What Love Looks Like
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How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How
much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the
fragrance of your perfume more than any spice! Your
lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk
and honey are under your tongue.
- Song of Solomon 4:10-11
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LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed
with splendor and majesty. The LORD wraps himself in
light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens
like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on
their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and
rides on the wings of the wind. He makes winds his
messengers, flames of fire his servants.
-Psalm 104:1-4
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For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great
is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is
from the west, so far has he removed our
transgressions from us.
-Psalm 103:11-12
Love is Hard to Explain
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God shows His love through Jesus
He uses:
◦ Forgiveness
◦ Criticism
◦ Betrayal
◦ Denial
◦ Torture
◦ Death
◦ Love Cannot be forced it must be chosen
Matthew 27:26
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Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had
scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.
Scourging
Matthew 27:27-30
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Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the
Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around
Him. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on
Him. When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they
put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And
they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him,
saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Then they spit on Him,
and took the reed and struck Him on the head.
Contrast God and Humans
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Humans
◦ Stripped Jesus
◦ Crown of Thorns
◦ Mocked Him
◦ Spit on Him
◦ Hit Him
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God
◦ Remained silent, did not retaliate
Does God Love Me?
Mark 15:25
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Now it was the third hour, and
THEY
CRUCIFIED
3rd hour = 9:00am
HIM
Mark 15:25
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Now it was the third hour, and
THEY
CRUCIFIED
3rd hour = 9:00am
Who is THEY?
HIM
THEY
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Roman Soldiers?
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Jewish Religious Leaders?
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You and I?
“He(Jesus Christ) was delivered over to death
for our sins…”
- Romans 4:25
Mark 15:25
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Now it was the third hour, and
THEY
CRUCIFIED
HIM
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9:00am – 3:00pm
Darkness covered the land from 12:00-3:00pm
The 9th plague = Darkness
The 10th plague = Death of the firstborn
Jesus our Passover Lamb, God’s firstborn,
His spirit at 3:00pm
gives up
Matthew 27:51-54
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Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two
from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the
rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and
many bodies of the saints who had died were
raised…So when the centurion and those with him,
who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the
things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying,
“Truly this was the Son of God!”
At Jesus’ Death
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Earthquake – also at the resurrection
Dead raised – Jesus brings life
The temple curtain is torn
◦ 60 feet tall
◦ 30 feet wide
◦ As thick as the palm of a man’s hand
◦ The human priesthood is over
◦ Sacrifices are over
◦ We can come boldly to God
Mark 15:25
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Now it was the third hour, and
THEY
CRUCIFIED
HIM
We need Him
We need His blood
I can’t go to heaven without Him
Do not waste His blood
This is Our Wake Up Call
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You have a Savior who loves you
◦ Do you love Him?
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You have a Savior who offers eternal life
◦ Do you want it?
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You have a Savior asking you to accept Him
◦ Don’t waste His blood