Sacrifice, agony, ultimate love: Good Friday tomorrow

By Elizabeth Prata

Sunday’s a-coming!

I can’t imagine how it felt for our precious Savior or for our Loving God, after eons of intra-Trinitarian delight, of giving and submitting, loving, planning, and creating, sweetly delighting in each other’s presence, then for Jesus to be apart from God or for how it felt for God to be separated from His Son. It is painful to even think about…that moment in the Garden when Jesus was praying to be released from the agony of the cup, or the moment on the cross when He felt God’s presence depart from Him (Luke 22:42) … Oh! Oh! Oh!

How can the death of one man be the best thing for the whole world? But Jesus was not only man, he is God! He poured His infiniteness onto flesh to love, teach, preach, and give the Gospel because he IS the gospel. he is THE good news for all mankind.

But Sunday’s comin’!!

S.M. Lockridge’s sermon combines with footage from The Passion Of The Christ for this powerful video.

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