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Good Friday:
Mark 15:33-39
BI: God judged Jesus for our sins so that we can have free access to God
Well good morning everyone.
Welcome to church.
Just so good.
Sing God’s praises, hear God’s word read.
Awesome to see you.
This is highlight as followers of Jesus.
Good Friday.
The amazing message of God’s love for us in the Lord Jesus Christ.
1. Introduction
Some actions in life are not what they seem at first glance.
Take pruning right.
I had this huge lemon tree.
Absolutely overgrown.
We had just moved into this house recently.
My mum came over one Saturday and she was feedbacking me on the state of the tree.
Brian you need to cut that right back.
That’s how you’ll get good lemons.
We had these huge lemons that taste like water.
Pruning. it looks like hacking the tree but actually it encourages, helps, causing plant to grow and produce good fruit.
Or what about manure.
It stinks.
That’s right.
But manure in the garden.
It does wonders.
You need it.
Had a mate, migrant parents.
Growing up his folks house watch horror movies.
The got right into manure thing.
Their garden just reeked.
But you know, manure gives nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
Good for plant growth.
I enjoyed their tomatoes growing up.
You can tell I’ve been thinking about the garden just a little lately.
Or another one closer to home, what about disciplining a child?
Its no fun for child, parent.
I mean, it is so much easier to say I’ll give you want you want.
But discipline.
That’s hard.
Timeout.
Explain to me what you did, why was it wrong, say sorry.
In fact nurturing loving a child, you need to discipline.
It’s hard at the time, but it shapes our children in truth and love doesn’t it?
Some actions in life are not what they seem at first glance
Same with the cross of Christ.
We’re here today Good Friday to remember the cross.
It’s about Jesus, not eggs and bunnies.
Jesus, who died on the cross for our sins.
The cross looks like defeat but it is in fact spectacular victory.
The cross looks like weakness but it’s a demonstration of God’s power.
It looks foolish but it is the wisdom of God.
It looks like cruelty but is the ultimate act of compassion and love.
Jesus death on cross looks like end, but it’s act of new life.
Christ on cross, reveals life, eternal life.
New life access to our great God.
So, on this Good Friday, we are looking at Mark 15:33-39.
I hope you will see how great, how loving your God is this morning.
This morning I want you to know: Jesus died for our sins so that we can have access to God.
This is a wonderful truth.
it’s the best news.
Follow along in our bulletins or on the screen.
1. Jesus died for our sins (15:33-37)
Let’s zoom right into that day the final hours.
Our Lord Jesus is hanging on the cross, and it gets very dark.
Come to verse 33
To catch you up, Jesus was crucified at 9am, at 12pm that’s the 6th hour see it there, look what happens, darkness covers the whole land.
It goes till the 9th hour, that’s 3pm. 3 hours of darkness.
Like I get how in Melbourne we have 4 seasons a day, hot, cold, windy, cloudy, I don’t particularly like it.
This is not Melbourne weather.
Here it is darkness for 3 whole hours from 12 - 3pm. the sun should be shining it’s brightest.
But its pitch black.
And it’s Passover time so there’s a full moon.
It can’t be a solar eclipse.
Don’t miss the point.
There’s no natural explanation.
It’s not what it seems at first glance.
Actually, God is telling us something highly significant is happening.
What is it?
Well darkness in the Bible represents God’s judgement.
Do you remember the 10 plagues in Egypt?
God judged Pharaoh.
Why?
He didn’t let God’s people to worship him.
So he sent these devastating plagues.
Not sure if you remember them all, but remember the second last plague?
What was it?
Darkness.
A darkness that was felt.
No one could see anyone else.
No body went anywhere it was that dark.
This was God’s judgement.
See throughout Scripture darkness represents judgement.
God is light.
When God the light shines on you he is showing you favour, but if he turns his face away, it’s darkness.
It’s judgement.
Here everyone is witnessing Jesus on the cross.
And it goes dark.
You can imagine the soldiers, the witnesses, Jewish leaders, Jesus’ family, the crowds gathered.
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