEATH ENCOURAGE YOU TO TRUST HIM MORE? If Jesus had authority over His own death, deciding when He would breathe His last breath, then we can trust He has authority over all things in our lives too. This means we can trust God has complete control over anything we face. When we are going through painful situations, it can feel like God isn’t in control anymore—like He has somehow forgotten to protect us. But this simply isn’t true. Jesus’s death reminds us that we can completely trust God with everything. WE MUST REPENT OF OUR SIN WHEN WE ACCEPT GOD’S GIFT OF SALVATION, BUT WE SHOULD DAILY TURN AWAY FROM SIN. WHAT SINS DO YOU NEED TO REPENT OF TODAY? Repenting of—or confessing and turning away from—our sin is a step in accepting God’s gift of salvation. But because we are human, we’ll continue to struggle with sin. Repentance isn’t a one-time action; it’s a daily discipline for believers. Once we call out for salvation, God faithfully saves us right away. But He also wants us to confess our sins daily to Him. When we do this, God faithfully forgives us when we mess up. HOW CAN YOU SHOW GOD’S LOVE TO PEOPLE WHO MAY SEEM INCAPABLE OF BEING SAVED BY GOD? The best way we can reach people with the gospel is by loving them. You may have people in your classes, on your teams, or in your friend groups who seem too far gone. They may resist believing God is even real, or maybe they’ve even challenged your faith. But no one is out of reach of God’s love. All sin separates us from God, but Jesus defeated sin on the cross—for all people. When we love those who seem unlovable, we show them God’s love. This can look like simply befriending them, making conversation with them, helping them study, inviting them to hang out, and so on. We model Jesus when we love people others reject (see Mark 2:16-17).