THE SUFFERINGS OF HIS DEATH
Matt 27:26-36
I.
THE SUFFERING OF THE BITTER CUP....
Matt
26:36-46
The
Cup was bitter because of:
A.
Self Denial....V39
Mat
26:39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O
my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I
will, but as thou wilt.
B. Sin's Dredges....
C.
Soul's Death....V 38
Mat 26:38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
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Isa. 53:10-12
Isa
53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou
shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong
his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Isa 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by
his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their
iniquities.
Isa 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall
divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto
death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
II.
THE SUFFERINGS OF THE BRUTAL CROWD....
A.
They Scourged Him....Matt 27:26
Mat
27:26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he
delivered him to be crucified.
B. They Stripped Him....Matt
27:28
Mat
27:28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
C. They Spit on Him....Matt
27:30; Isa. 50:6
Mat
27:30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
Isa
50:6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the
hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
D. They Smote Him....Matt
27:30
Mat 27:30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
III.
THE SUFFERING OF THE BLASPHEMOUS CROWN....Matt 2 7:29
Mat 27:29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
A.
The Misery of the Crown....
B.
The Motive of the Crown....mockery
C. The Message of the Crown....He lifted the curse....
Gen
3:17-18
Gen
3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy
wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt
not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it
all the days of thy life;
Gen 3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt
eat the herb of the field;
IV.
THE SUFFERING OF BEARING THE CROSS....
A.
Under the Cross... John 19:17
John
19:17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a
skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
B. Unto the Cross....John
10:17-18
John
10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might
take it again.
John 10:18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power
to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I
received of my Father.
C. Upon the Cross....
-Physically
because of the scourging he endured....
-Mentally
because of the shame he encountered....
-Spiritually
because of the sins he encompassed....
I Pet 2:24; Isa 53:6; II Cor 5:21; Col 2:14
1 Pet 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Isa
53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own
way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
2
Cor 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might
be made the righteousness of God in him.
Col 2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which
was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
This outline may be preached as a regular message or it is a good message to be used at the Memorial Service of the Lord's Supper.
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