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
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…
Open the sealed room
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 2 • Tuesday The Hole He Climbed Out Of Statement II — Luke 23:43 • Nate, late 30s, close friendship “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians…
Your vulnerability is someone else’s rise
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 2 • Monday The Thing He Never Told Anyone Statement II — Luke 23:43 • Chris, mid-40s, father of a 22-year-old “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the…
You don’t have to carry the receipt
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 1 • Saturday Close the Account Statement I — Week 1 Wrap-Up • A word from Lance If you made it through this week, good. If you read every day and still found…
being misunderstood is genuinely painfulÂ
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 1 • Friday The Screenshots Statement I — Luke 23:34 • Kevin, late 30s, faith community “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” — Romans 12:18 (ESV)…
Release the verdict to God
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 1 • Thursday The Neighbor Statement I — Luke 23:34 • Greg, mid-40s, married with family at home “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is…
Restoration is the harder job
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 1 • Wednesday The Exit Statement I — Luke 23:34 • Caleb, 20 years old, young adult “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,…
Cancel the debt
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 1 • Tuesday The Tape Statement I — Luke 23:34 • Nate, mid-40s, married 22 years “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the…
Keeping “receipts” seems like authority
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 1 • Monday The Receipt Statement I — Luke 23:34 • Marcus, mid-40s, father of a 17-year-old “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” —…