Luke 23

"Dear Friend, The verses below give you some of the details about the horrendous way I was treated during My journey to Golgotha. You see hatred in..."

"Dear Child of God, Few things are more difficult for My beloved followers to read than the account of My crucifixion. In the verses below, this is..."

"[After Pilate pronounced Jesus innocent,] a mighty roar rose from the crowd, and with one voice they shouted, "Kill him, and release Barabbas to us!"...."

"[After Pilate said he found nothing wrong with Jesus, his accusers] became insistent. "But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes — all...."

"Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council, but he had not agreed with the decision and actions....."

"As [the mob] led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put..."

"One of the criminals hanging beside [Jesus] scoffed, "So you're the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself — and us, too, while you're at it!" ..."

"The crowd watched [Jesus' crucifixion] and the leaders scoffed. "He saved others," they said, "let him save himself if he is really God's Messiah, the..."

Can you escape the traps? Rubel Shelly reminds us that Christmas can be a time where we escape the realities of the world and rejoice.

"Then the entire council took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor. They began to state their case: "This man has been leading our people astray by..."

"Then Pilate called together the leading priests and other religious leaders, along with the people, and he announced his verdict. "You brought this..."

"When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened [as Jesus was dying], he worshiped God and said, "Surely this man was innocent."..."

"By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the..."

"Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with [Jesus]. When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And..."

How can you compare these two things? Phil Ware continues his series on the mission trip to Sagrada Familia, The Community in Lima, Peru, and ties it in this article or post to Jesus' ascension.

"When they came to a place called The Skull, they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his...."

How can we do this? How can we not? Phil Ware gives his applications on the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross for today's world and Jesus' followers.

"The hill of comfort is the hill of Calvary; the house of consolation is built with the wood of the cross; the temple of heavenly blessing is founded....."

"We see in Simon's carrying the cross a picture of the work of the Church throughout all generations; she is the cross-bearer after Jesus. Mark then,....."

"Among other interpretations of this suggestive question, the following is full of teaching: "If the innocent substitute for sinners, suffer thus, what..."

"Amid the rabble rout which hounded the Redeemer to his doom, there were some gracious souls whose bitter anguish sought vent in wailing and..."

Inspirational illustration of Luke 23:34 -- Father forgive them for they don't know what they are doing.

Communion is a reminder of why we belong at the Father's Table of grace. Phil Ware reminds us that the cross was personal to Jesus and to us and because of it, we come to God as our 'Abba Father.'

What do these words mean and whose words do we trust? Phil Ware weaves in the 7 sayings of Jesus on the cross with the sense of forgiveness and mission that should be ours in the cross and resurrection of Jesus.

What could change everything? Bill Sherrill writes about God's clearest message through Jesus on the Cross and through the Gospel of John.

Can I find a friend that is truly faithful? Friends are fickle and Jesus' friends were truly fickle and faithfless, but Jesus is a faithful friend.

Why is it so hard to forgive? We've got to deal with our own unforgiving spirit.

What do you do when you've been wronged? Forgiveness is not easy, but it is God's way.

What do you most fear? Phil Ware continues his 7 sayings of Jesus on the Cross with the meaning of the line today of "you will be with me in paradise" and talks about the hope it brings in the face of death.

How are we to handle the messes of life in the family of God? Christian people can be ugly and ungrateful, but we must be like Jesus in both the way we use our speech and the way we forgive others who are hateful and ungrateful.

Why would they let the person responsible for their son's death off the hook? Phillip Morrison talks about the greatest Christmas gift of all, the gift of forgiveness.

How would Jesus deal with folks in Beverly Hills? In Hollywood, we can find people who are rich and people who are poor, but what they have in common is that they all need the compassion of Jesus demonstrated to them.

Jesus shared his love, his life, and his amazing grace with us on the cross, so will we follow Jesus and live the way of the cross in our lives? Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins lead us into worship in song and the Word to experience, proclaim and rejoice in the power of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ and his call to us to remember and renew and relive the forgiveness of the cross to our daily

So why did those friends of Jesus fall asleep on him? Lois Tverberg shares from her blog on the Jewishness of Jesus and about why the disciples fell asleep on the night of Jesus' betrayal.

Can you find hope in a hopeless situation? Phil Ware shares insights he learned from a book and a group of pictures about Compassion International and the meaning of life and death.

Like him, and because of him, we live and die to live again. Phillip Morrison reminds us where the journey of Holy Week ends and our new life in Christ begins, the cross and the empty tomb.

Why would the sinless Son give himself, surrender his life and his dignity, to save those who were ungodly, helpless, sinners, and enemies of God? James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that Jesus gave his life for us because of his love for us and his unwillingness to leave us in sin and how his love defined

How do we ever understand what the cross cost God? Phil Ware continues his series on Mary and her being a window to the heart of God.