agony and glory p. p. lesson 7

8/19/2019 Agony and Glory P. P. Lesson 7

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“THE AGONY

AND

THE GLORY

OF THE CROSS”

Lesson 7


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THE WISDOM AND THE POWER

OF GOD“But fa !e "t fo# #e to !oast

e$%e&t "n t'e %oss of ouLo( )esus C'"st* !+ ,'"%' t'e,o-( 'as !een %u%"f"e( to #e* an(

I to t'e ,o-(.”

/Ga-at"ans 01234


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“!ut ,e &ea%' C'"st %u%"f"e(* a

stu#!-"n5 !-o%6 to )e,s an( fo--+

to Gent"-es*”

“!ut to t'ose ,'o ae %a--e(* !ot'

)e,s an( Gee6s* C'"st t'e

&o,e of Go( an( t'e

,"s(o# of Go(.”

/I Co"nt'"ans 218* 34


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T'e GOSPEL CHANGES THE

HEARTS OF MEN AND WOMEN

GOD DOES “HEART

TRANSPLANTS”

Peo&-e ae to !e “NEW

CREAT9RES” WITH A NEW

HEART AND NEW LIFE/Cont"nue(4


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“T'eefoe* "f an+one "s "n

C'"st* 'e "s a ne, %eat"on.T'e o-( 'as &asse( a,a+:

!e'o-(* t'e ne, 'as %o#e.”

/II Co"nt'"ans ;1274


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LI


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THERE IS NO GREATER

TRAGEDY THAN TO SEE

NO DIFFERENCE IN THELI?ES OF

“CHRISTIANS” AND

SINNERS


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GOD TOO< AN

INSTR9MENT OF

DEATH* THE “CROSS*”

AND MADE IT THE

GREATEST MOTI?ATION

TO CHANGE LI?ES@


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HAS THE “CROSS”

OF )ES9S

TR9LY

CHANGED

O9R LI?ES


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“Peo&-e ,ant COMFORT: t'e

CROSS IS H9MILIATION t'at -ea(s

to fo5"=eness”

“Peo&-e ,ant PEACE: t'e CROSS

BRINGS 9S TO A WAR t'at esu-ts"n PEACE@”

“Peo&-e 'ono BEA9TY: t'eCROSS* %u(e an( u5-+*

e$&esses a !eaut+ t'at e$%e-s a--

ot'e !eaut"es”


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“CHRIST* THE POWER OF GOD”

W'at 6"n( of Go( “,ou-( sa=es"nnes ,"t' a %oss”

Ou ,o-( “,os'"&s” “!ute&o,e@”

Go(s POWER "s 5eate t'an a--

ot'e &o,es %o#!"ne(@


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THRO9GH CHRIST* GOD CREATED

THE 9NI?ERSE@

“In t'e !e5"nn"n5 ,as t'e Wo(*

an( t'e Wo( ,as ,"t' Go(* an(

t'e Wo( ,as Go(. He ,as "n t'e!e5"nn"n5 ,"t' Go(. A-- t'"n5s

,ee #a(e t'ou5' '"#* an(

,"t'out '"# ,as not an+ t'"n5#a(e t'at ,as #a(e.”

/)o'n 21284 /Co-oss"ans 2123274


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Ho,e=e* ,"t' H"s 5eat POWER*

GOD “


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CHRIST CAME TO DIE FOR

E?ERY SINNER@

“an( 'e ("e( fo a--* t'at t'ose

,'o -"=e #"5't no -on5e -"=e fot'e#se-=es !ut fo '"# ,'o fo

t'e" sa6e ("e( an( ,as a"se(.”

