HOW TO CARRY YOUR CROSS
Luke 9:23 NKJV
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
Luke 23:26
“As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.”
1 Corinthians 1:18
“The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.”
Psalm 22:6
“…I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.”
Tola’ath
Galatians 3:13
“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”)
Philippians 3:10 GNT
“All I want is to know Christ and to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings and become like him in his death,”
John 12:24 NKJV
“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.”
THE 7 SAYINGS OF THE CROSS
SEVEN IN SCRIPTURE - GENESIS-REVELATION
7 day (Sabbath)
7 Year (Sabbath-Shmita)
7 Feasts of The Lord
7 Branches in The golden lamp
7 years to build Solomon's Temple
7 I AM' (Jesus)
7 x 70 forgiveness
7s "The Book of Revelation"(39x)
THE 7 SAYINGS OF THE CROSS
1. FATHER FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO
Luke 23:33-34
When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.”
FORGIVE AS YOU HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN
Matthew 18:21-22
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.”
SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN
Daniel 9:24-27
7x70=490years
7x7= 49years of Rebuilding Jerusalem
7x62=434years of waiting for Messiah
1x7=7 years of Tribulation
49
434
7
=490
Psalm 22:16-22 NKJV
“For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots. But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me! Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog. Save Me from the lion’s mouth And from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered Me. I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.”
Ephesians 4:30-32 NKJV
“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”
2. I TELL YOU THE TRUTH, TODAY YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE
Luke 23:39-43
“One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
LOVE MERCY
Micah 6:8
“He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?”
Romans 12:1
“…I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”
3. WOMAN BEHOLD YOUR SON; BEHOLD YOUR MOTHER
John 19:25-27
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.
Psalm 69:7-9 NKJV
“Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Shame has covered my face. I have become a stranger to my brothers, And an alien to my mother’s children; Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.”
LOVE ONE ANOTHER
John 1:12-13 NKJV
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
4. MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?
Matthew 27:45-46
Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
CRY OUT TO GOD
Psalm 22:1-3
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.”
Matthew 28:20
“…be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
5. “I AM THIRSTY”
John 19:28-29
“…Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth.”
HOPE IN THE PROMISES OF GOD
Matthew 5:6
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”
Psalm 22:15-19
“My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death. For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots. But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me!”
Psalm 42:1-3
“As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, “Where is your God?”
Psalm 42:7
“Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and billows have gone over me.”
Psalm 42:10-11
“…My enemies reproach me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?” Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.”
6. IT IS FINISHED
John 19:30
So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!”
REST IN THE GOSPEL OF GRACE
Matthew 5:17-18
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.”
HOW GREAT THOU ART
And when I think that God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin
IT IS WELL
My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought—
My sin, not in part, but the whole,
Is nailed to His Cross, and I bear it no more;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
7. “FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT”
Luke 23:46
And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.
TRUST IN THE SOVEREIGN HAND OF GOD
John 10:28-29 NKJV
“And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 NKJV
“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Isaiah 41:13 NKJV
“I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’”
Psalm 139:8-10 NKJV
“If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.”
🔥THE 7 SAYINGS OF THE CROSS🔥
1. FATHER FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO
(Forgive as you have been forgiven)
2. I TELL YOU THE TRUTH, TODAY YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE
(Love Mercy)
3. WOMAN BEHOLD YOUR SON; BEHOLD YOUR MOTHER
(Love One Another)
4. MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?
(Cry Out to God alone)
5. I AM THIRSTY
(Hope in the promises of God)
6. IT IS FINISHED
(Rest in Gospel of Grace)
7. FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT
(Trust in The Sovereign Hand of God)