Tri-Annual Singing!
February 21, 2026
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Category: Crucifixion
Subject: Crucifixion
Another Point on Sanctification
We have had the concept of sanctification as a particular touchstone in our preaching the last several months. The sanctification of God’s people is a primary truth which not only impacts our redemption, but also our responsibilities to God and man.
In Hebrews 10, the writer takes time to establish Jesus’ purpose in coming to earth, as prophesied in Psalm 40:6-8. “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; My ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require. Then I said, ‘Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it is written of me. I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.’” In verses 8-10, the Hebrew writer comments on the meaning of the Psalm as it pertains to Christ. This serves as the grist for these thoughts. Continue reading “Another Point on Sanctification”
Jesus Predicts His Death
The text of Mark 10:32-34 states the beginning of the final stage of Jesus’s life as he began his journey to Jerusalem where he would be crucified.
“Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed. And as they followed they were afraid. Then He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them the things that would happen to Him: ‘Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles; and they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him, and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again’”
As Jesus had already spoken to them twice about His eventual death, no doubt his determination to go directly to the source of his opposition (Jerusalem) was both amazing (“they were amazed”) and troubling (“they were afraid”) to His disciples. For a third time Jesus declares His impending death, this time to the twelve as He took them aside. Continue reading “Jesus Predicts His Death”
The Rejected Savior of Mankind
In Acts 8, a eunuch from Ethiopia was traveling a road from Jerusalem back to his home. He was reading from the prophet Isaiah, specifically the beginning of chapter 53 when he met the evangelist Philip. When the eunuch asked Philip, “of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?”, Philip correctly answered that the prophecy was about Jesus Christ (Acts 8:34-35).
In truth, there is much said about the Christ in Isaiah’s book of prophecy. The interesting thing about chapter 53 is that it pictures a Messiah that the Jew of Jesus’ time would have a hard time accepting. Let’s explain:
“For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him” (Isaiah 53:2). Continue reading “The Rejected Savior of Mankind”
Mining the Scriptures: Philippians 2:5-11
The text calls for us to have the same mind (will) as Christ. The decision He made: to leave heaven, come to earth as a man, and humble Himself to the point of death on the cross shows clearly our Lord’s mind regarding others. He was motivated by love and selflessness. Jesus once said, “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends” (John 15:12-13). We can’t do for Him what He did for us, so in His next breath he said, “You are My friends if you do whatever I command you” (John 15:14). Unfortunately too many are too selfish or indifferent to do even this for their Lord.
God celebrated and rewarded the sacrifice of Jesus through His resurrection and exaltation. It is as a result of this exaltation that Jesus has become the appointed judge for all mankind. In the day of judgment, every knee will bow and confess Him as Lord.
So, yes, we need the same mind which was in Christ Jesus!
Jesus on the Cross
A discussion of the events of Jesus’ Crucifixion, and the words John recorded said by Jesus on that occasion.
Sermon: Jesus Before Pilate
As we continue our series, we discuss Jesus’ conversation with Roman Governor Pontius Pilate, recorded in John 18.
Sermon: It is Finished
Speaker: Josh Cox
An examination of Jesus’ last words on the cross as He died for the sins of mankind. Applications are made to our own lives.
Sermon: “By whose stripes you were healed”
A discussion about the suffering of Jesus, what it means for us, and how we are to respond as His disciples.
Sermon: If I Am Lifted Up from the Earth
Lesson 30
Another discussion of Jesus’ words in John’s gospel. In the final week before Jesus’ betrayal, He intimates the manner of His death. (John 12:27-36).
Sermon: The Death of a Grain of Wheat
A discussion of the illustration Jesus used to emphasize the necessity and glory of His death (John 12:20-26)
Sermon: I Am the Good Shepherd
Lesson 26 is series:
In John 10, Jesus describes Himself as the Door to the Sheepfold, and the Good Shepherd. The lesson examines the implications of these statements.
The Blood of the Cross
God’s plan for redeeming man has been referred to as a scarlet thread that runs throughout the Bible. From Genesis to Revelation, the primary thrust of scripture is God’s effort to deal with the sin of man.
It is prophesied in Genesis 3:15 when Satan, in the guise of the serpent, was told by God, “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.”
Sermon: Why Jesus Came
There are a number of answers which Jesus Himself supplied while on earth. This lesson examines the reasons Jesus came to earth 2,000 years ago.
Sermon: Three Crosses
A discussion of the Crucifixion narrative in Luke 23. There are three crosses worthy of discussion: A Cross of Rebellion, A Cross of Repentance, and A Cross of Redemption.
“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Lesson 9 of 9, Fall 2016 Gospel Meeting. Speaker: Jeremiah Cox.
A helpful explanation of the Lord’s words on the cross when He died for our sins. The text of Psalm 22 is used to explain the phrase.
