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https://www.youtube.com/live/LXKU0Vu53d4?si=2lHxeBKuB-7dxxzq&t=2716 “What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered was all for sinners’ gain; mine, mine was the transgression, but Thine the deadly pain. Lo, here I fall, my Savior! ‘Tis I deserve Thy place; look on me with Thy favor, vouchsafe to me Thy grace.” (from the song: O Sacred Head Now Wounded) Michelangelo’s Pietà in St. Peter’sContinueContinue reading “Jesus is Dead (John 19:31-42)”

https://www.youtube.com/live/g19Ep6F5Y64?si=zLcpiPKrKccEo5La&t=2683 Eyewitness testimony is not without its flaws (e.g., people can be mistaken or not see the whole picture), but it is proven to be very valuable to detectives and jurors. Firsthand testimony is vital to understanding what has taken place. For example, one reason we know of the horrific conditions of Nazi death campsContinueContinue reading “Jesus is Crucified (John 19:17-30)”

https://www.youtube.com/live/VF-ozIdoibs?si=Mfi_ct70JVQYUUir&t=2450 Philip, a disciple of Jesus, went down the desert road from Jerusalem to Gaza. As he went, he saw an Ethiopian man sitting in his chariot and reading from a scroll. Philip recognized that the man was reading from the Prophet Isaiah and asked him, “Do you understand what you are reading?” The manContinueContinue reading “The Humiliation of Jesus (John 19:1-16)”

https://www.youtube.com/live/hCIZ2bVWdhc?si=wvgsKIkVcywEXpBz&t=2061 Pilate is stuck between a rock and a hard place. An angry mob wants him to condemn an innocent man. Pilate thought he had an escape. He said to the crowd, “You have a custom that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to youContinueContinue reading “Taking Barabbas’ Place (John 18:39-40)”

https://www.youtube.com/live/C9gZMKv4-9Q?si=3gIC7OWS9TD2SBRC&t=2521 Jesus has been arrested. He was not forcefully apprehended, but willingly submitted to His captors because He knew this was the Father’s will. The time had come for Jesus to lay down His life for His sheep (John 10:11). In John 18:12-38, John shares with us a riveting back and forth between Jesus’ faithfulContinueContinue reading “Confessions and Denials (John 18:12-38)”

https://www.youtube.com/live/O5Gj37m-w_Q?si=vT9IWhf_ShEyvfQy&t=2054 Everyone panicked; except Jesus. John 18 begins the passion narrative of Jesus Christ. Passion in this context comes from the Latin word patior which means “to suffer, bear, endure.” Jesus suffered in our place for our sins so that we could be forgiven of our sins and reconciled to the Father. After Jesus’ HighContinueContinue reading “His Father’s Cup (John 18:1-11)”