5 Minute Lessons on the Kingdom of God
The Sacrificed Lamb
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I was at Walmart the other day and saw this woman with a big beef steak in her grocery cart. I walked up to her and said, "Have you ever considered lamb?" She said, "We raise lambs and I can't imagine killing one of them and eating them on our dinner plate. We have raised and loved them so dearly."
I thought about the words of Jesus to the Jews, when he said unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood you have no life in you (John 6:52‑59).
The point that I think Jesus was making was, just as we would eat a piece of lamb or a lamb chop, it would go down in our digestive system, be broken down and in turn, it would turn into the very life and energy we are living on. So it is with the life of Christ. We must partake of Him to the point where we exchange our old life and evil deeds for His very life and the fruit of the Spirit will manifest His person.
I was listening to some Gospel music on YouTube the other night, when I heard a Gospel singer, Rusty Goodman, singing the song, I Am the Man That Crucified the Lord. The words of this song touched me deeply.
You can watch the song yourself on YouTube.
Whosoever will look to the crucified lamb upon the tree and will believe in Him and His redemptive work, will find life forevermore.
I thought about the words of Jesus to the Jews, when he said unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood you have no life in you (John 6:52‑59).
The point that I think Jesus was making was, just as we would eat a piece of lamb or a lamb chop, it would go down in our digestive system, be broken down and in turn, it would turn into the very life and energy we are living on. So it is with the life of Christ. We must partake of Him to the point where we exchange our old life and evil deeds for His very life and the fruit of the Spirit will manifest His person.
I was listening to some Gospel music on YouTube the other night, when I heard a Gospel singer, Rusty Goodman, singing the song, I Am the Man That Crucified the Lord. The words of this song touched me deeply.
I often wonder who could be so cruel
To hang my Lord upon a rugged tree
But then I chance to pass
An old looking glass
And there I saw the man staring back at me
I saw the eyes that turned aside
I saw the lips that sadly whispered "Crucify!"
I saw the beast that walked in sin
I saw the hand that drove the nails in Him
I saw the man that crucified the Lord
Let me ask you a question now
Have you ever wondered
About the sacrifice He made
About the pain and the suffering
He went through
Well if you should chance to pass
Some old looking glass
Won't that be some reflection on you?
You'll see the eyes that turned aside
You'll see the lips that sadly whispered "Crucify"
You'll see those feet that walked in sin
You'll see your hands that drove the nails in Him
You'll see the man that crucified the Lord
I was that man that crucified the Lord
To hang my Lord upon a rugged tree
But then I chance to pass
An old looking glass
And there I saw the man staring back at me
I saw the eyes that turned aside
I saw the lips that sadly whispered "Crucify!"
I saw the beast that walked in sin
I saw the hand that drove the nails in Him
I saw the man that crucified the Lord
Let me ask you a question now
Have you ever wondered
About the sacrifice He made
About the pain and the suffering
He went through
Well if you should chance to pass
Some old looking glass
Won't that be some reflection on you?
You'll see the eyes that turned aside
You'll see the lips that sadly whispered "Crucify"
You'll see those feet that walked in sin
You'll see your hands that drove the nails in Him
You'll see the man that crucified the Lord
I was that man that crucified the Lord
You can watch the song yourself on YouTube.
Whosoever will look to the crucified lamb upon the tree and will believe in Him and His redemptive work, will find life forevermore.
"14And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.
16"For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him." (John 3:14‑17 NLT)
16"For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him." (John 3:14‑17 NLT)
Questions
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The sacrifice of Christ, the lamb of God, is God's grace being revealed to us for the remission of our sins.True or FalseAnswer
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When we were dead in our sin, God made us alive through the sacrifice of the savior and by His grace, mercy and kindness, saved us.True or FalseAnswer
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After the sacrificed lamb of God, Jesus Christ, God exalted Jesus to His right hand and shed forth what promise?
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