The Message Of The Cross Part I April 3 rd, 2016 Pastor David Kobelin

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS Listening to Jesus  How have you been listening?  What has He been saying?  What have you been doing?

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS Introduction  What really happened at the cross? What was ‘finished’ there?  If I really “get” what happened at the cross, how does that change my life?

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS John 3:16-17 New King James Version (NKJV) 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS John 19:25-27 New International Version (NIV) 25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, [a] here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.a

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS THE CROSS IS A PLACE OF REDEMPTION Acts 26:18 New International Version (NIV) 18 to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS THE CROSS IS A PLACE OF RELATIONSHIP John 19:26-27 New International Version (NIV) 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, [a] here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.a John 1:12 New International Version (NIV) 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS Ephesians 2:19 Amplified Bible (AMP) 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens [outsiders without rights of citizenship], but you are fellow citizens with the saints (God’s people), and are [members] of God’s household, Romans 12:4-5 New International Version (NIV) 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS THE CROSS IS A PLACE OF RESPONSIBILITY John 19:26-27 New International Version (NIV) 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, [a] here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.a

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS Mark 15:21 New International Version (NIV) 21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross. John 20:21 New International Version (NIV) 21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS What happened at the Cross?  We were Redeemed  Our Relationship was restored with God and others  He gave us the Privilege and Responsibility to Represent Him to the world

THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS YOU ARE WHAT JESUS LOOKS LIKE IN THE EARTH TODAY. HOW IS HE CALLING YOU TO REPRESENT HIM?