Good Friday Sermon: April 3rd 2026

The Biblical Theology of Shame

Hebrews 12:2 “looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Genesis 2:25 “And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.”

Genesis 3:7 “Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.”

Genesis 3:21 “And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.”

Galatians 3:27 “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Revelation 7:14 “I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Isaiah 61:10 “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”

Unclean

Theme: Exposure to Adorned: Shame to Honor

Though sin left us exposed in shame, Christ embraced the shame of the cross so that we could stand adorned in his righteousness.

Disgrace of a name: Benedict Arnold

“Arnold’s betrayal did not disgrace his name alone; it cast a shadow over his household. His wife was banished, his family driven into exile, and his children grew up under the burden of a disgraced name.”

Write 2 minute homilies for each movement.

Movements / Art

1. Innocence - Genesis 2:25 “And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.”

Never awkward moment Paradise Lost

2. Exposed - Genesis 3:6–7 “So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked.

3. Shoddy - Genesis 3:7 “ And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.”

4. Clothed - Genesis 3:21 “And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.”

5. Contaminated - Leviticus 10:10 “You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean,”

6. Endured - Hebrews 12:2 “looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

7. Crowned - Isaiah 61:10 “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”