The Cross of Christ Changes Everything!

Preach the Word 1. The Crucified Christ (Matthew 27:33–50)

THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST

MATTHEW 27:33–50

I. THE CRUCIFIXION WAS PROPHESIED.

1. It was prophesied by Isaiah; Isa. 53:2–12.

2. It was prophesied by Daniel; Dan. 9:26.

3. It was prophesied by Zechariah; Zech. 13:6.

II. THE CRUCIFIXION WAS NOT DESERVED.

1. He knew no sin; 2 Cor. 5:21.

2. He did no sin; 1 Peter 2:22.

3. He was without sin; Heb. 4:15.

III. THE CRUCIFIXION WAS VOLUNTARILY.

1. He came to give His life as a Ransom; Matt. 20:28.

2. He was led as a lamb to the slaughter; Isa. 53:7.

3. He gave Himself as a sacrifice to God; Eph. 5:2.

IV. THE CRUCIFIXION WAS SHAMEFUL.

1. He was crucified on a tree; Gal. 3:13.

2. He was crucified in the midst of mockery; Mark 15:18–20.

3. He was crucified by His own nation; Acts 2:23.

V. THE CRUCIFIXION CAUSED AGONY.

1. Agony came because of the crown of thorns; Matt. 27:29.

2. Agony came when He was forsaken by the Father; Matt. 27:46.

3. Agony came when He suffered thirst; John 19:28.

VI. THE CRUCIFIXION WAS SUBSTITUTIONARY.

1. The Just took the place of the unjust; 1 Peter 3:18.

2. The Sinless took the place of the sinner; 2 Cor. 5:21.

3. The Guiltless was made a curse for us; Gal. 3:13.

VII. THE CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST WAS VICTORIOUS.

1. By His crucifixion we are reconciled to God; Rom. 5:10.

2. By His crucifixion He conquered death; Rev. 1:18.

3. By His crucifixion we have a gospel to preach; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4.

Preach the Word 1. The Crucified Christ (Matthew 27:33–50)

I. THE CRUCIFIXION WAS PROPHESIED.

1. It was prophesied by Isaiah; Isa. 53:2–12.

2. It was prophesied by Daniel; Dan. 9:26.

3. It was prophesied by Zechariah; Zech. 13:6.

Preach the Word 1. The Crucified Christ (Matthew 27:33–50)

I. THE CRUCIFIXION WAS PROPHESIED.

1. It was prophesied by Isaiah; Isa. 53:2–12.

2. It was prophesied by Daniel; Dan. 9:26.

3. It was prophesied by Zechariah; Zech. 13:6.

II. THE CRUCIFIXION WAS NOT DESERVED.

1. He knew no sin; 2 Cor. 5:21.

2. He did no sin; 1 Peter 2:22.

3. He was without sin; Heb. 4:15.

III. THE CRUCIFIXION WAS VOLUNTARILY.

1. He came to give His life as a Ransom; Matt. 20:28.

2. He was led as a lamb to the slaughter; Isa. 53:7.

3. He gave Himself as a sacrifice to God; Eph. 5:2.

IV. THE CRUCIFIXION WAS SHAMEFUL.

1. He was crucified on a tree; Gal. 3:13.

2. He was crucified in the midst of mockery; Mark 15:18–20.

3. He was crucified by His own nation; Acts 2:23.

V. THE CRUCIFIXION CAUSED AGONY.

1. Agony came because of the crown of thorns; Matt. 27:29.

2. Agony came when He was forsaken by the Father; Matt. 27:46.

3. Agony came when He suffered thirst; John 19:28.

VI. THE CRUCIFIXION WAS SUBSTITUTIONARY.

1. The Just took the place of the unjust; 1 Peter 3:18.

2. The Sinless took the place of the sinner; 2 Cor. 5:21.

3. The Guiltless was made a curse for us; Gal. 3:13.

VII. THE CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST WAS VICTORIOUS.

1. By His crucifixion we are reconciled to God; Rom. 5:10.

2. By His crucifixion He conquered death; Rev. 1:18.

3. By His crucifixion we have a gospel to preach; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4.

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The Cross Was Prophesied

It was prophesied by Isaiah

Isaiah 53:4–5 ESV

4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.

Isaiah 53:2–12 ESV

2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? 9 And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.

Isa

It was prophesied by Daniel

Daniel 9:26 ESV

26 And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.

Dan

It was prophesied by Zechariah

Zechariah 13:6 ESV

6 And if one asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your back?’ he will say, ‘The wounds I received in the house of my friends.’

The cross was not a second thought or a plan B. The Triune Godhead, before the foundation of the earth planned that the eternal Son would take on flesh and die

The Cross was prophesied...

2. The Cross Was Not Deserved

He knew no sin

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV

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.

He did no sin

1 Peter 2:22 ESV

22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.

He was without sin

Hebrews 4:15 ESV

15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

The Cross was prophesied...

3. The Cross Was Voluntary

The Cross Was Not Deserved

3. The Cross Was Voluntary

He came to give His life as a ransom

Matthew 20:28 ESV

28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

He was led as a lamb to the slaughter

Isaiah 53:7 ESV

7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.

He gave Himself as a sacrifice to God

Ephesians 5:2 ESV

2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

The Cross was prophesied...

The Cross Was Not Deserved...

The Cross was Voluntary...

4. The Cross Was Shameful

He was crucified on a tree

Galatians 3:13 ESV

13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”—

He was crucified in the midst of mockery

Mark 15:18–20 ESV

18 And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him.

He was crucified by his own nation

Acts 2:23 ESV

23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.

The Cross was prophesied...

The Cross Was Not Deserved...

The Cross was Voluntary...

The Cross was Shameful...

5. The Cross Caused Agony

Agony came because of the crown of thorns

Matthew 27:29 ESV

29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

Agony came when He suffered thirst

Matthew 27:46 ESV

46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Agony came when He was forsaken by the Father

John 19:28 ESV

28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”

The Cross was prophesied...

The Cross Was Not Deserved...

The Cross was Voluntary...

The Cross was Shameful...

The Cross caused Agony...

6. The Cross Was Substitutionary

The Just took the place fo the unjust

1 Peter 3:18 ESV

18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,

The Sinless took the place of the sinner

2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV

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.

The Guiltless was made a curse for us

Galatians 3:13 ESV

13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”—

The Cross was prophesied...

The Cross Was Not Deserved...

The Cross was Voluntary...

The Cross was Shameful...

The Cross caused Agony...

The Cross was substitutionary...

7. The Cross Was Victorious

By the cross we are reconciled to God

Romans 5:10 ESV

10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

By the cross He conquered death

Revelation 1:18 ESV

18 and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.

By the cross we have a gospel to share!

2 Corinthians 5:18–20 ESV

18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

1 Corinthians 15:3–4 ESV

3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,

So, how does the Cross of Christ change everything?

You have the opportunity for life because of His death

You have the promise of pleasure because of His Pain

You have the guarantee that the biggest problem you face is resolved at the cross.