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1 John 3:1, See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God

1. If God’s love is so great, then why is there so much evil and hate in the world?
2. When we look at all the evil and hate, it is easy to wonder if God cares for us; to doubt God’s love for us.
3. The problem of evil is often cited as a key reason for why some doubt God’s existence.
4. Tonight, we will see that when the Bible says, “God loves us”, it is more than just ink on a page.
5. In fact, we will discover that there is no greater love than God’s love when we look at the suffering and death of His Son, Jesus Christ on the cross at Calvary.
6. It will become clear that Jesus Christ is God’s loving remedy for the evil and hate that saturates our world.

Matthew 27:27-50

1. During our last study in Matthew’s Gospel, we noted that Jesus was brought before Pontius Pilate to stand trial.
2. Pilate knew that Jesus was innocent and that the Jewish leaders were accusing Him because of envy.
3. At one point, Pilate tried to release Jesus, but the pressure from the Jewish leaders and crowd was too great so he eventually buckled.
a. A riot was about to break out and Pilate did not want that happening on his watch. (24)
b. The Jews also threatened to accuse Pilate of not being a “friend of Caesar” if they did not get their way; an accusation he had been accused of before and wished to avoid again at any cost. (John 19:12)
4. So, taking a basin of water, he washed his hands in front of the crowd and said, “I am innocent of this Man's blood”. (24)
5. Pilate had Jesus scourged and then delivered Him over to be crucified. (26)
6. After our Savior was scourged, it’s hard to fathom how the abuse and cruelty could get any worse, but it did.
a. The soldiers stripped our Lord of His clothing and placed a scarlet/purple robe on the open wounds of His flesh.
b. A crown of thorns was fashioned and thrust upon His head.
c. Then He was struck in the head with the staff the soldiers had placed in His right hand earlier.
d. The soldiers mocked Jesus as they pretended to bow down in worship before Him, only to stand up and spit in His face, a face that was so marred that He was no longer recognizable.
e. At this point we must remember that our Savior had been up all night and had endured earlier trials, beatings, and mocking before this; before He was led away to Golgotha to be crucified. (27-31)
7. Matthew’s account of the crucifixion and the depictions that we read in the other Gospel accounts tell us of the great suffering that our Lord endured.
8. Jesus had begun to drink from the cup of God’s wrath, the cup that He spoke of in the Garden of Gethsemane.

APPL – We must also see that this was the cup that each of us deserve to drink because of our sins.
• Each person is faced with a great dilemma; what do we do with our sin?
• Yet each of us must understand God’s remedy for our broken lives; that He is the One who actually paid the penalty for our sin through His Son, Jesus Christ.
• This is the Christian Gospel; the Good News that Jesus Christ suffered and died in our place.

Transition – While on the cross, the Gospels record that Jesus spoke seven times. Each statement is a revelation of great God’s love for us so it’s important for us to understand their meaning and application to our lives.

I. By Jesus’ Great Love He Gave Us His Life

• After the soldiers had scourged Jesus, they placed the cross on His shoulders and led Him down the Via Dolorosa, which means The Way of Suffering.
• Along the way, the soldiers took a man from Cyrene named Simon and pressed him into service; to carry Jesus’ cross.
• Simon was from a town with a large Jewish population located in North Africa; known today as Tripoli, Libya.

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