The Difference Three Days Can Make 3/31/24

Isaiah 53:3-7 NKJV He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth.

I. Foundations

A. Man was the special creation of God.


B. Man rebelled against God in the Garden of Eden and fell from his exalted position.


C. God sent Jesus as the all-sufficient payment to atone for man’s sin. He came via virgin birth, lived a sinless life, and died a substitutionary death on the cross.


D. Jesus was physically raised from death on the third day by the power of the Holy Spirit and ascended to Heaven 40 days later.


E. Man must make the decision to accept or reject the offering made by Jesus. To accept Jesus results in Eternal Life. To reject Jesus results in Hell.



II. The Law

A. The Purpose


B. The Problem



III. The world’s view of Jesus

A. He was despised.


B. He was rejected.


C. He was misunderstood.


D. He was slandered and falsely accused.


E. His suffering was considered just and God-ordained.



IV. What happened on the cross?

A. He was wounded for our transgressions. (our actions)


B. He was bruised for our iniquities. (our uncleanness)


C. He carried our sorrows. (our sorrows, despair, and shame)


D. He brought forth healing - restoration to Wholeness. (Spirit, Soul, Body)



V. The final question

What will I do with Jesus?