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#1,075: The Message of the Cross

• Loren Hicks

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The Big Idea: 

We understand that those who don’t believe in Jesus, can’t see the immense value of the cross of Jesus. But there is also a danger for the believer. There is the danger of the cross and the gospel message becoming so familiar to us that it loses its value, its meaning, and its impact in our lives.


Main Points:

1. The message of the cross must be the central truth we believe and proclaim. Without the cross there is no forgiveness of sins, there is no freedom from the power of sin, and there cannot be a relationship with God.

2. For Jesus, the cross meant obedience. Jesus as a sacrifice for our sins was a concept that originated in the heart of our Heavenly Father. Out of His great love for us, God created a plan of salvation.

3. From our human perspective, one of the most inconceivable truths about Jesus is that he, the eternal Lord of glory, was willing to humble himself like that for our sakes.  This is what Jesus did for you and for me.  He stepped down from a position of equality with the Most High God to share his riches with us.


Today’s Scripture Verses:

Isaiah 53:10-11 - “It was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life a sin offering…after the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life.”

Isaiah 53:3 - “He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face.”

2 Corinthians 8:9 – “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.”


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