Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 7 • Wednesday Statement VII • Luke 23:46 • Scott, 22, young adult “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to…
The Only Future He Could See
The Thing She Called Love
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 7 • Tuesday Statement VII • Luke 23:46 • Diane, 44, wife “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I…
Let the Boy Go
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 7 • Monday Statement VII • Luke 23:46 • Miles, late 40s, father “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways…
Surrender Your Life to God and Let It Go
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 7 • Series Finale Statement VII • Luke 23:46 • Sunday Kickoff “Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!’ And having said this…
Still in the Corridor
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 6 • Saturday Statement VI • Week 6 Wrap-Up The people we looked at this week are not hypothetical. Wade is real. Sandra is real. Aaron sitting at a table with an empty…
What It Added Up To
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 6 • Friday Statement VI • John 19:30 • Hank, early 60s, recently retired “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should…
Not Yet
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 6 • Thursday Statement VI • John 19:30 • Aaron, 38, grief “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18 (ESV) The Setup…
Seven Years of Hoping
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 6 • Wednesday Statement VI • John 19:30 • Sandra, mid-50s, mother “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according…
Still Here
Seven Statements from the Cross • Week 6 • Monday Statement VI • John 19:30 • Wade, late 40s, husband “He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.” — Isaiah 40:29 (ESV)…
Only Jesus
Stumble Up • Personal Reflection Only Jesus • A 6:15am moment I did not see coming “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as…