Tag Archives: cross of Christ

Teacher’s Overview: Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Mark 15:24-39, “Sacrificed”

Posted on 2023/11/11 by Shawn Thomas

A brief overview for Sunday School teachers and Bible study leaders, of Lifeway’s “Explore the Bible” lesson of Mark 15:24-38 for Sunday, November 19, 2023, “Sacrificed.” A video version of this overview is available on YouTube at: INTRO: One … Continue reading →

Posted in Explore the Bible SS lesson overviews | Tagged A.D. 70, Alexamenos worships God, At The Cross, Bible prophecy, casting lots, centurion, characters at the cross, Christ crucified, cross of Christ, donkey cross, Ephesians 3:12, Explore the Bible, Explore the Bible Mark 15, fulfilled scripture, gospel, Hebrews 10:19-22, hymn At The Cross, I Corinthians 1:18, Isaiah 53, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus Old Testament prophecy, John Lloyd Stephens Incidents of Travel, Lifeway, Mark 15 Sunday school lesson, Mark 15 teacher help, Mark 15:24-39, Mark 4, Muslims and the cross, Nabeel Qureshi, Old Testament prophecies, Parable of the Sower, Rob Plummer, salvation, Seeking Allah Finding Jesus, Shawn Thomas, Something awry in the Temple, Sunday School teachers, tabernacle, Temple, the cross, truly this man was the son of God, veil of the Temple, why have you forsaken Me | 3 Comments

“Jesus ‘Calls’ His Resurrection” (Mark 8:31-38 sermon, Easter 2022)

Posted on 2022/04/18 by Shawn Thomas

Jesus “called” the Resurrection, didn’t He? I say that because it’s one thing to “accidentally” happen do something, and another thing entirely to do it on purpose, and “call it” in advance. For example, we watched the “Final Four” NCAA … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged butterfly chrysalis, Christian commitment, commitment, cross of Christ, death of Jesus, Easter sermon, EPCOT butterfly display, George Whitefield, I give You my soul as a blank, Isaiah 53, lessons in suffering, Mark 8:31-38, resurrection of Jesus, Romans 14, suffering, suffering of Christ, the cross, the sword in the stone, Thomas Kidd George Whitefield | Leave a comment

“Enemies of the Cross” (Philippians 3:18 sermon)

Posted on 2021/09/12 by Shawn Thomas

A few weeks ago, this July, a large cross that stood at the top of Mt. Tzouhalem (zoo-HAY-lem), a popular lookout spot on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, was cut down overnight, and removed from the area. No one … Continue reading →

Posted in Philippians sermons, Sermons | Tagged American religion, baptism and salvation, Buddhism, Christian Smith and Melinda Denton, cross at Tzouhalem, cross of Christ, deeds deny him, Enemies of the Cross, evangelism, examine yourself, faith alone, Galatians, Hudson Taylor, I Corinthians 1 baptism, II Corinthians 13:5, Islam, It is finished, judaizers, Just and the Justifier, justification, justification by faith alone, lifestyle witness, Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, Muslims, Muslims and Jesus, My Father Bertrand Russell by Katharine Tait, not living for the cross, paid in full, Philippians 3:18, Philippians 3:18 sermon, Romans 3:26, salvation, salvation by the cross, test yourself, tetelestai, the cross, The Missing Ingredient, Titus 1:16, witness | Leave a comment

“Rescued By His Sacrifice” (Galatians 1:3-5 sermon)

Posted on 2021/03/29 by Shawn Thomas

In one of the first major battles of the Revolutionary War, the British routed the young American army on Long Island, New York. They hoped to destroy the rest of the retreating Americans, but American Commander William Stirling made the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons, Uncategorized | Tagged "deliver us out of this present evil age", "I'll never know how much it cost to see my sin upon that cross", 1776 David McCullough, Aslan, Aslan it may be harder than you think, atonement, Buddha, Buddha no one saves us but ourselves, C.S. Lewis Lion Witch Wardrobe, cat story, communion service message, cross of Christ, David McCullough George Washington, enemy of God, enmity with God, Ephesians 2:1-2, forgiveness, Galatians 1:3-5, grace, I Timothy 2:6, Jesus sacrifice, Lord's Supper message, Lord's Supper, Lord's Supper sermon, Matthew 20:28, peace, prince of the power of the air, propitiation, salvation, sin, slavery to Satan, the cross, the cross of Christ, William Stirling | Leave a comment

“The Substitutionary Atonement” (I Peter 2:24 sermon)

Posted on 2019/09/09 by Shawn Thomas

In 2018, an ISIS terrorist took a young woman hostage in southern France, threatening to kill her. In a bold move, a police officer, Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame, offered to take the place of the young woman. The terrorist let … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine/Theology, I Peter sermons, Sermons, Uncategorized | Tagged ask Jesus into your heart, atonement, Becky Thatcher, capital punishment, change, Christ crucified, Christianity, cross, cross of Christ, die to sin, doctrine, Elizabeth Nel, evangelism, Exodus 13 lamb, forgiveness, good works, I Peter 2:24, I Peter 2:24 sermon, Isaiah 53, ISIS, It is finished, It Is Well, Leviticus 14, life change, Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame, Mark Twain, Old Testament, on the cross, paid in full, repentance, sacrifice, salvation, sanctification, sin, substitute, substitutionary atonement, tetelestai, the cross, the word of the cross, theology, Tom Sawyer, transformation, Winston Churchill, witness, witnessing, works | 2 Comments

