"HOSANNA" to "IT IS FINISHED" - March 29, 2026

John 19:17-42 March 29, 2026 Speaker: Pastor Dan Next week: Pastor Mike Lay It Down Guilt says I have done something bad; shame says I am something bad. John Ortberg Chuck Swindoll writes, Those most unqualified to condemn you, will. The One (Jesus) most qualified to condemn you, wont. Turn Around To repent is to turn, to pivot. At the Cross, that turning becomes a movement of grace. Repentance is not a duty, it is opportunity. Not a law, it is grace. Not a burden, it is freedom. And this freedom spreads. It touches hearts. It reshapes communities. It moves through lives like quiet fire. Live It Out This is the movement of the Cross: Inward healing. Outward transformation. Separate those, and you have a distorted Gospel. Hold them together, and you have life. Discussion Questions What emotions or images rise as you hear Jesus say, It is finished? Where might you be holding onto false guilt or false shame? Why is it hard to be honest before God? How does viewing repentance as a door instead of a duty change things? Where might God be inviting you to turn right now? What keeps us from living out Gods love? Who in your life might need to experience Gods love through you?