Friday - A King Who Dies

Coinciding with Lent, we are preaching through Holy Week. On Friday, Jesus is arrested, tried, and crucified. Scripture Reading: Luke 23:35-43On Friday, Jesus pays the ultimate price and is crucified on a cross. Looking closer at this King who dies reveals three juxtapositions: 1. Jesus does not rely on his strength to save himself, instead he obeys his Father. 2. Jesus does not deliver himself when he could have, instead he remains in the suffering until death. 3. One of the thieves crucified with Jesus scoffs, while the other thief sees Jesus' death as the way to life. Is the cross foolishness, or is it the power to save?