The
Vineyard- March 20th, 2016
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me
and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do
nothing. – John 15:5
Pray
for God to speak to you through the reading of His word.
Jesus’ Death was
Part of God’s Plan
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Jesus’
death was not accidental, but is part of the gospel, and has been part of God’s
plan from the beginning.
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What
does it tell you about the love of God, that sacrificing his Son was something
he was willing to do in order to redeem us?
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Passages
to Consider: Acts 2:23; I Corinthians 15:1-3; Galatians 1:3-5;
Jesus’
Paid Our Debt
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Jesus
went to the cross because of what we did.
The King of the Universe paid the price for the sins of his rebellious
servants.
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Jesus
was perfect, and yet he was punished for sin, sin that was not his own
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Have
you ever watched someone suffer because of your mistakes? Have your mistakes ever cost others?
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What
do you feel when you think of Christ, hanging on the cross because of your
sins? (and my sins!)
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Passages
to Consider: Isaiah 53:5-6; Romans 5:6-11; Romans 6:23
What Now?
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Jesus’
going to the cross for us was a gesture bursting with grace and love. The
proper response to such a gesture is one of gratitude.
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The
Bible tells us that in dying in such a way, Christ was not only redeeming us,
he was leaving us an example.
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Is
your life defined by self-sacrifice, as Jesus’ was?
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Passages
to Consider: Galatians 2:20; I Peter 1:21-25
Nail it to the Cross
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God
has nailed the debt we owed because of our sin to the cross, and yet sometimes
we aren’t content to leave it there.
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What
sins, what burdens, do you need to nail to the cross of Christ?
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Passage
to Consider: Colossians 2:13-14
Praise God for the depth of his love for
us, that he was willing to give his own Son for our redemption.
Praise Jesus for his willingness to pay
our debt, a debt we could never pay on our own.
Pray for the ability to follow Jesus
example of self-sacrificial love.
Pray for the ability to leave our sins
nailed to the cross.
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