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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 where in Luke 9 it records when the days drew near for him to be taken up. He set his face to go to…

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 scoffing 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,…

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…
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