The Cry of the Crucified

Lead Me to Calvary - Message 1 - The Cry of the Crucified - Psalm 22:1-21

Outline:

I. Why? – vs. 1-5 (the agony of grief, not the misery of doubt – CHS)
A. You are My God (vs. 1) – Psalm 31:14
B. You have Forsaken Me (vs. 1) – Matt. 27:46-47; Isa. 53:10-11
C. You are Far from Helping Me (vs. 1-2) – Isa. 53:4
D. You are Holy (vs. 3) – Isa. 6:3; Rev. 4:8
E. You are a Trustworthy Deliverer (vs. 4-5) – Psa. 16:1; 18:2

II. A Worm! – vs. 6-8
A. Mortified (vs. 6) – humiliation and shame – Phil. 2:7-8
B. Marred (vs. 6) – Isa. 52:14
C. Mocked (vs. 7-8) – Matt. 27:39-44; Luke 23:35

III. From the Womb – vs. 9-10 – