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Shock and Awe
Matthew 27:50-54, NIV – And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had…
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Jesus’s Message From the Cross
Matthew 27:45-50, NIV – From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s…
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What Hurts Even More. . .
Matthew 27:38-44, The Message – Along with him, they also crucified two criminals, one to his right, the other to his left. People passing along the road jeered, shaking their heads in mock lament: “You bragged that you could tear down the Temple and then rebuild it in three days—so show us your stuff! Save…
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How Do We Know What Crucifixion Looked Like?
Matthew 27:33-37, NIV – They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. And sitting down, they kept…
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Simon of Cyrene
Matthew 27:32, NIV – As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. I encourage you to watch/listen to the song first today. It is a dramatization of the scripture. Song: Watch the Lamb – Ray Boltz Like many Christian songs, “Watch the…
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Vision When It’s Hard to Look
Matthew 27:27-31, CEB The governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s house, and they gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put a red military coat on him. They twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They put a stick in his right hand. Then…
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Pilate: Part 2 – The Wisdom of Crowds
Matthew 27:15-26, NIV – Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. At that time, they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas. So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas,…
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Trial before Pilate – Part 1
Matthew 27:11-14, NIV – Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied. When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing…
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Judas and the Blood Money
Matthew 27:1-10, NIV – Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed. So they bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor. When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized…
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The Power of Fear
Matthew 26:69-75, The Message – All this time, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard. One servant girl came up to him and said, “You were with Jesus the Galilean.” In front of everybody there, he denied it. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” As he moved over toward the gate, someone else said…
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