Jesus Christ Crucified

When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I didn’t come preaching God’s secrets to you like I was an expert in speech or wisdom. I had made up my mind not to think about anything while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and to preach him as crucified. I stood in front of you withContinue reading “Jesus Christ Crucified”

Suffering Servant

13 Look, my servant will succeed.    He will be exalted and lifted very high.14 Just as many were appalled by you,    he too appeared disfigured, inhuman,    his appearance unlike that of mortals.15 But he will astonish many nations.    Kings will be silenced because of him,    because they will see what they haven’t seen before;    what they haven’t heard before, they will ponder.53 Who can believe whatContinue reading “Suffering Servant”

Upcoming Suffering

17While Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, 18“See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death; 19then they will handContinue reading “Upcoming Suffering”

The Crucified Messiah

So they took Jesus; and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them. Pilate also had an inscription written and put on theContinue reading “The Crucified Messiah”

Jesus prays…

After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that theyContinue reading “Jesus prays…”

third time

They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, ‘See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of ManContinue reading “third time”

Who do you proclaim?

Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart. We have renounced the shameful things that one hides; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word; but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone inContinue reading “Who do you proclaim?”