/II Co"nt'"ans ;12;4


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NOTE1

GODS POWER IS MADE ?ERYE?IDENT IN “WEA


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HA?E WE THO9GHT OF THE

FACT THAT THE GOSPEL CAN

ONLY BE RECEI?ED BY THOSE

WHO ARE WEA


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CHRIST* THE WISDOM OF

GOD“T'e 5eatest &o,e of Go( -"es "n

H"s ,"s(o#”

T'e &'"-oso&'e* N"ets%'e*

“"(o-"e(” 'u#an &o,e@ He

'ate( )ES9S@

N"ets%'e "s DEAD@ C'"st an(

t'e 5os&e- LI?E@


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“CHRIST CR9CIFIED” IS THE

?ERY HEART* THE EMBODIMENT

OF THE WISDOM OF GOD@

Man t'"n6s t'at 'e 6no,s ,'at

GOD WANTS@

Man t'"n6s t'at t'e ,a+ 'e

t'"n6s "s t'e ,a+ GOD THIN


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PRAY THAT WE A?OID

“PRES9MPT9O9S” SINS@

“


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“an( es&e%"a--+ t'ose ,'o

"n(u-5e "n t'e -ust of(ef"-"n5 &ass"on an(

(es&"se aut'o"t+. Bo-( an(

,"--fu-* t'e+ (o not te#!-eas t'e+ !-as&'e#e t'e

5-o"ous ones*”

/II Pete 12>4


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THE CROSS IS “FOOLISHNESS”

TO THE CARNAL MIND@

“!ut ,e &ea%' C'"st

%u%"f"e(* a stu#!-"n5 !-o%6 to)e,s an( fo--+ to Gent"-es*”

/I Co"nt'"ans 2184


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HOWE?ER* THE “FOOLISHNESS”

OF GOD IS “WISER” THAN MEN*

AND HIS “WEA


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GOD MA4


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TO THE “PRO9D” AND

“ARROGANT*” THE PREACHING

OF THE “CROSS” IS STILL FOOLISHNESS@

REMEMBER PA9LS WORDS1

“.Fo I (e%"(e( to 6no, not'"n5

a#on5 +ou e$%e&t )esus C'"st

an( '"# %u%"f"e(.”

/I Co"nt'"ans 14


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SI MIRACLES AT THE CROSS

/Matt'e, 7* Ma6 2;* Lu6e 84INTROD9CTION1

2. T'e )e,"s' -ea(es 6ne, ,'o)esus ,as* !ut* "n 'ate( an(

!-"n(ness* t'e+ 6"--e( H"#.

T'e+ 6ne, He &efo#e( #"a%-es

/Cont"nue(4


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“So t'e %'"ef &"ests an( t'e

P'a"sees 5at'ee( t'e Coun%"-

an( sa"(* JW'at ae ,e to (o Fot'"s #an &efo#s #an+ s"5ns.”

“If ,e -et '"# 5o on -"6e t'"s*e=e+one ,"-- !e-"e=e "n '"#* an(

t'e Ro#ans ,"-- %o#e an( ta6e

a,a+ !ot' ou &-a%e an( ou

nat"on.J

/)o'n 22137* 34


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. EARLIER MIRACLES1

In Get'se#ane* ,'en )esus sa"(*“I AM HE*” t'e &eo&-e fe-- !a%6 on

t'e 5oun( /)o'n 2104

T'e e&-a%e#ent of t'e EAR OF

MALCH9S /Lu6e 1;>* ;24

T'"s ,as )esus LAST MIRACLE

!efoe t'e CROSS@


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LET 9S NOT FORGET THE

MIRACLE THAT DID NOT HAPPEN

“Do +ou t'"n6 t'at I %annot a&&ea-

to #+ Fat'e* an( 'e ,"-- at on%e

sen( #e #oe t'an t,e-=e -e5"onsof an5e-s”

“But 'o, t'en s'ou-( t'eS%"&tues !e fu-f"--e(* t'at "t #ust

!e soJ

/Matt'e, 01;8* ;34


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SI MIRACLES AT “GOLGOTHA”

