Sermons on John 19:31-42
Sermon for Lent Midweek 5
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, Amen. First, we want to distinguish between three kinds of suffering that Jesus accomplished for us on the cross. The first is physical. The agony of the cross is an excruciating agony. So bitter is the death on the cross that as soon as there was a Christian who was emperor of Rome, Constantine, he immediately outlawed it.…
Good Friday Readings and Meditations
First Reading: John 18:1-11 (Jesus is Betrayed by Judas) When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was an olive grove, and he and his disciples went into it. Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. So Judas came to the grove, guiding a…