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Cries From The Cross
Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 2, 2006 (message contributor)
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1. A Cry Of Pardon
Contributed on Mar 2, 2006
Last words are important. The first in a seven part series that looks at the last words of Jesus on the cross.
John "Button" Salmon, was the student body president, as well as the starting quarterback for the University of Arizona football team and the catcher for the Wildcat baseball team. The day after the first game of the 1926 football season, Salmon and three friends were involved in an automobile ...read more
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2. A Cry Of Compassion
Contributed on Mar 22, 2006
Third in a seven part series that looks at the last words of Jesus on the cross.
Most of us, if we’re really honest, would have to admit that when we face difficulties in life, our tendency is to focus on ourselves. We ask questions like “Why me?” or we get angry with God because we’re focused on ourselves. I think that’s especially true when we come face to face with death. ...read more
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3. A Cry Of Submission
Contributed on Apr 21, 2006
Last of a 7 part series that examines the heart of Jesus through his last words from the cross.
For the last six weeks we’ve been on a journey into the heart of Jesus as we have examined His last words from the cross. Jesus began by focusing on others: • His cry for pardon – “Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing” – focused on the people who were putting him to ...read more
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4. A Cry Of Suffering
Contributed on Apr 21, 2006
The fourth of a seven part series that looks at the heart of Jesus through His last words on the cross.
Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty." A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus ...read more