Where Would You Have Stood at the Cross?

Matt. 27:33-40

33 And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull, 34 they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink. 35 Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: "They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots." 36 Sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

37 And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 38 Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left. 39 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, "You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

Matt. 27:33-40

Thoughts About His Crucifixion

Thoughts About His Crucifixion

• The greatest event in history

Thoughts About His Crucifixion

• The greatest event in history

• Multitudes in Jerusalem

Thoughts About His Crucifixion

• The greatest event in history

• Multitudes in Jerusalem

• They saw, but did not see!

Thoughts About His Crucifixion

• The greatest event in history

• Multitudes in Jerusalem

• They saw, but did not see!

• Various reactions

Thoughts About His Crucifixion

• The greatest event in history

• Multitudes in Jerusalem

• They saw, but did not see!

• Various reactions

• Human nature has not changed

Thoughts About His Crucifixion

• The greatest event in history

• Multitudes in Jerusalem

• They saw, but did not see!

• Various reactions

• Human nature has not changed

• What if you had been there?

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• Herod

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• Herod

• Pilate

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• Herod

• Pilate

• Roman soldiers

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• Annas and Caiaphas

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• Annas and Caiaphas

• The Jewish Sanhedrin

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• Annas and Caiaphas

• The Jewish Sanhedrin

• The chief priests

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• The cross makers, hole diggers

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• The cross makers, hole diggers

• Those who scourged and beat Him

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• The cross makers, hole diggers

• Those who scourged and beat Him

• Those at the foot of the cross

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• The cross makers, hole diggers

• Those who scourged and beat Him

• Those at the foot of the cross

• The centurion

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• He had to do it

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• He had to do it

• Ruined his day

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• He had to do it

• Ruined his day

• Alexander and Rufus - Mark 15:21

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• Those passing by

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• Those passing by – blind followers

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• Those passing by

• Three criminals

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• Those passing by

• Three criminals

• The “evil” thief

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• Those passing by

• Three criminals

• The “evil” thief

• The “good” thief

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• Those passing by

• Three criminals

• The “evil” thief

• The “good” thief

• Barabbas

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• Those passing by

• Three criminals

• Peter and the fearful

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• Those passing by

• Three criminals

• Peter and the fearful

• Judas

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• Those passing by

• Three criminals

• Peter and the fearful

• Judas

• The multitudes

“Witnesses” to His Crucifixion

• The political leaders

• The religious leaders

• The Roman soldiers

• Simon of Cyrene

• Those passing by

• Three criminals

• Peter and the fearful

• Those faithful to the end

Human Nature Has Not Changed

Human Nature Has Not Changed• Every culture/nation found at Golgotha

Human Nature Has Not Changed• Every culture/nation found at Golgotha

• Where would you have stood?

Human Nature Has Not Changed• Every culture/nation found at Golgotha

• Where would you have stood?

• Where do you stand today?

Taking a Stand for the Lord

Taking a Stand for the Lord

• Believe in Him Rom. 10:10

Taking a Stand for the Lord

• Believe in Him Rom. 10:10

• Repent (turn from sin) Acts 17:30

Taking a Stand for the Lord

• Believe in Him Rom. 10:10

• Repent (turn from sin) Acts 17:30

• Confess Christ Matt. 10:32

Taking a Stand for the Lord

• Believe in Him Rom. 10:10

• Repent (turn from sin) Acts 17:30

• Confess Christ Matt. 10:32

• Baptized into Christ Acts 2:38

Taking a Stand for the Lord

• Believe in Him Rom. 10:10

• Repent (turn from sin) Acts 17:30

• Confess Christ Matt. 10:32

• Baptized into Christ Acts 2:38

Added to His Kingdom, His Church

Taking a Stand for the Lord

• Believe in Him Rom. 10:10

• Repent (turn from sin) Acts 17:30

• Confess Christ Matt. 10:32

• Baptized into Christ Acts 2:38

Added to His Kingdom, His Church

• Be faithful until deathRev. 2:10