A young man asked an evangelist, “what must I do to be saved?”
The evangelist said, “You are too late!”
Alarmed, the young man said, “Do you mean that it’s too late for me to be saved?” “Is there nothing I can do?”
“It’s already done!” “The only thing YOU can do is believe it & receive it”.
That is it! We either believe it or we don’t. If we believe it, it will change your life.
This of course is referring to believing in our heart that Jesus rose from the dead, and that He is God.
This morning we celebrate the debt Jesus paid in full, when He died for our sins. The cross was not defeat, but victory!
And the risen Lord Jesus Christ indicates the battle has been won. Death has no sting.
Continuing where we left off last week, Pilate releases to the people Barabbas and hands Jesus over to the Jews for crucifixion, after having Jesus flogged.
The crucifixion and details that lead up to it are incredibly hard to stomach. This message will most likely fall short of what the witnesses would testify to. In order to be as accurate as possible it’s important to know the medical and physiological factors that are involved in such suffering.
Show of hands, how many of you know what flogging is?
