CALVARY‟S HILL

WHAT IS THE

WORLD‟S

HIGHEST

MOUNTAIN?

Everest at 29,028 feet = 8,850 metres

in China and Nepal.

Ben Nevis at 4,409 feet = 1,344 metres

in Scotland.

Snowdon at 3,560feet = 1,085 metres

in Wales.

Scafell Pike at 3,209 = 997 metres

in England.

Slieve Donard at 2,786 feet = 852 metres

in Northern Ireland.

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BUT, what is the

name of the

highest hill in

the world?

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Matthew 27:31-43

I believe it maybe Calvary.

In Latin it is called

Calvary.

In Hebrew, Golgotha,

or “place of the skull.”

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If you look carefully you

can see it,

a supernatural image,

a symbol of death, where

God came among men.

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It is not a very high hill

physically, but

spiritually speaking, I

believe it to be the

highest hill in the world.

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For it was on this hill that

God‟s justice was affected by

God‟s grace.

Man‟s sin interacted with

God‟s sovereignty.

History meets eternity on the

highest hill in the world!

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No event in history

is as important as

the death, burial,

and resurrection of

Christ.

1. SIMON OF CALVARY, VERSES 31-32.

“And when they had mocked

Him, they took the robe off Him,

put His own clothes on Him, and

led Him away to be crucified.

Now as they came out, they found

a man of Cyrene, Simon by name.

Him they compelled to bear His

cross” Matthew 27:31-32.

It was required that a prisoner carry

his own cross to the place of

execution.

Not only has Jesus already been

scourged, His body lacerated and

hanging in ribbons, but He is already

wearing the crown of thorns, driven

deep into His scalp.

He has been repeatedly beaten for

hours now, and it was simply more

than His physical human nature

could bear.

Though He was all God, He was all

man, and He collapsed under the

load.

But there would be no delay. They

wanted Him dead, and now!

So the Roman soldiers quickly

drafted the first able bodied man

they could find.

Simon by name, from the country

of Cyrene, which was a country in

northern Africa, what we would

today call Libya.

They “compelled” him to

carry the cross. They made

him do it against his will.

The cross was the ultimate

form of degradation.

Crucifixion was the supreme

method of killing the worst of the

worst criminals; you did not even

talk about it in polite company.

You can imagine his humiliation

and resentment at having to do

this, and being associated with the

„criminal.‟

He is an example of those who come

to church because they are made to,

and end up meeting the Saviour face

to face.

Every week some go to church who

do not really want to be there.

In some cases they are a child or

teen, and they have been „compelled‟

to come

. Maybe it is a spouse, who has been

begged repeatedly, or a friend or

relative.

And if you are one of those who have

been „compelled‟ to come,

you ought to thank God that

somebody cared enough about you to

bring you.

It does not matter how

you get here, the Word

of God is still sharper

than a two edged

Sword.

So bring them in from the fields of

sin, and after they get here, the music

melts their heart, the friendliness of

this family warms their heart, the

Bible convicts their heart, and

chances are, God will come into their

heart and they will live to see the day

that they thank God they were ever

compelled to come!

2. THE SOLDIERS OF CALVARY, VERSES 35-36.

“Then they crucified Him, and

divided His garments, casting lots,

that it might be fulfilled which was

spoken by the prophet: “They divided

My garments among them, And for

My clothing they cast lots.”

Sitting down, they kept watch over

Him there” Matthew 27:35-36.

When you see the soldiers you see

calloused, hardened, cursing men

who were apparently unmoved by

what they were witnessing.

They came to actually enjoy the

sport of their trade, and they even

gambled for his clothing at the

foot of the cross.

I maybe now be preaching

on the cross, and some in

the room have trouble just

staying awake!

Or they are thinking about

supper, or the week ahead.

Well we have a

problem!

Our eyes are dry, our

faith is old, our hearts

are hard, and our

prayers are cold.

We are calloused and

cold God help us to

light a fire, and find a

passion for the Passion

of Jesus!

Do we not realize that we

should have been crucified?

That it was our sins laid on

Him there?

That we are the soldiers in

this situation? That we are the

ones who drove the nails!

We need a fresh look at and a

fresh love for the cross of

Calvary.

The cross reveals what is in

the heart of a person. What

does the cross reveal about

YOUR heart?

If it does not call you

to a higher level of

consecration then

something is

desperately wrong!

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CONCLUSION:

We sing a song “Were you

there when they crucified my

Lord?”

Yes, we were all there!

Do not allow the death of

Jesus to be in vain.

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If you have never been

saved, get saved today.

Do not be one spitting in

the loving face of the One

who hung there for you.

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Do not be one of the soldiers,

taking it lightly.

Be a Simon.

Allow yourself to be compelled to

carry the cross and follow Him,

to give Him all, to have a passion

for the Passion of Christ!

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