Jesus is paraded through the streets to Golgatha. Once there, he is nailed to the execution stake where passersby hurl insults at him and mock him. Crucifixion was not just the most horrific forms of execution ever created, it was designed to be humiliating as well; this is why crucifixions were such public affairs. For those who wanted Jesus dead all along, they now had the chance to watch this man - who seemingly attempted to upset the prevailing order – die. But for some reason that was not enough. So they mocked him, laughing in the midst of his suffering.
But in the midst of it all, the writer is whispering to us that it is precisely because he is king, because he will rebuild the temple, because he refused to save himself that he is saving others – these are the very reasons he stayed on that damned cross. This, proclaims the crucified Christ, is what the love of God looks like. In this teaching, we will seek to understand at a deepening level why Jesus stayed on that cross.
February 23, 2020: A New Economy – Amanda Lum
February 16, 2020: Enough is Enough Leads to Having Enough
February 9, 2020: No Pain, No Gain – Bekah Stewart
February 2, 2020: The Fabric of the Cosmos – Michael Hidalgo
January 26, 2020: Peace Be With You – Dave Neuhausel
January 19, 2020: Freedom, Sight, and Favor – Michael Hidalgo
January 12, 2020: Watch This – Allen Hilton
January 5, 2020: It's Always This AND That – Michael Hidalgo
December 24, 2019: Christmas Eve Gathering – Wonder
December 22, 2019: Mothers & Dragons - Michael Hidalgo
December 15, 2019: I've Heard This Before – Amanda Lum
December 8, 2019: How Did This Happen? - Kent Dobson
December 1, 2019: A Tale of Two Kingdoms – Michael Hidalgo
November 24, 2019: Loved & Capable of Loving - Amanda Lum
November 17, 2019: Breath, Water and Blood – Michael Hidalgo
November 10, 2019: The Burden of Being Fully Human – Scott Oppliger
November 3, 2019: Love > Fear – Michael Hidalgo & Maggie Knight
October 27, 2019: I Am God – Bekah Stewart
October 20, 2019: What Does it Matter Anyway – Amanda Lum
October 13, 2019: One Life – Michael Hidalgo
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