Seven Last Words 2015

Words from a dying man
can be fearful, resentful or
senile, but rarely confident.
These last words from the
lips of Jesus were
confident.

These words reflect a true
understanding of God and
mankind. With such
understanding Jesus
responded confidently on
the cross.

These LAST WORDS of
Jesus Christ

These last words from
the lips of Jesus Christ
were CONFIDENT.

Hirap, sakit, kirot, at
pagdurusa ang Kanyang
naranasan ng mga oras na
iyun.

These words reflect a true
understanding of God and
mankind.

Jesus said in Luke 23:34,
“Father, forgive them for they
do not know what they are
doing."

We need to recognize that
people don’t know what
they are doing.

That time, He intercedes.
(Namagitan Siya.)

There is a spirit of deception
where sin is present.

NEVER A WORD OF
BITTERNESS; NO WORD
OF REGRET

Isaiah 53:13
“… He bore the sin of many
and made intercession for the
transgressors.”

What do we do in times of
trouble, disappointment,
suffering, sorrow?

REMEMBER
The person who hurts you
has hurt himself and his
relationship to God.

There is forgiveness from
God, but only few people
know this.

After the trials and pain,
hindi Niya nalimutan kung
sino Siya at kung ano ang
relasyon Niya sa ating
Diyos Ama.

The perfect example on
how we should face pain
and disappointments.

And that’s what Jesus did.
He prayed to the Father in
Heaven.

FAITH, CONVICTION,
AND SELF-IDENTITY

Crucified; Palayain si
Barabas

He knows that He is the
Son of God.

Nothing changes in their
relationship.

“He paid the debt He did not
owe. He owed the debt I could
not pay. I needed someone to
wash my sins away. And now
I sing a brand new song,
amazing grace. Christ Jesus
paid the debt that I could
never pay.”

"Father, forgive them,
for they do not know
what they are doing."

In Luke 23:43, Jesus said to
the thief who was also
crucified,
"I tell you the truth, today you
will be with me in paradise."

A story is told of a thief who
robbed John Wesley. While the
thief walked away, Wesley
shouted, "If you should someday
come to your senses and know
what you have done is wrong,
turn to God for forgiveness
through Jesus Christ."

If we have the promise of
Heaven, because we belong
to Jesus, then every
situation in our lives is an
opportunity to bring others
into Heaven with us.

"I tell you the truth, today
you will be with Me in
paradise."

1. God’s promise of salvation
are for those who confess,
believe and turn to Jesus
Christ.

a. Humble confession of
his sins

Luke 23:41
41 We are punished justly, for
we are getting what our
deeds deserve. But this Man
has done nothing wrong.

b. Believes that Jesus is the
Messiah and He will still
receive the Kingdom of God
(Paradise) that belongs to the
Messiah

Luke 23:42
42 Then he said, “Jesus,
remember me when You
come into Your Kingdom.”

2. God’s grace, mercy and
faithfulness to His promise
upon sinners.

Luke 23:43
43 Jesus answered him, “Truly
I tell you, today you will be
with Me in paradise.”

God chooses to wipe away our sins,
not because we have some
convenient excuse, and not because
we have tried hard to make up for
them, but because He is a God of
amazing grace, with mercies that
are new every morning. Through His
Cross, we have been forgiven,
healed and restored. By His
crucifixion, we have been set- free!

John 19:26
"When Jesus saw His mother
there, and the disciple whom
He loved standing nearby, He
said to His mother,

’Dear woman, here is your
son,’ and to the disciple, ’Here
is your mother.’ From that
time on, this disciple took her
into his home."

Someone has said, "Family is
the place where they won’t kick
you out." But the families in
America are breaking apart due
to divorce, abuse and absent
fathers and mothers who chose
selfish ambitions over
responsible integrity.

The church, the gathering of
believers, is God redeeming
family. When you’ve been
caste out in life, God’s church
is "the place where you won’t
be kicked out.“

"Dear woman, here is your
son,’ and to the disciple,
’Here is your mother."

Gen 18:18-19
Abraham will surely become
a great and powerful nation
and all nations on earth will
be blessed through him. For I
have chosen him, so that he
will direct his

children and his household
after him to keep the way of
the Lord by doing what is
right and just, so that the Lord
will bring about for Abraham
what He has promised him.

Matthew 27:46 records Jesus’
loud cry on the cross,
"Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?“
which means,

"My God, My God, why
have You forsaken Me?"

These words from Jesus tells
us that whatever we’re going
through, God is aware, and if
He chose to, He could have
changed the outcome.

PRUNING
• A function of cutting away to
reduce the extent or reach of
something by taking away
unwanted or superfluous parts.

Therefore, direct your
questions to God, but know
that you can trust His
goodness and righteousness.
We see only a day at a time.
God sees the whole picture.
He will do what is good and
right.

1. If a GE business could not
be number one or number
two in its market, it would
be cut.
2. Any business that was
struggling (sick)would be
“fixed, closed, or sold”
3. Every year, GE would fire
the bottom 10% of the
work force
4. Welch would get rid of the
layers of bureaucracy in
the company that slowed
down communication,
productivity, and ideas.

John 12:24
24 I tell you the truth, unless a
kernel of wheat falls to the
ground and dies, it remains
only a single seed. But if it
dies, it produces many seeds.

Psalm 20:6-8
6 Now this I know: The Lord
gives victory to his anointed.
He answers him from his
heavenly sanctuary with the
victorious power of his right
hand.

Psalm 20:6-8
7 Some trust in chariots and
some in horses, but we trust
in the name of the Lord our
God. 8 They are brought to
their knees and fall, but we
rise up and stand firm.

John 19:28
"Later, knowing that all was
now completed, and so that
the Scripture would be
fulfilled, Jesus said, ’I am
thirsty.’"

To confess need, weakness or
injury opens up our heart for
God to heal. Resentment and
anger says, "I’ll get even," or
"God doesn’t care." But a
hopeful and trusting person
confesses his need and
weakness to God.

John 19:30
"When He had received the
drink, Jesus said, "It is
finished.“

If you belong to Jesus, you
will have the resources and
resolve to deal with the trials
in your life. Tough times are
temporary; God’s people are
eternal.

Most people give into
circumstances or temptations,
not because they lack
resources, but because they
lack resolve; they gave up too
soon. We can finish and finish
well.

Finally, Luke 23:46 records,
"Jesus called out with a loud
voice, ’Father, into your
hands I commit my spirit.
’When He had said this, He
breathed His last."

We have not lost if we know
in Whose hands we are held.
Whether stripped of our
possessions, reputation,
physical or mental health,

we need not be anxious,
because our lives are not like
dry leaves, blown and
tossed by the wind. We are
lovingly and eternally held
in our Father’s hands.

"Father, into your hands
I commit My spirit."

These final words of Jesus
offer eternal confidence and
eternal relationship.

There is the promise of
forgiveness, the promise of
Heaven, the promise of family,
the promise of God’s
watchfulness, the promise of
resources and resolve, and the
promise of God’s sovereign
care.

Psalm 31:5
"Into your hands I commit my
spirit; redeem me, O LORD,
the God of truth.”(NIV)

THREE ASPECTS
OF THE
SEVEN LAST WORDS

Hebrew
Commit – Paratithemi
- meaning to entrust to someone
for safekeeping, give over,
entrust, commend.

Seven Last Words 2015

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