You and I as sinners are co-conspirators with the persons responsible for handing Jesus over to die. Though our sin sent him to the cross, it was also his love that took him to the cross. We must see the cross as both something done by us and something done for us.

Speaker: Sean Scribner
Series: The Meaning of the Cross
Scripture: Matthew 17:22; 26:2

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The Scandal of the Cross

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The cross demands we hold fast to the biblical revelation of the living God who is disgusted and angered by evil, but it convinces us that his merciful search for a way to forgive, cleanse, and accept evildoers would come in a way that is equally expressive of every dimension of who he is. The cross was necessary because God hates sin, but also because of just how much he loves the sinner!

Speaker: Sean Scribner
Series: The Meaning of the Cross
Scripture: Psalm 97

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The Necessity of the Cross

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Why do Christians cling to the “old rugged cross”? Because it was central to the very mind and mission of Jesus himself. He was not a helpless victim, but an all-powerful, self-giving savior who freely determined to do his Father’s whole will for his life, no matter the cost.

Speaker: Sean Scribner
Series: The Meaning of the Cross
Scripture: Luke 2:41-50

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The Centrality of the Cross

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God has made Christ to be wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. So come to him boldly, but on bended knee. Humble yourself before the Lord and the foolishness of his cross, that you may enter his presence in repentance and faith. The message of the cross beckons us to seek the Lord on the cross, no matter the cost.

Speaker: Sean Scribner
Series: The Meaning of the Cross
Scripture: I Corinthians 1:18-31

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The Foolishness of the Cross

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