/T'e “s6u--”4

2. DAR


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T'"s ,as NOT an e%-"&se@ An

e%-"&se ,ou-( not 'a&&en at fu--#oon@ Passo=e ,as at “fu--

#oon”

Was Go( sa+"n5* “ENO9GH OF

THIS GREAT E?IL”

T'e “a!use of Ca-=a+” s#ot'ee(t'e sun@


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WAS THIS DAR


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. T'e ?EIL /Cuta"n4 of t'e

TEMPLE ,as TORN /Matt'e,

71;2: Ma6 2;187* 8* et%.4

T'e “=e"-” !et,een t'e “'o-+

&-a%e” an( “#ost 'o-+ &-a%e” ,aston fo# to& to !otto#

At t'e e$a%t t"#e )esus ("e(@

T'"s ,as at 81>> P. M. ,'en t'e

&"ests ,ee (o"n5 t'e" (ut+@


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NOTE1

So fa as Go( ,as %on%ene(* t'eLa, of Moses 'a( fu-f"--e( "ts tas6*

an( t'e Le="t"%a- &"est'oo( ,as

no, GONE@

“No ,on(e #an+ &"ests o!e+e(

t'e 5os&e-” afte Pente%ost/A%ts 0174


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8. THE EARTHK9A


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3. T'e OPENED GRA?ES@

/Matt'e, 71;* ;84

Du"n5 H"s #"n"st+* t'e )e,s

,ante( to see #"a%-es@

/Matt'e, 2183>4

Go( 5a=e t'e# se=ea- #"a%-es at

t'e CROSS@T'e GRA?ES of #an+ se-e%te(

“sa"nts” ,ee o&ene(@


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“T'e to#!s a-so ,ee o&ene(.

An( #an+ !o("es of t'e sa"nts

,'o 'a( fa--en as-ee& ,ee

a"se(*”

“an( %o#"n5 out of t'e to#!s

afte '"s esue%t"on t'e+ ,ent

"nto t'e 'o-+ %"t+ an( a&&eae( to#an+.”

/Matt'e, 71;* ;84


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T'ese e=ents CA9SED MANY TO

”BEAT THEIR BREASTS”

Wee so#e of t'ese %on=ete(

on Pente%ost

“An( a-- t'e %o,(s t'at 'a(

asse#!-e( fo t'"s s&e%ta%-e*

,'en t'e+ sa, ,'at 'a( ta6en&-a%e* etune( 'o#e !eat"n5 t'e"

!easts.” /Lu6e 8134


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;. T'e GRA?E CLOTHES /Lu6e

3122* et%.4

T'"s ,as t'e “f"st (a+ of t'e

,ee6”

)o'n “outan” Pete to t'e to#!.But* Pete ,ent "n f"st

/)o'n >1204

T'e+ sa, t'e “5a=e %-ot'es”

T'e “-ast t'"n5 t'e ene#"es

”


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NOTE THE FOLLOWING1

If t'e DISCIPLES 'a( sto-en t'e!o(+* t'e+ ,ou-( NOT 'a=e

("so!e( H"#@

If t'e ENEMIES 'a( sto-en t'e

!o(+* t'e+ ,ou-( NOT 'a=e

("so!e( H"#@

W'en )OHN sa, t'ese t'"n5s* 'e

“!e-"e=e(@” /)o'n >104


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0. T'e RES9RRECTED SAINTS

/Matt'e, 71;>;84

T'e 5a=es of t'e “sa"nts” ,ee

o&ene( on FRIDAY@

But* t'e+ ("( NOT 5o "nto t'e C"t+

unt"- )ES9S WAS RES9RRECTED@

On t'e “f"st (a+ of t'e ,ee6@”

T'e+ a&&eae( to #an+@


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Can +ou "#a5"ne HOW THIS

MIRACLE SPREADTHRO9GHO9T THE CITY

“W'at ,ou-( +ou 'a=e (one"f +ou 'a( !een t'ee”

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