THINGS JESUS NEVER SAID—4

YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE

Luke 23

• Blessed those wear Fly Easter Outfits, for theirs is kingdom of God.
• As often as you gather together—Eat Cadbury Crème Eggs, Peeps and
chocolate covered bunnies in remembrance of me.
• Come follow me, and no one will fight in the car on the way to Easter
services at church.

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Battle feeling guilty? Did wrong—Said—Didn’t do—Didn’t say!

• Food guilt—One third of food—(20 minutes)

• Xian guilt—Don’t pray enough—Serve—Lost YouVersion streak.
• Mom guilt—Work/Don’t—Other moms—Home baked—Kid!

• General guilt—Don’t want let down—Can’t “no”—Guilty say yes.

Leave dog home—Closets full, Want more!

Guilty when you fail—Succeed! Work too hard—Take time off!
Took God’s name in vain—Betrayed friend—Love Jesus/Spouse/Porn!

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Pastor Guilt—Monitor/Bad word
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Luke 23—Describes the last hours of Jesus’ life.

Instead of Wearing a Golden Crown—Wore a Crown of Thorns.

Instead of Surrounded by Servants—Surrounded by Thieves.
 Instead of Sitting on a Throne—Hanging on a Cross.
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Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed.
33
When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him [Jesus]
there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left.
Luke 23:32-33

🔝🔝🔝—How many people were hanging cross? THREE— 🔝🔝🔝

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Death Crucifixion—Reserved Slaves or Worst Criminals—4 Soldiers.
Most horrible form death—Physically/Spiritually—Curse.

First came Scourging—Glass or Nails—Lose blood—State of Shock.

Stripped naked—Hang in shame!

Nailed to cross—Spikes approx. 7 inches

Asphyxiation—Pure Exhaustion.

Could take days to die—Break legs was consider act of mercy.

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Not sure what crimes these criminals committed—Serious crimes.

As people gathered and mocked Jesus—Cursed at him—Spit on him!

Prayed—Father—Forgiven them!
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One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you
the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” Luke 23:39

Arrogant—Prideful—No fear of God—No need for a Savior.

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But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said,
“since you are under the same sentence? 41 We are punished justly, for we
are getting what our deeds deserve. Luke 23:40-41

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Help me finish these common phrases…

• What goes around… (Comes around)

• Your past will come back to (Haunt you)
• You make your bed, you gotta (Lie in it)

All different ways to say—You get what you (deserve)

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Part of me likes it—Car flies by you highway—Pulled over by police.

Except for—ME!
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We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But
this man has done nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me
when you come into your kingdom.” Luke 23:41-42

Didn’t say—Never liked you! Hell buddy. Get what deserve. Too late.

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➢ Thief couldn’t—Do anything to earn his standing with God!

➢ Thief couldn’t—Walk straight and narrow—Feet bound

➢ Thief couldn’t—Perform good works—Hands tied

➢ Thief couldn’t—Turn over a new leaf—Life was ebbing.

➢ Thief couldn’t—Join a church—Last day live.

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Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in
paradise.” Luke 23:41-43
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Wait a minute? Not fair!
Where’s the justice? Guilty—Deserved death.
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My story—Lied, Stole, Cheated, Hated, Battled with Lust—Shame.

COPWOC
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Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his
great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ
even when we were dead in transgressions… 8 For it is by grace you have
been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of
God—9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Eph 2:3-5, 8-9

New person—Old!

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How many people were on the cross? THREE

1—Unity/God—4 Earth—5 Grace—7 Perfection.

6 Weakness of man/Devil—8 New beginnings—40 Testing/Trials

3 is the number of Wholeness, Completion!

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God is the Trinity—3 in 1—F, S, HS

Triune in nature—Body, Soul, Spirit.

Omnipresent (every), Omniscient (knowing), Omnipotent (powerful)

 Rev God who WAS—IS—IS TO COME
God’s grace manifests—Justification, Sanctification, Glorified.

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OT—3 Patriarchal Fathers—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

Tabernacle—3 sections—Outer court—Inner—Holy Holies.

Angels cried out to God 3 times—Holy, Holy, Holy!

Daniel prayed 3x a day.

Jonah in belly of whale 3 days

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NT—27 books—3x3x3.

Apostle Paul blinded 3 days.

Prayed 3 times for thorn.
Stranded on Malta for 3 months after being shipwrecked.
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Jesus—Born—Visited by wise men—3 gifts: Gold, Frank Myrrh

12 years—Separated from parents for 3 days.

Public ministry—Lasted 3 years

Started at 30—Died at 33 years.

Jesus tempted 3 times—Satan in desert.

12 Disciples—3 in inner circle—Peter, James, John.
Witnessed Jesus at Transfiguration—Prayed with Jesus in the Garden.
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Predicted Peter would deny him 3 times.
Peter denied 3 times.
Jesus expressed love and grace 3 times.

God spoke audibly to Jesus 3 times.

Jesus raised 3 people from dead: Laz, Widow’s Son, Jairus’ daughter.
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Prayed 3-times in Garden of Gethsemane
Tradition says he fell 3 times while carrying the cross
Was one of 3 men who hung on the cross.

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Sign of above head King of Jews—3 languages
Hebrew—Greek—Latin

Placed on the cross at the 3rd hour of the day.

At the 9th hour—3pm—Declared 3 words of victory—It is finished!

Earth trembled—Darkness fell on the land for 3 hours.

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The world waited—Day 1 nothing. Day 2 nothing.

But on the 3rd day!

Stone rolled away—Tomb empty—Christ risen!

Jesus called: Way—Truth—Life—Today you will be me…

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Feel guilty—Unworthy—Unlovable—Ashamed!

Doesn’t say—You get what you deserve!

 Not here because I’m good—I’m here because he is good!
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He [God] does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly
with us, as we deserve. 11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him
is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. 12 He has removed
our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. Ps 103

Bad people good, dead people alive.

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Mercy—We don’t get the bad we deserve.

Grace—We get good we don’t deserve.

Why do bad things happen to good people?

That only happened once—Jesus volunteered for it.

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No ticket for the Groesch

Mercy—Not getting the punishment you deserve!

Grace—Getting the blessing/good you don’t deserve!