Jesus willingly sacrificed himself on the cross to pay the penalty for humanity's sins. God planned this sacrifice from the beginning as the means to reconcile sinful people with himself. Jesus' sacrifice was costly, showing how much God values and loves each person. Through faith in Jesus' death and resurrection, people can be forgiven of their sins and spend eternity with God.

1. A SACRIFICE FOR ALL
Series – JESUS – Part 6
Pastor Chuck Bernal – 03-29-15
Jesus died for your sins. The Bible says we've all
blown it. We've all made mistakes. None of us is
perfect. We have all sinned. The Bible says that
justice demands punishment. If you do the
crime, you pay the time. If you break the law,
you pay the fine. If you get caught speeding,
you get a ticket. If you break God's laws, you
pay God's penalty and, according to the Bible,
"The wages [for our] sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus
our Lord" (Romans 6:23 - NLT). In other words, somebody has to pay for all the things
you've done wrong in life: either you pay or somebody else pays for you. Jesus Christ
was sent to earth to sacrifice his life on the cross and he says, in effect, "I will pay for
your sins." (Rick Warren)
Jesus made an ___________________________________________ sacrifice!
He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb. And this was no afterthought. Even though it
has only lately—at the end of the ages—become public knowledge, God always knew he
was going to do this for you. It’s because of this sacrificed Messiah, whom God then raised
from the dead and glorified, that you trust God, that you know you have a future in God. (1
Peter 1:19-21 - Msg)
This was God’s plan for all of history which he carried out through Christ Jesus our
Lord. (Ephesians 3:11 – GWT)
Jesus was given to you, and . . . you put him to death by nailing him to a cross. But this was
God’s plan which he had made long ago; he knew all this would happen. (Acts 2:23 – NCV)
He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on
the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range
plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in
deepest heaven, everything on planet earth. (Ephesians 1:9-10 – Msg)
APPLICATION: God ____________ me so much, He planned for my salvation
Jesus made a _____________________________________________ sacrifice!
You know you were not bought and made free from sin by paying gold or silver, which
comes to an end. And you know you were not saved from the punishment of sin by the way
of life that you were given from your early fathers. That way of life was worth nothing. The
blood of Christ saved you. This blood is of great worth and no amount of money can buy it.
Christ was given as a lamb without sin and without spot. (1 Peter 1:18-19- NLV)

2. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son
and forgave our sins. (Ephesians 1:7 – NLT)
You have been purchased at a great price . . . (1 Corinthians 6:20 – Voice)
Not one of them, though rich as kings, can ransom his own brother from the penalty of sin!
For God’s forgiveness does not come that way. For a soul is far too precious to be
ransomed by mere earthly wealth. There is not enough of it in all the earth to buy eternal
life for just one soul, to keep it out of hell.
(Psalm 49:7-9 – LB)
He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. (1 Timothy 2:6 - NLT)
APPLICATION: God _____________ me so much, He sent Jesus to die for me
Jesus made a _____________________________________________ sacrifice!
But think about this: while we were wasting our lives in sin, God revealed His powerful love
to us in a tangible display—Jesus, the Anointed One died for us.
(Romans 5:8 - Voice)
Immense in mercy and with an incredible love, God embraced us. He took our sin-dead
lives and made us alive in Christ. He did all this on his own, with no help from us! Then he
picked us up and set us down in highest heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah . . .
Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s
God’s gift from start to finish!
(Ephesians 2:6,8 – Msg)
The greatest love a person can show is to die for his friends. You are my friends. . . You did
not choose me; I chose you. (John 15:13-14, 16 – NCV)
For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that every one who believes
in him shall not be lost, but should have eternal life. (Jn 3:16 – PH)
Christ also suffered. He died once for the sins of all us guilty sinners although he himself
was innocent of any sin at any time, that he might bring us safely home to God. (1 Peter
3:18 – LB)
APPLICATION: God __________ me so much, He wants me with Him forever
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