Cries from the Cross

(Luke  23:34) Our Lord’s forgiveness is immediate and perpetual. It restored the thief on the cross, and to this day remains powerful and available. Walk by Calvary again and listen to Jesus say you’re forgiven. Be inspired to share that wonderful message with someone along your path who is yet bearing the weight of their sins alone. (06129220531) 

(Luke 23:34) This cry from the cross is not only a prayer, but also a pardon. If anyone had a reason to bring judgment, it was our Lord. Yet He cries, “Father, forgive them!” Today we’ll grow in our understanding of forgiveness and be challenged to forgive like Jesus. (06128220530) 

(John 19:25-29) Have you ever wondered what Jesus’ voice sounds like? Although we cannot hear it with our ears today, every cry we hear Him utter from the cross teaches us about our Lord’s heart. His humility is heard in the words we’ll study today. (06125220526) 

(John 19:25-29) As we listen to the first cry of Jesus from the cross, we are reminded of his humanity.  We see His love for His mother, His physical thirst, His pain. There is great hope in knowing that whatever we are going through, He understands. He has experienced what we experience, and He cares. Trust Him to see you through! (06124220525) 

(John 19:1-9) The cries we hear first near the cross of Christ were not from Jesus Himself. Pilate’s bewildered “I find no fault in Him,” the Jews angry “Crucify Him!” the Roman soldiers’ mockery… yet Jesus silently suffers in humility and surrender to the will of His Father. What love is displayed in the silence of Jesus! (06123220524) 

(John 7:46) How powerful it is to hear a person’s last words! They carry unique significance. As we begin a study of the words spoken by Jesus at the end of His life on earth, we will consider the final words of several famous individuals. What will these statements reveal about Heaven, Hell, peace, and hope?  (06122220523)