“The Call To Holiness” (I Peter 1:14-16)

Posted on 2019/06/03 by Shawn Thomas

Duncan Campbell was a Scottish minister who lived in the mid-1900’s. He was involved in an amazing revival in the Hebrides Islands in the northwest of Scotland. Years ago he said, “Holiness — a demonstration of godly living — is … Continue reading →

Posted in I Peter sermons, Sermon Illustrations, Sermons, Uncategorized | Tagged adultery immorality, Be killing sin or it will be killing you, business, business ethics, C.S. Lewis, cathedral, compromise, cross, cross of Christ, daily repentance, drug use, drunkenness, Duncan Campbell, holiness, holiness of God, holy, Holy God, holy holy holy, holy life, Holy One, Holy Spirit, I am holy, I Peter 1:14-16, I Peter sermon, II Corinthians 5:17, imputed righteousness, Isaiah 6, Ivory soap 99 and 44/100 percent pure, Job, John Owen, justification, Leviticus 11:44, Matthew 5:48, moral life, Pamela Brooks, Paula Mutina agency, pornography, repent, repentance, revival, salvation, sanctification, sexuality, snake, standard of holiness, trisagion, vocation, Yahweh, you shall be holy | 1 Comment

“Standing By The Cross” (John 19:25 message)

Posted on 2018/12/03 by Shawn Thomas

One of my favorite stories of the Civil War is of a Union officer whose unit was coming under particularly heavy fire from the Confederate cannon. Someone rode up to him and said they thought they knew why they were … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermon Illustrations, Sermons, Uncategorized | Tagged "nothing in my hand I bring, "simply to Thy cross I cling", A Christmas Story, Acts 8, Charles Spurgeon, Christmas program, Civil War, cling to the old rugged cross, cross, cross of Christ, discipleship, evangelism, faith, Galatians 6:14, good works, gospel, I Corinthians 15, I Corinthians 1:17-18, I Corinthians 2:1-2, I Peter 2:21, John 19:25, let it wave high it is our glory, Lottie Moon offering, ministry, Old Glory, one way, Philip, preaching, Rock of Ages, salvation, saving faith, SBC International Mission Board, Sentinel Island missionary, sin, stand by the cross, standing by the cross, Sunday School, the cross, the gospel, the message of the cross, The Old Rugged Cross, trust, why should I let you into My heaven?, witnessing, women, women's rights, works, works and salvation, worship, worship services | Leave a comment

Jehovah Jireh My Provider

Posted on 2018/01/30 by Shawn Thomas

“Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, ‘In the mount of the Lord it will be provided.’’ (Genesis 22:14) ”The Lord will provide” Abraham said. In Hebrew this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions/Bible Studies, Uncategorized | Tagged Abraham, cross of Christ, Genesis 22:14, God Provider, I Peter 2:24, Isaac, Isaiah 53, Jehovah Jireh, prosperity gospel, provision, substitutionary atonement, the cross, Yahweh Jireh | Leave a comment

“Reckoned Righteous” (Genesis 15:6 sermon)

Posted on 2018/01/22 by Shawn Thomas

One of the great blessings of reading through the Bible together this year is that in the course of the year we will come across all of the greatest verses in the Bible at one point or another. Our verse … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine/Theology, Sermon Illustrations, Sermons | Tagged Abraham, Abram, Acts 10 Peter and Cornelius, Al Mohler, Augustine Confessions, Augustine of Hippo, commitment, cross of Christ, deserve, faith, forgiveness, Genesis 12, Genesis 15:6, Genesis 15:6 sermon, Genesis 17, Genesis 20, heaven, holier than thou, Holy Spirit, II Corinthians 5:21, imputed righteousness, Isaiah 53:4, Job 19:15, justification, Martin Luther King, MasterLife, paralzyed man Matthew 9, R.C. Sproul Jr. content of His character, reckoned, righteous, righteousness, Romans 3:10-12, Romans 4 and Genesis 15:6, salvation, sin, Spurgeon, thief on the cross, tzedek | 1 Comment

“In The Beginning, God” (Genesis 1:1 sermon)

Posted on 2018/01/08 by Shawn Thomas

Some books have such famous opening lines that many people can name them just from hearing the first words of the book. See if you can name some of these books from their first lines: — “It was the best … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Sermons | Tagged bara hebrew, Bertrand Russell life purpose, Bible, Bible genealogies, centrality of God, creation ex nihilo, cross of Christ, Deuteronomy 18:15, doctrine, egocentrism, Genesis, Genesis 12, Genesis 1:1, Genesis 3:15, Gregory of Nazianzus when I say God, heliocentrism, I Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53, John 1:3, John 3:16, Nietzsche deny God, protevangelium, Psaalm 110:1, Psalm 139, redemption, resurrection of Christ, Rick Warren Purpose Driven Life not about you, salvation, seed of woman, spontaneous creation, Stephen Hawking Grand Design, theocentrism, Trinity, Triune God, when I say God I mean Father Son Holy Spirit | 2 Comments