Words From the Cross:  Forsaken - Matthew 27:45-56

Speaker:  Ken Boonstra

Jesus’ cry to God as he hung on the cross captures the God-forsakenness of his cross experience.  He is alone.  he cries out his lament to heaven.  Everything seems so hopeless.

 

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Words from the Cross:  We Are Family - John 19:17-27

Speaker:  Ken Boonstra

Jesus is doing more than looking out for his mother, Mary.  Jesus makes a profound statement about the future of his church.  Christ’s crucifixion binds us together. 

 

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Words from the Cross:  The Present Future - Luke 23:26-43

Speaker:  Ken Boonstra

Some of us think of hope as “there’s always tomorrow”.  Jesus offered hope to a criminal in the present.  When we cry out “remember me”; Jesus grants us even more.  Jesus gives us assurance for an eternity that begins today.

 

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Lent is a season of the church year.  It is the forty days (excluding Sundays) from Ash Wednesday (Feb. 6) till Easter (March 23).  Lent is a season of penitence and self-denial often associated with the idea of “giving something up.”   Like, “I gave up chocolate for Lent.”

This year during Lent, Willoughby Church invites you to a journey toward the cross of Jesus by observing the “words from the cross.”  Jesus spoke seven times from the cross.  Here’s the list: Read the rest of this entry »

Words From the Cross: Surprising Consequences - Luke 23:1-34

Speaker: John Suk

We are approaching the season of Lent. During this season we will consider the “seven words” Jesus spoke from the cross. The first of these words are the subject of today’s message - Father, forgive them for they know not what they are doing - Luke 23:34. These words of forgiveness point us to see again that God’s grace is well beyond our understanding.

 

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