Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 5 • Tuesday Statement V • John 19:28 • Owen, 17, high school junior “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18 (ESV) The Setup…
The Version He Showed His Dad
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Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 5 • Monday Statement V • John 19:28 • Brett, mid-40s, husband “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.” — James 5:16 (ESV)…
Be Human Enough to Acknowledge Your Need
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 5 Statement V • John 19:28 • Sunday Kickoff “After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said to fulfill the Scripture, ‘I thirst.’” — John 19:28 (ESV) Two words. From the…
The Right Address
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 4 • Saturday Statement IV • Week 4 Wrap-Up This week was a hard one to write. Not because the stories were hard to imagine. Because I have been one of those people…
The Silence Between Them
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 4 • Friday Statement IV • Matthew 27:45-46 • Jeff and Dana, married 18 years “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” — Psalm 147:3 (ESV) The Setup Jeff and Dana…
Bringing It Home
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 4 • Thursday Statement IV • Matthew 27:45-46 • Caleb, 19, college freshman “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” — Psalm 56:3 (ESV) The Setup Caleb is 19 and…
The Wrong Fight
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 4 • Wednesday Statement IV • Matthew 27:45-46 • Tom, late 50s, son of a father with dementia “Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God…
Where the Anger Lands
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 4 • Tuesday Statement IV • Matthew 27:45-46 • Jill, 16, daughter of divorcing parents “A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.” — Proverbs…
The Life We Didn’t Plan
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 4 • Monday Statement IV • Matthew 27:45-46 • Renee, early 40s, wife and caregiver “Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to…
Others should not be your load-bearing wallsÂ
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 4 Statement IV — Matthew 27:45-46 • Sunday Kickoff “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have…