Lordwin Jeyakumar - August 31st 2025 - The Cross: Our Substitution
The Sin-Bearing Messiah -Isaiah 53:1-12
GENESIS 22:13
Isaiah 53
Substitutionary
Statements
Verse 4a — “Surely our griefs He Himself bore”
Verse 4b — “And our sorrows He carried”
Verse 4c — “Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted”
Verse 5a — “But He was pierced through for our transgressions
Verse 5b — “He was crushed for our iniquities
Verse 5c — “The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him”
Verse 5d — “By His scourging we are healed
Verse 6 — “The Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him”
Verse 8 — “He was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of My people”
Verse 11a — “My servant will justify the many
Verse 11b — “He will bear their iniquities
Verse 12 — “He Himself bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors”
THE SEVEN SAYINGS OF JESUS ON THE CROSS
Luke 23: 34 - Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.
Luke 23:43 - Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.
John 19:26–27 - Woman, behold your son." / "Behold, your mother.
Matthew 27:46 - My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?
John 19:28 - I am thirsty
John 19:30 - It is finished
Luke 23:46 - Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.
The Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross
Isaiah 13: 9-11
Amos 5:18, 20
Matthew 27:46
God took all the guilt and shame from your life/my life and poured it onto Jesus.
Then, in exchange, He poured His righteousness into you and me
That’s substitution.
Revelation 4:8 - God Is Holy
Romans 6:23 - Sin Is Serious
1 Peter 1:18 – 19 - Grace Is Costly
John 19:28 - I Thirst
John 4:13–14
John 19:30 -
It Is Finished. - So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
“Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.” - Luke 23:46
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.
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY WE MUST DO TO BE SAVED?
•We must admit that we are sinners
•Believe that Jesus is the Son of God who died for your sins and rose again.
•Repent of sin
•Confess Him as Lord
•Receive Him by faith
•Be baptized
•Follow Him daily
The cross changes everything. Will you follow Him?
