Post by Les Brewer on Mar 15, 2016 23:18:19 GMT
What the Cross Meant to Christ John 14:28–31
Let’s open the Word of God at John 14. This is a simple straight-forward text of Scripture, John 14:28-31, John 14:28-31; and it’s the last section, the last little paragraph in the 14th chapter. But if there’s one place in the Bible – and there certainly are many – but if there is only one place in the Bible where chapter headings mean nothing and chapter numbers are irrelevant it would be this, because this is one evening, one monologue by Jesus with His disciples on Thursday night of Passion Week, the night before His crucifixion. He’s in the upper room through the end of chapter 14, and then He’s still with them as they head toward the garden.
He’s with them that night and He starts talking to them in chapter 13 and He ends at the end of chapter 16, and then He prays that the Father would bring to pass all the things that He has promised. This is the legacy of Jesus. This is what He has left, not only the disciples, the promises He gave them, but through them to all who would ever believe on Him. This is an unparalleled portion of Scripture, and we’ve been seeing that as we’ve gone through chapters 13 and 14.
(To continue reading this in text format, please follow the link or scroll down for the recorded message!)
www.gty.org/resources/sermons/43-78/what-the-cross-meant-to-christ
Let’s open the Word of God at John 14. This is a simple straight-forward text of Scripture, John 14:28-31, John 14:28-31; and it’s the last section, the last little paragraph in the 14th chapter. But if there’s one place in the Bible – and there certainly are many – but if there is only one place in the Bible where chapter headings mean nothing and chapter numbers are irrelevant it would be this, because this is one evening, one monologue by Jesus with His disciples on Thursday night of Passion Week, the night before His crucifixion. He’s in the upper room through the end of chapter 14, and then He’s still with them as they head toward the garden.
He’s with them that night and He starts talking to them in chapter 13 and He ends at the end of chapter 16, and then He prays that the Father would bring to pass all the things that He has promised. This is the legacy of Jesus. This is what He has left, not only the disciples, the promises He gave them, but through them to all who would ever believe on Him. This is an unparalleled portion of Scripture, and we’ve been seeing that as we’ve gone through chapters 13 and 14.
(To continue reading this in text format, please follow the link or scroll down for the recorded message!)
www.gty.org/resources/sermons/43-78/what-the-cross-meant-to-christ
