Rushing Through Trials: You May Be Missing What God Is Saying (Mark 15) | #88
About this episode
Zach, Jill, and Brandon discuss the deeper significance of the crucifixion in Mark 15, emphasizing the cross as a means of reconciliation with God.
In this episode, Zach, Jill, and Brandon discuss why the cross is bigger than a one-time transaction. In Mark 15:21–39, Jesus is led to Golgotha, mocked by the crowd, crucified between two criminals, and abandoned in darkness. He cries out the opening line of Psalm 22: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” And then, when He breathes His last, the curtain of the temple is torn from top to bottom. Yes, Jesus pours out His blood for the forgiveness of sins, but He is also opening the way back into the presence of God, fulfilling the temple, revealing the true King, and showing us the way of sacrificial love. The cross is where Jesus dies for us, dies ahead of us, and opens the way for us to participate in the life of God.
People in this episode
Host: Zach Dasher
Guests: Jill, Brandon
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Psalm 22, Mark 15
Places: Golgotha
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