Jesus dies on the cross Read these scriptures Matthew 27:1–61 / Mark 15:1–47 / Luke 23:1–56 / John 18:28–19:42 Jesus was arrested around midnight on Thursday, but there was no sleeping. Thursday bleeds over into Friday as Jesus is driven from place to place. He is questioned. He is mocked. He is falsely accused. He is tortured. Ultimately, he is condemned and executed. Throughout this ordeal he refused to either back down, or to be provoked. He put himself in the hands of his enemies and let them do their worst – and they did. Read this article Jesus did more to save us than die “Jesus did more to save us than simply die. If that were all that was necessary, he might have simply beamed down in a human body on Maundy Thursday (or for that matter early Friday morning) died on the cross, and then immediately risen back to life and ascended to heaven before sunset. All in a day’s work! No need for those 30 wasted years beforehand and 40 pointless days afterward… We need a balanced focus on the broader narrative as well as the cross (or the cross and resurrection together) as the crucial turning point within that narrative.” Listen to this song He is Exalted You were despised You were rejected Lord Those who passed by Even averted their gaze from your sight Such was the suffering you bore for us Led like a lamb, lamb to the slaughter You spoke not a word Chose to be silent Though you did no wrong Nor was deceitfulness found in you Yet by your wounds our salvation has come Yet by your suffering our freedom is won Pray this prayer
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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