7 last words 2016

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FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Presented By:

1 - Pastor Joven Soro

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what theyare doing.”

-Luke 23:24

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“GOD THE FATHER”

John 3:16

“Jesus CHRIST himself”

Philippians 2: 8

“HUMANITY”

2 Corinthians 5:21

“FORGIVENESS”

2 Corinthians 5:21

We need to recognize that people don’t know altogether what they are doing. There is a spirit of deception where sin is present. The husband who thought he won the argument

lost intimacy with his wife. The person who hurt you has hurt herself and her relationship with God. People badly need forgiveness from God, but few

people know this.

“Father,

forgive them,

for they

do not know

what they

are doing.”

-Luke 23:24

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Presented By:

2 - Pastora Lhucy Banal

"I tell you

the truth

today you

will be with me

in paradise." - Luke 23:43

Words from a dying man can be

fearful, resentful or senile,

confused, forgetful but

rarely confident.

Like what Jesus did on the cross.

These last words from the lips of

Jesus were confident.

These words reflect a true

understanding of God and mankind.

With such understanding Jesus

responded confidently on the cross.

Luke 23:43

Jesus said to the thief who was

also crucified, “I tell you the truth,

today you will be with me in

paradise."

"I tell you

the truth

today you

will be with me

in paradise." - Luke 23:43

Romans 10:13

for, "Everyone who calls on the

name of the Lord will be

saved."(NIV)

As Jesus was hanging on the cross,

paying our penalty for sin, He made

a promise to a dying, repentant thief.

By the grace of God and the power

of Christ, that promise was kept. The

thief’s sins were washed away, and

His death that day was his entrance

to paradise.

“KALAYAAN”

It’s a about a thief who robbed John Wesley.

"When evangelist John Wesley (1703-1791) was returning home from a service one night, he was robbed. The thief, however, found his victim to have only a little money and some Christian literature.

As the bandit was leaving, Wesley called out, ”Stop! I have something more to give you.”

The surprised robber paused.

“My friend,” said Wesley, “you may live to regret this sort of life. If you ever do, here something to remember: The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin!”The thief hurried away, and Wesley prayed that his words might bear fruit.

Years later, Wesley was greeting people after a Sunday service when he was approached by a stranger. What a surprise to learn that this visitor, now a believer in Christ as a successful businessman, was the one who had robbed him years before!

“I owe it all to you, said the transformed man."

“Oh no, my friend, Wesley exclaimed, not to me, but to the precious blood of Christ that cleanses us from all sin!”

God's Word is an arrow that never misses its mark.

Hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

While the thief walked away, Wesley shouted, "If you should someday

come to your senses and know what you have done is wrong, turn to God

for FORGIVENESS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.

As Jesus dies for our sins, he does not die completely alone. The Father gives

him a companion, a believer with mighty faith, a believer who can look

past the raw wood and nails and blood to the heavenly kingdom that Jesus will inherit. He is a believer who wants "in."

Jesus answers him as life on earth wanes, "Yes, you'll be with me there

today in paradise. We'll go together, you and I."

What a faith!What a promise!What a privilege!

What a glory!

If we have the promise of Heaven, because we belong to Jesus, then every situation in our lives is an opportunity to bring others into

Heaven with us. then every situation in our lives is an opportunity to bring

others into Heaven with us.

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Presented By:

3 – Sis. Donna Tarun

’Dear woman,here is your son,’

and to the disciple ,’ Here is your

mother.’ -Luke 23:24

FAMILY

18 Abraham will surely become

a great and powerful nation and

all nations on earth will be

blessed through him.

Genesis 18:18-19

19 For I have chosen him, so

that he will direct his children

and his household after him to

keep the way of the Lord by

doing what is right and just, so

that the Lord will bring about for

Abraham what he has promised

him.

- Genesis 18:18-19

Jesus gathering the believers-

-- the church, speaks of His

fathering.

26 "When Jesus saw his mother

there, and the disciple whom he

loved standing nearby, he said

to his mother, ’Dear woman,

here is your son,’ and to the

disciple, ’Here is your mother.’

From that time on, this disciple

took her into his home."

- John 19:26 - 27

27 and to the disciple, “Here is

your mother.” From that time on,

this disciple took her into his

home.

John 19:26 - 27

A. Both Mary and the disciple are in

the circle of Jesus.

B. Both of them were in pain and

suffering.

C. Both of them have found comfort.

If you are in any kind of

suffering (for Jesus), you don’t

need to carry it all alone. The

church (the gathering of

believers) is where you can

find home.

The church, the gathering of

believers, is God “redeeming”

family.

What should a

Christian family do?

From that time on, this disciple

took her into his home.

-John 19:27

Take care of each other.

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Presented By:

4 – Ptr. Alvin Gutierrez

“Eli, Eli, lemasabachthani?”

(which means“My God, my God,

why have you forsaken me?”)

