Good Friday
Sermon for Good Friday
[Machine transcription] Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” Dear children of the light, this Lenten season we have watched and reflected on the journey of our Lord Jesus Christ from Galilee. In Luke 9, it records when the days drew near for him to be taken up. He set his face…
Sermon for Good Friday
[Machine transcription] When he had tasted the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, it is right that we should on this night gather together and remember all that our Lord Jesus suffered for us. It is good for us to consider the agony that he endured those 1,989 years ago, the beating and the…
Sermon for Good Friday
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints, there are seven words, seven sermons that Jesus preaches from the pulpit of the cross. The Gospel of John gave us three of them. In a minute we’ll hear all of them in a row, and I want to meditate briefly on these seven words that Jesus preaches. To put it in context, we’ll remember that…
The Seven Words from the Cross
[Machine transcription] The seven words from the cross, the first word from Luke chapter 23. And when they came to the place that is called the skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do, and they cast lots to divide his garments. Amen. In the name of Jesus,…
It is Finished
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The focus of our Lenten services this year at St. Paul has been the seven words of Jesus as he was on the cross. They are words of life even in his death. Tonight we conclude fittingly with his words, “It is finished.” But what is…
Sermon for Good Friday
[Machine transcription] This evening you will hear from the Gospel according to St. John and the Passion account from there. There are several things that I want you to pay attention to and listen for. Some very unique things happened, several miracles even. At the very beginning of the text, when Jesus is in the garden and His disciples are there gathered around Him and…
Listen to My Voice
[Machine transcription] The last words of a man have meaning. Many times before someone dies, they ask for you to keep a vow for them, to make a promise to them, to take care of this thing or situation for them. And it is no different than with Jesus’ last words. But the words of which we will be looking at this evening weren’t any of that; they were spoken…
They Desired His Garments
[Machine transcription] You ever wonder what day of the week man was made? Count it. Man was made on a Friday. That’s when God created Adam and Eve. And on what day of the week did God choose to sacrifice the second Adam? On a Friday. Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, see him dying on a tree. ‘Tis the Christ by man rejected. Yes, my soul, ’tis he,…
Seven Words of Truth and Love From the Cross
They came to the place which is called The Skull. It’s known also to us as Calvary. As Golgotha. A pious legend says that this elevated place was the same small mountain as that where Abraham prepared to offer up his promised son, Isaac. But that seems unlikely, for the temple was built on the only significant nearby high point. One of my seminary professors speculated…
Setting the Stage
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
One of the unique aspects of this arrangement of the Good Friday Tenebrae service is the placement of the sermon near the beginning, before we’ve even had the lessons for the day. Granted, we have responsively read the prophecy of Isaiah regarding the Savior’s…
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