Lent Midweek 5
Sermon for Lent Midweek 5
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The plan that had been in place before the foundation of the world was quickly being brought to its completion. A speedy trial and a summary execution had made sure of that. This process that normally would have taken at least a period of days is now over at a matter of hours.…
Sermon for Lent Midweek 5
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, Amen. First, we want to distinguish between three kinds of suffering that Jesus accomplished for us on the cross. The first is physical. The agony of the cross is an excruciating agony. So bitter is the death on the cross that as soon as there was a Christian who was emperor of Rome, Constantine, he immediately outlawed it.…
Sermon for Lent Midweek 5
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. As you saw in that picture on the front cover, there hung the two malefactors or criminals, and in the middle was Jesus. And they’ve been hanging there for more than an hour. The first words that they hear out of Jesus’ lips are these…
Sermon for Lent Midweek 5
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning, or this evening, comes from that gospel reading regarding Nicodemus and Joseph. You may be seated. There was a great deal of goings-on that Friday. Now you have to remember the Jews…