1. Please Turn To:
Luke 23:33-46

3. Luke 23:34
1. “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”
Father – Matthew 6:9; 26:39
Unity with Father – John 17:20,21
Forgive – Romans 4:7,8; Acts 7:60

4. Luke 23:34 “For they do not know what they do.” 1 Timothy 1:13
Acts 3:14-17
Acts 2:36-38

5. Luke 23:39-43
2. “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
Assuredly – confidence, boldness
Today – this day, both would die
Paradise – Luke 16:19ff; Isaiah 55:6,7

6. John 19:25-27 3. “Woman, behold your Son!” “Behold your mother!”
John to take care of Mary.
Would you have done so?
Would Jesus have trusted you to do so?

7. Matthew 27:45,46
4. “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Matthew 27:43; Psalm 22:8
Psalm 22:1
2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22-24
Isaiah 53:4-6,11

8. John 19:28 5. “I thirst!” He fed Thousands! Turned Water into Wine
Stopped Waves of the Sea
Now He was thirsty
Psalm 22:14,15

9. John 19:29,30 6. “It is finished!” Jesus’ life on earth - finished
His ministry - finished
His pain & suffering – finished
God’s Justice – finished
Satan’s power over man - finished

10. Luke 23:46 7. “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.”
Readiness of Jesus to be in the tender hands of God, His Father
Knew He would be raised
Sorrow of the cross short lived
Death swallowed up in Victory

11. One Day our lives will be finished & we will be in the hands of God
Ecclesiastes 12:7 “the spirit will return to God Who gave it.”
What awaits us will depend on US!

12. Jesus Died For You & Me
Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ Died For Us.”
Matthew 25:41 “everlasting fire”
Matthew 25:34 “inherit kingdom prepared”