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The Cross: Pt. III

This is one of the greatest subjects in the Bible. The Cross is the place where the price was paid for our redemption. Without the shedding of Christ's blood, there would be no hope for a lost, sinful world.

I. THE DEATH OF THE CROSS. He condescended from the form of God…

1. "made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the ______ of men." Phil 2:7

2. "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ____ of grace and truth." Jn1:14

3. "And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the _____ of death, even the death of the cross." Phil 2:8

4. "Whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, ____ the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them." 2Cor 4:4

5. "who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with ________ cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered." Heb 5:7-8

6. "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written “Cursed is everyone who ______ on a tree") Gal3:13

7. "his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not ______ the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God." Deut21:23

II. THE ENDURANCE OF THE CROSS

"Despised the Shame"

8. " looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." Heb12:2

9. "For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become _____ and discouraged in your souls." Heb12:3

10. "But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people. All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, “He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!” Ps22:6-8

11. "You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor; My adversaries are all before You." Ps69:19

12. "He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not ______ Him." Is53:3

What Was The Endurance? He was wounded.

13. "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed". Is53:5

Made Sin for Us

14. "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."2Cor5:21

Died a Notorious Malefactor

15. "Pilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?” They answered and said to him, “If He were not an ________, we would not have delivered Him up to you.” Jn18:29-30

ANSWERS:

1. LIKENESS 2. FULL 3. POINT 4. LEST 5. VEHEMENT 6. HANGS 7. DEFILE

9. WEARY 12. ESTEEM 15. EVILDOER

THE CROSS PT II

III. The Reconciliation of the Cross

1. "…and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the ______." Eph 2:16

2. "For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the ______ wall of separation,"

Eph2:14 "…having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making _____," Eph 2:15

4."For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be ____ by His life." Rom 5:10

5. " Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the ____ of the people." Heb2:17

IV. PEACE THROUGH THE CROSS

6. "…and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the _____ of His cross." Col 1:20

7. "And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked _____, yet now He has reconciled." Col 1:21

8. "Therefore, having been justified by _____, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Rom 5:1

V, IDENTIFICATION WITH THE CROSS

9. "Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was:

JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS

10. "Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin." Jn19:20

11. "Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews, but that "He said"; “I am the King of the Jews." "Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.” Jn19:21-22

ANSWERS:

1. ENMITY 2. MIDDLE 3. PEACE 4. SAVED 5. SINS 6. BLOOD 7. WORKS 8. FAITH

THE CROSS - Phil 2:5-11

I. THE DEATH OF THE CROSS. He condescended from the form of God…

1. "made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the ______ of men." Phil 2:7

2. "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ____ of grace and truth." Jn1:14

3. "And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the _____ of death, even the death of the cross." Phil 2:8

4. "Whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, ____ the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them." 2Cor 4:4

6. "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written “Cursed is everyone who ______ on a tree") Gal3:13

II. THE ENDURANCE OF THE CROSS

"Despised the Shame"

9. "For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become _____ and discouraged in your souls." Heb12:3

11. "You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor; My adversaries are all before You." Ps69:19

12. "He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not ______ Him." Is53:3

What Was The Endurance? He was wounded.

13. "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed". Is53:5

Made Sin for Us

14. "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."2Cor5:21

Died a Notorious Malefactor

ANSWERS:

1. LIKENESS 2. FULL 3. POINT 4. LEST 5. VEHEMENT 6. HANGS 7. DEFILE 9. WEARY

12. ESTEEM 15. EVILDOER

THE VITAL VISION Pt. II

D. Isaiah saw God among His people

9. “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, ____ and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.” Is6:1

This text signifies God’s presence in His house. Every person in the house of God felt His presence and experienced His manifestation.

10. Moses saw the presence of God “And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a _____ of fire from the midst of a bush. So, he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn.” Ex3:2-3

11. “So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the _____ of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses! And he said, “Here I am.” Ex3:4

12. “Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” _______ He said, “I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.” Ex3:5-6

13. “And the Lord said: “I have surely ____ the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.” Ex3:7

14.Soloman saw Gods glory “When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord ______ the temple. And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.” 2Chron7:1-2

15. Presence of God was real at Pentecost “When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a _______ mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Acts2:1-2

16. “Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were ___ filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. Acts2:3-4

17. Church has its faults, but God is with us. “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never _____ you nor forsake you.” Heb13:5

ANSWERS:

9. High 10. Flame 11. Midst 12. Moreover 13. Seen 14. Filled 15. Rushing 16. All 17. Leave

A PLEA FOR GOD’S PRESENCE Part Two

II. God did come down among His people.

1. “Then the Lord came down upon Mount _____, on the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.” Ex19:20

2. “And the Lord said to Moses, “Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to gaze at the Lord, and many of them ______.” Ex19:21

3. “Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain ______ greatly.” Ex19:18

4. “Then He said, Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind ____ into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake;” 1Ki 19:11

5. “Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the _____ also quaked and were shaken, because He was angry.” Ps18:7

6. “Smoke went up from His nostrils, and devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were _______ by it.” Ps18:8

7. “He _____ the heavens also, and came down with darkness under His feet.” Ps18:9

8. “And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.” Ps18:10

9. “As fire burns brushwood, as fire causes water to boil—To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the nations may ______ at Your presence!” Is64:2

10. “For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.” Micah1:3

11. “The mountains will melt under Him, And the valleys will split Like ___ before the fire, Like waters poured down a steep place.” Micah1:4

12. “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with _________ and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.” Heb12:28-29

ANSWERS:

1. Sinai 2. Perish 3. Quaked 4. Tore 5. Hills 6. Kindled 7. Bowed 9.Tremble 11. Wax 12. Reverence