Lessons from the Cross

Lessons from the Cross

A)    Christianity is different.

a.       Jesus is the center or Christianity

b.      Cross is the center of Jesus

c.       The cross should be the center of our lives

B)     The cross teaches us

a.       How serious sin is.

b.      How much God loves us

c.       Told to pick up our cross

                                                              i.     We die as Jesus dies, our life comes later

d.      There is a death to die

                                                              i.     I am crucified

                                                            ii.     We share in his suffering (Philippines 2)

                                                          iii.     We suffer

                                                          iv.     Put away the old man

e.       Through death comes live

                                                              i.     Examples of the universal truth

                                                            ii.     We were dead in our sins, but Jesus’ death gives us life

                                                          iii.     Witness of the mytrs (Greek word study)

f.       It was planned by God

                                                              i.     From foundation of the world

                                                            ii.     Shows God’s wrath and love

                                                          iii.     Shows how foreign he is as no human would think of the cross

                                                          iv.     If God planned the cross than he is in control of everything

                                                            v.     God planned OUR cross

g.      There is a day of resurrection

                                                              i.     Jesus went for the glory before him

                                                            ii.     Cities of refuge

                                                          iii.     1 Corinthians 15

h.      The God teaches us God is love and God is Just

                                                              i.     God loves us so much he gave his life on the cross for his enemies.

                                                            ii.     Good is so just he sent his son to the cross.

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