THE THORN CROWNED KING
(Where the thorns came from.
I. VIEWING WITH ADVANTAGE OF EXPERIENCE.
A. They thought they understood all that was happening.
B. We know we don't.
II. WHEN THEY HAD CRUCIFIED HIM.
A. Who crucified Christ?
1. Peter to Jews.
Jews to Peter - Seeing we have crucified the Lord
of Glory.
2. The crucifixion guilt goes deeper.
Ill. T HE ATTITUDE OF GOD.
A. The silence of God.
1. He had spoken earlier.
B. God's non-interference, yet.
1. The darkness from the 6th to 9th hour.
2. "My God, my God."
3. The veil of temple.
IV. THE KING HIMSELF.
A. "Father forgiven them."
B. "It is finished."
1. First recorded statement of Christ.
"wist ye not that I be about my Father's
business."
V. ATTITUDE OF HUMANITY.
A. Soldiers making sport in palace.
1. They viewed Him as weak.
B. Religious in presence of cross.
"He saved others, Himself He cannot save."
C. The women.
The cross is the throne divides those on right and left.
Soldiers that gambled - Centurions "Truly this was the Son of God."
Pharisees.
Thieves.
"None of the ransomed ever knew how deep were the waters crossed nor how
dark was the night that the Lord passed through Ere He found His sheep
that was lost."
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Chuck Smith (1927 - 2013)
Pastor Chuck was used in the Jesus People revival where he was used along with others to minister to the hippy young people. They saw a work of the Spirit where many were added to the church and discipled. He has raised up many pastors who are a part of the Calvary Chapel movement now and where he pastors the large Costa Mesa church in California.The Calvary Chapel movement is based of simple principles that Chuck Smith taught over the years such as: The priority of agape love, Simple fellowship amongst the saints, the breaking of bread, the teaching of God's word chapter by chapter and verse by verse. And lastly and most importantly the principle not by might nor by power but by my spirit saith the Lord.