-Matthew 27:46 NIV

46 About three in the afternoon

Jesus cried out in a loud voice,

“Eli, Eli, lemasabachthani?”

(which means “My God, my God,

why have you forsaken me?”)

Matthew 27:46 NIV

PAGSUBOK

"My God, my God,

why have you forsaken

me?"

All of the great

religions were first

preached, and long

practised, in a

world without

chloroform!

- C.S.Lewis

“CHLOROFORM”

On 4 November 1847, the Scottish

obstetrician James Young Simpson first used

the anesthetic qualities of chloroform on a

pair of humans—two guests at his dinner

party. This was done as an entertainment and

not as a medical procedure.

The use of chloroform during surgery

expanded rapidly thereafter in Europe. In the

1850s, chloroform was used during the birth

of Queen Victoria's last two children.

In the United States, chloroform began to

replace ether as an anesthetic at the

beginning of the 20th century; however, it was

quickly abandoned in favor of ether upon

discovery of its toxicity, especially its

tendency to cause fatal cardiac arrhythmia

analogous to what is now termed "sudden

sniffer's death". Some people used

chloroform as a recreational drug or to

attempt suicide.

One possible mechanism of action for

chloroform is that it increases movement of

potassium ions through certain types of

potassium channels in nerve cells.

Chloroform could also be mixed with other

anesthetic agents such as ether to make C.E.

mixture, or ether and alcohol to make A.C.E.

mixture.

In 1848, Hannah Greener, a 15-year-old girl

who was having an infected toenail removed,

died after being given the anesthetic. A

number of physically fit patients died after

inhaling it. However, in 1848 John Snow

developed an inhaler that regulated the

dosage and so successfully reduced the

number of deaths.

The opponents and supporters of chloroform

were mainly at odds with the question of

whether the complications were solely due to

respiratory disturbance or whether chloroform

had a specific effect on the heart. Between

1864 and 1910 numerous commissions in

Britain studied chloroform, but failed to come

to any clear conclusions. It was only in 1911

that Levy proved in experiments with animals

that chloroform can cause cardiac fibrillation.

The reservations about chloroform could not

halt its soaring popularity. Between about

1865 and 1920, chloroform was used in 80 to

95% of all narcoses performed in UK and

German-speaking countries. In America,

however, there was less enthusiasm for

chloroform narcosis. In Germany the first

comprehensive surveys of the fatality rate

during anaesthesia were made by Gurlt

between 1890 and 1897.

In 1934, Killian gathered all the statistics

compiled until then and found that the

chances of suffering fatal complications under

ether were between 1: 14,000 and 1: 28,000,

whereas under chloroform the chances were

between 1: 3,000 and 1: 6,000. The rise of

gas anaesthesia using nitrous oxide,

improved equipment for administering

anaesthetics and the discovery of

hexobarbital in 1932 led to the gradual

decline of chloroform narcosis.

These words from Jesus tells us

that whatever we’re going through,

God is aware, and if He chose to,

He could have changed the

outcome.

Therefore, direct your questions to

God, but know that you can trust

His goodness and righteousness.

We see only a day at a time.

God sees the whole picture.

He will do what is good and right.

PAIN tells you that you

are ALIVE.

12 Blessed is the one who

perseveres under trial because,

having stood the test, that person

will receive the crown of life that

the Lord has promised to those

who love him.

James 1:12 NIV

PAIN exposes what

we’re MADE OF.

But he knows the way that I take;

when he has tested me, I will

come forth as gold.

Job 23:10 NIV

PAIN teaches what

HAPPINESS cannot.

Be strong and courageous. Do

not be afraid or terrified because

of them, for the LORD your God

goes with you; he will never

leave you nor forsake you.

Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV

When it's this good,

there's no saying no

I want you so, I'm ready to go

Through the fire

To the limit, to the wall

For a chance to be with you

I'd gladly risk it all

Through the fire

Through whatever,

come what may

For a chance at loving you

I'd take it all the way

Right down to the wire

Even through the fire

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Presented By:

5 – Ptr. Alan Esporas

28 After this,

Jesus, knowing that

all was now finished,

said (to fulfill the

Scripture), "I thirst."- John 19:28-29

I THIRST

John 19:28-29

28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all

was now finished, said (to fulfill the

Scripture), "I thirst."

John 19:28-29

29 A jar full of sour wine stood there,

so they put a sponge full of the sour

wine on a hyssop branch and held it

to his mouth.

Psalm 69:21

21 They gave me poison for food,

and for my thirst they gave me sour

wine to drink.

To confess need, weakness or injury

opens up our heart for God to heal

SOMETIMES

OUR NEED,

WEAKNESS

AND INJURY

WILL MAKE US

THIRSTY FOR

GOD’S LOVE

Samaritan

Woman

John 4:7

7 A woman from Samaria came to

draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give

me a drink."

The woman was thirsty for love that

she tried to find it in earthly pleasure

but did not satisfy her.

