Sunday morning sermon April 5, 2015 at the Heritage Addition church of Christ located in Booneville, AR.

1. Heritage Addition church of Christ
By Jim Bradshaw
Sunday Morning, April 5, 2015
Part – 1
Lesson Text:
Mark 15:20-32

2. Signs that Do Not Make Sense
1 Corinthians 2:7-8 NKJV (7) But we speak the wisdom
of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God
ordained before the ages for our glory, (8) which none
of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they
would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

3. Hebrews 12:2 NKJV looking unto Jesus, the author and
finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before
Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has
sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

4. Isaiah 53:3-5 NKJV He is despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we
hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised,
and we did not esteem Him. (4) Surely He has borne
our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed
Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. (5) But He
was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for
our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon
Him, And by His stripes we are healed.

5. Date according to calculated chronology by J.W. McGarvey

6. John 19:1 NKJV So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged
Him.

7. John 19:2-5 NKJV And the soldiers twisted a crown of
thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a
purple robe. (3) Then they said, "Hail, King of the
Jews!" And they struck Him with their hands. (4) Pilate
then went out again, and said to them, "Behold, I am
bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find
no fault in Him." (5) Then Jesus came out, wearing the
crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to
them, "Behold the Man!”

8. Isaiah 52:14 ESV As many were astonished at
you-- his appearance was so marred, beyond
human semblance, and his form beyond that of
the children of mankind--

9. John 19:16 NKJV Then he
delivered Him to them to be
crucified. Then they took
Jesus and led Him away.

10. Mark 15:20-32 NKJV And when they had mocked Him,
they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on
Him, and led Him out to crucify Him. (21) Then they
compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of
Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the
country and passing by, to bear His cross. (22) And they
brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated,
Place of a Skull. (23) Then they gave Him wine mingled
with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. (24) And
when they crucified Him, they

11. Mark 15:20-32 continued divided His garments, casting lots
for them to determine what every man should take. (25)
Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. (26)
And the inscription of His accusation was written above:
THE KING OF THE JEWS. (27) With Him they also
crucified two robbers, one on His right and the other on
His left. (28) So the Scripture was fulfilled which says,
"AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH THE
TRANSGRESSORS.” (29) And those who passed by
blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and

12. Mark 15:20-32 continued saying, "Aha! You who destroy the
temple and build it in three days, (30) save Yourself, and
come down from the cross!" (31) Likewise the chief
priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes,
said, "He saved others; Himself He cannot save. (32) Let
the Christ, the King of Israel, descend now from the
cross, that we may see and believe." Even those who were
crucified with Him reviled Him.

13. 7 Sayings of Jesus
6 Hours on the Cross
5 Garments of Clothing
4 Piercings to His Body
3 Crosses / hours of Darkness
Between 2 Thieves
1 Lord and Christ, the Son of God

14. Mark 15:21 NKJV Then they compelled a certain man,
Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as
he was coming out of the country and passing by, to
bear His cross.

15. Mark 15:22-26 NKJV And they brought Him to the place
Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. (23)
Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink,
but He did not take it. (24) And when they crucified
Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to
determine what every man should take. (25) Now it
was the third hour, and they crucified Him. (26) And
the inscription of His accusation was written above:
THE KING OF THE JEWS.

16. Taken to a harsh
place, a hill
called the “Skull”
• KJV –
incorrectly
translates Luke
23:33
“Calvary”
Offered Him
vinegar (sour
wine) and
myrrh – Jesus
refused???
Crucified Him –
Nailed his
hands and feet
(3 of four
piercings)

17. John 19:23-24 NKJV Then the soldiers, when they
had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made
four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic.
Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the
top in one piece. (24) They said therefore among
themselves, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it,
whose it shall be," that the Scripture might be
fulfilled which says: "THEY DIVIDED MY
GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY
CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS.”[Ps. 22:18]
Therefore the soldiers did these things.

18. Luke 23:34 NKJV Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive
them, for they do not know what they do." And they
divided His garments and cast lots.
First Saying:

19. Fulfilled Is. 53:12
At first both
thieves reviled
Him, Matt. 27:44
Three Crosses
Between 2 Thieves

20. Three Crosses
Between 2 Thieves (2nd Saying)
Luke 23:39-43 NKJV Then one of the criminals who
were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the
Christ, save Yourself and us." (40) But the other,
answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear
God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
(41) And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward
of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong."
(42) Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when
You come into Your kingdom." (43) And Jesus said to
him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me
in Paradise.”

21. Family at the Cross (3rd Saying)
John 19:25-27 NKJV Now there stood by the cross of
Jesus His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife
of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. (26) When Jesus
therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He
loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman,
behold your son!" (27) Then He said to the disciple,
"Behold your mother!" And from that hour that disciple
took her to his own home.

22. Mark 10:33-34 NKJV "Behold, we are going up to
Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the
chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn
Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles; (34) and
they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit on Him,
and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”
Matthew 26:28 NKJV For this is My blood of the new
covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of
sins.
Joh 18:4 KJV Jesus therefore, knowing all things that
should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them,
Whom seek ye?