Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.
Summary
Themes
Pastor's Points
Key Points
- 1.Jesus worked on the cross by continuing to minister to others even while experiencing deep personal agony.
- 2.Jesus worshiped on the cross by quoting Psalm 22, turning His distress into an invitation for God's comforting presence.
- 3.Jesus waited on the cross, deliberately choosing not to use His power for immediate escape but trusting the Father's timeline.
- 4.Good Friday moments in life only make complete sense from the perspective of Resurrection Sunday, when God brings dead things back to life.
- 5.Jesus died on the cross to be our Savior, but He hung on the cross for six hours to be our example of how to endure seasons when God seems silent.
- 6.God often uses painful seasons to place believers in physical or relational proximity to people who need their spiritual assignment and gifts.
- 7.Worship serves as alternative deliverance, inviting God's presence into the trial so that believers experience freedom and strength inside the fire even before being removed from it.
Sermon Moments
“Good Friday doesn't seem good when it's Friday. It only seems good when it's Sunday.”
“He died to be my savior, but he hung to be my example, of how to behave when it feels like God has left you hanging.”
“God will use pain to put you into proximity to those that you're assigned to.”
“Worship is what invites the presence of God into painful places.”
“Worship is alternative deliverance. He didn't get me out, but He came in.”
“Waiting isn't a weakness. Waiting is a strategy.”
“God is testing my trust with time. It's not how big you can believe, it's how long you can believe.”
This Week
Remember This
Jesus showed us how to endure seasons of hardship by actively serving others, worshiping God in the middle of pain, and strategically waiting on the Lord's perfect timing.
A Challenge for You
Resist the urge to act impulsively for immediate relief and do not feel pressured to prove yourself to anyone. If you wait on the Lord, He will renew your strength, so hang in there and trust Him through the cross you've been assigned.These are personal sermon notes shared to help you remember the message — not a replacement for Scripture, your church, or your pastors.
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