Jesus' Statements on the Cross

The cross of Christ is the single most important event in all of human history. But what Jesus said while He was up on the cross, those are some of the greatest statements that have ever been made. We're going to be thinking about those in the scripture today. We're going to be studying about the seven statements of Jesus on the cross. And so, I want to encourage you to find your Bible and have it read as we're going to look at some very powerful statements of Jesus that He made in the midst of great anguish and suffering.As we introduce this idea, I want you to understand that these statements must have been very important- for it would've been very difficult for Jesus to say much on the cross because of what He had suffered. Think about the beatings leading up to this. Jesus was slapped in the Praetorium. Jesus had a crown of thorns placed on His head. He was flogged with a cat of nine tails, beaten over and over again. A purple robe was placed on Him, and His hands and His feet were nailed to a wooden cross. He hung there in agony. For every breath, Jesus would have to put pressure on the nails in His ankles to exhale. He had to put pressure on the nails in His hands.(The full transcript is available in the "Download Document" button above.)