• Luke 23:26-46
  • Luke 23:26 - Jesus bore His own cross, but not for very long.
  • Luke 23:21 - Green wood: Jesus in His sinlessness. Dry wood: Jews in Jerusalem
  • “There”
    • Exact locality unknown
      • Hebrew: Golgotha
      • Latin: Calvary
    • Shameful place between two thieves
    • Conspicuous place (John 19:19-20
    • Solitary place (Matthew 27:46
    • Appropriate place
      • Outside the city (Leviticus 24:23
      • Outside the gate (Hebrews 13:11-12
  • “They”
    • Who crucified our Lord?
      • The Jews. They planned and demanded it. Matthew 27:1-2
        • They did not actually do the deed - it was done to please them.
        • They were murderers in heart - if not in deed.
      • Romans soldiers
      • All men for whose sins He died
        • It was our sins that nailed Him to the cross.
        • Isaiah 53:4-6
  • “Crucified”
    • Romans mode of punishment
    • Painful; slow
      • Six hours of torture (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
    • John 20:24-29
    • Sequence of events in the trial and crucifixion of the Lord.
      • All through this, He was mistreated.
  • “Him”
    • John 1:1-5
    • He was their benefactor. Acts 10:38
    • He was the sinless one. Matthew 27:19
    • He was the lamb of God. John 1:29
    • He is the resurrection and life. John 11:25
    • Why did He die?
      • Not just because He was willing, though He was. Matthew 26:53
      • It was God’s will.
      • Why? Because of His love for us! John 3:16
      • But, we must obey Him. Matthew 7:21
  • Did our Lord die in vain as far as you are concerned?