AM Service | Bible Book | Luke | Mike Wildsmith | New Testament | Sermons
“FATHER, FORGIVE THEM, FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO.” (Luke 23:26-49)
1. They know not what they do
- The Mourners (v27-31)
- The Religious Rulers (v35)
- The Soldiers (v36-37)
- The Governor (v38)
- The Rebellious Thief (v39)
- The Repentant Thief (v40-42)
2. Jesus knows what they need
- His rejection not retaliation (See Isaiah 53 and 1 Peter 2:22-25)
- The promise of forgiveness to the repentant (Luke 23:40-43)
- Bearing God’s wrath opens the way to becoming God’s children (Luke 23:44-45)
To see this moment of history as the means to a certain destiny (Luke 23:47)