Sermons on John 19

Good Friday – Shame

As one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Today we gather at 3pm – the time when Jesus gave up his life on the Cross.  It is as if time stood still.  The significance of this event in history cannot be overstressed…any words spoken will only point is some manner towards the mystery. Today I would like to speak about one aspect of the spectacle of the…

Good Friday

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. A major portion of each of the four Gospels is taken up with a description of the passion and death of Jesus Christ.  And all of the teachings of the Gospels leads to this same place – Christ was born into this world that he might offer himself up on the Cross. The passion and death of Jesus is at…