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Lent 2010 - Words of Life from the Cross

The Word of Life message series for the 2010 Lent Easter Season is called Words of Life from the Cross. Talk about confusion, despair and horrendous agony for the faithful. The disciples and followers of Christ had within a day lost their leader and their hope. Somehow this man of God, this rabbi who they believed was Christ, was hanging on a cross, dying a slow death. A large number of people, friends and family, and at least one disciple, John, were there with the executioners and the two criminals. People that passed by hurled insults at Him. And there on the cross, before the Easter outcome was known, Jesus gave His last words of life. Let’s listen in...

February 21 - The Promising Word: "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." Luke 23:43
The second word from Jesus’ dying lips is a word of promise and salvation: “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” These words are spoken not to a religious man or to a fine upstanding citizen or to one of His disciples. They are spoken to a convicted man guilty of a capital crime. He, together with his fellow convict, were hung on crosses with Jesus between them. Jesus is the innocent One among the guilty, the Man among the thieves. We do not know the exact nature of their crime. “Thieves” is what they are called. Perhaps “insurrectionist” or even “terrorist” might strike somewhat closer to the reality. These were no common robbers, but those who presented a threat to Roman security. Yet, the one who confessed that Jesus was Lord was promised Paradise by our Savior as we to are promised. We relish these word of promise and salvation and with our fellow “thief” we will be with our Savior in heaven.

February 28 - The Faithful Word: "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:45–46)
The third word of the cross is an entirely different word. It is a word directed to the Father, a cry of abandonment in the God-forsakenness of our sin. “My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?” spoken in Jesus’ native tongue, Aramaic. This emanates from the very depths of His soul and reflects the loneliness that Christ felt for us.

March 7 - The Compassionate Word: "Woman behold Your Son!…Behold Your Mother!” John 19:26-27
When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. (John 19:26–27)
The fourth word from the cross is a word of compassion. “Woman, behold, your son!...Behold, your mother!” The disciples had fled in fear. Only the women remained, along with the disciple whom Jesus loved. Mary, His mother, her sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene together with John. These remained near the cross, keeping vigil. Now Jesus turns to His mother and cares for her and as He does we feel His care and compassion for us.

March 14 - The Suffering Word: “I Thirst” John 19:28
After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to His mouth. (John 19:28–29)
The fifth word from the cross is a word of suffering: “I thirst.” This is genuine, human pain, the parched lips of our humanity dehydrated by the dry desert of our sin. Did Jesus have some special exemption from suffering because He is the Son of God? No! His pain is all our pain combined. “He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows.” He is the Sufferer who shoulders all suffering, bearing in His own wounded body the suffering and sickness of mankind fallen into decay and death.