Crucifixion

John 1:9-14 – Since we could not make it to heaven, heaven came to us. The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus would change everything.

Summary

• Glory to God and peace upon the earth.
  • Jesus’ birth announcement declared that Eden’s eviction at ended.
• A Savior was given, a virgin gave birth.
  • Salvation must originate from what only God can do.
• God in the flesh lived free from sin.
  • The only one able to combat sin’s punishment is He who never conformed to it.
• Jesus conveyed grace and truth from within.
  • Jesus never lived as if compassion and conviction were enemies of one another. 
• Recognized as teaching with authority.
  • The words of Christ prove to be reliable truth transcending every unstable culture.
• Despised and rejected by the Pharisees.
  • We’d rather have the god we create than the God who created us.
• Christ crucified on the hill of Calvary.
  • Jesus was willing to die so you could truly live.
• Exchanged righteousness for our depravity.
  • Either you will pay for your sins for eternity, or Christ has already paid for them at Calvary.
• On the third day, the Savior would rise.
  • The vacancy of Christ’s tomb beckons us to more than a dead faith.