Contributed by Lee Houston on Mar 14, 2023
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While Christ was on the cross, he was doing his greatest work; he was uttering some of his greatest words. Luke 23:34 records one of his last statements: “Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.’”
Subject: Forgiveness
Central idea: Jesus final loving instructions for us
Specific purpose: to persuade the congregation that Christ died for each of them.
Introduction: Not too long after my twenty-second birthday, I arrived in Vietnam, a machine-gunner in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade.
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