1 Corinthians 1:23
…a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles.
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Galatians 6:14
But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
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Colossians 2:13–15
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
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The Cross is a “Victory” Because:
1. Jesus’ death makes you alive and fully human.
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Substitutionary Atonement
Jesus paid the penalty for our sin by bearing the wrath of God on Himself.
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Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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The Cross is a “Victory” Because:
2. Jesus’ death makes you forgiven and fully accepted.
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Galatians 3:13-14
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
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The Cross is a “Victory” Because:
3. Jesus’ death makes you free and fully liberated.
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This Week
1. Live the story victoriously, not defeated or enslaved.
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John 8:36
So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
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This Week
2. Stay in the Story.
Easter Reading Plan
sevenmarkschurch.com/stayinthestory
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This Week
3. Share the Big Story of God.
The Big Picture Story Bible