John 4:14

14 but whoever drinks of the water

that I will give him will never be

thirsty again. The water that I will

give him will become in him a spring

of water welling up to eternal life.“

The samaritan woman was change

when she met Jesus. Jesus satisfied

her thirst.

RESENTMENT

AND ANGER

SAYS"I’LL GET

EVEN," OR

"GOD DOESN’T

CARE.”

Resentment and anger cannot

forgive because it has not tasted

God’s love, grace and mercy.

Ecclesiastes 5:17

17 They spend their entire lives in

darkness, in constant frustration,

sickness, and resentment.

But when a person drinks God’s love

he can forgive.

But a hopeful and trusting person

confesses his need and weakness

to God.

Psalms 33:21

21 For our heart is glad in him,

because we trust in his holy name.

Psalms 33:22

22 Let your steadfast love, O LORD,

be upon us, even as we hope in you.

Assurance of

New Covenant

Hebrews 9:15

15 Therefore he is the mediator of a

new covenant, so that those who are

called may receive the promised

eternal inheritance, since a death

has occurred that redeems them

from the transgressions committed

under the first covenant.

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Presented By:

6 – Sis. Karen Limos

When Jesus received

the sour wine, he

said, “It is finished,”

and he bowed his

head and gave up his

spirit.- John 19:30

John 19:30

When Jesus received the sour

wine, he said, “It is finished,” and

he bowed his head and gave up

his spirit.

Teleo (tel-eh’-o)

To end, that is

complete, execute, conclude, discharge

(a debt): - accomplish, make an end,

fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.

Taking All Pains And Sufferings of life.

When Jesus

had received

the sour

wine..

All the pains of all the ages

were compressed into His sour

cup; He can therefore feel

for you.

Redemption of

Mankind, Forgiveness

And Deliverance

from sin.

…He

said,

“It is

finished.”

Jesus’ final word (Tetelestai in the ancient Greek) is the cry of a winner. Jesus had finished the eternal purpose of the cross. It stands today as a finished work, the foundation of all Christian peace and faith, paying in full the debt we righteously owe to God.

Humility And

Obedience

to the

Father’s will.

…He bowed

his head..

This speaks of a peaceful act, like

laying down on a pillow to sleep.

freely submitting to his Father's

will, and the stroke of death.

The Divine Exchange Takes Place Because of the Father’s

great love for us.

…and gave

up His spirit.

Death had no righteous hold over the

sinless Son of God. He stood in the

place of sinners, but was never a

sinner Himself. So He could not die

unless He gave up His spirit.

John 10:17-18

17 “The Father loves me because I

sacrifice my life so I may take it back

again. 18 No one can take my life

from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For

I have the authority to lay it down

when I want to and also to take it up

again. For this is what my Father has

commanded.”

If you belong to Jesus, you will have the

resources and resolve to deal with the

trials in your life. Tough times are

temporary; God’s people are eternal.

Most people give into circumstances or

temptations, not because they lack

resources, but because they lack resolve;

they gave up too soon. We can finish and

finish well.

…He

said,

“It is

finished.”

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Presented By:

6 – Ptr. Vetty Gutierrez

“Father,

into your

hands, I commit

my spirit.”

46 Jesus called out with a loud

voice, “Father, into your hands I

commit my spirit.” When he had

said this, he breathed his last.

Luke 23:46

PAGBIBIGAY

We have not lost if we know in

Whose hands we are held.

Whether stripped of our

possessions, reputation, physical

or mental health, we need not be

anxious, because our lives are not

like dry leaves, blown and tossed by

the wind.

We are lovingly and eternally

held in our Father’s hands.

"Father, into your hands

I commit my spirit."

Three aspects of this Seventh

Word.

1. A Word of Intimacy

2. A Word of Trust

3. A Word of Surrender

He put His faith in the Father.

He put His trust in the Father.

He put His hope in the Father

when He said, "Father, into your

hands I commit my spirit.”

The Father did not leave Him

in the grave.

The Father did not abandon Him to

eternal death - but the Father gave

Him eternal life. If He did that to

Jesus –

He will do that to us too!

These final words of Jesus offer

eternal confidence and eternal

relationship. There is the promise of

forgiveness, the promise of

Heaven, the promise of family, the

promise of God’s watchfulness,

the promise of resources and

resolve, and the promise of God’s

sovereign care.

We are blessed generation? Why?

Because we are seeing by our own

eyes the fulfillment of the Scripture.

Truly we are living on the last

of the last days.

And so the days are exciting for us.

Prayer

Father, when it comes a time for us

to let go of this life, help us do it with

the same kind of faith and

confidence that we see in Jesus. We

love you, Lord. Thank you for our

salvation and eternal life. In Jesus'

name, we pray. Amen.

Father today although steeped in

sadness my heart wants to shout out

with gladness, knowing that You

gave your only Son, my King Jesus

who loved me enough to die for my

sins on that cross. Father into your

hands I commit my life. Thank you

Jesus for making me whole, praise

You! Amen.

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