Love yourself. Fulfil your potential. Don’t let anyone look down on you. Look within and be who you want to be. That is the kind of advice put forward by many life coaches, managers, teachers, parents and pastors too. It’s a fundamentally positive view of human nature. And of what human beings can achieve. But the death of Jesus changes all that. It humbles our pride, and changes us from within.
Introduction: The Disease of Human Pride
Context
1. Understanding the Cross (44-46)
a. The darkness: Christ is forsaken under God’s judgement
b. The curtain: We are welcomed into Christ’s Kingdom
c. The cry: Christ voluntarily gives up his life
d. The conclusion: Christ the Innocent is truly King
2. Responding to the Cross (47-49)
a. The centurion praises God
b. The crowds mourn
c. The disciples are perplexed
3. Serving the Cross (50-56)
a. Joseph accepts the shame
b. The women follow to the tomb
4. Application
This sermon was preached at St Mary's Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur on 14th April 2019.
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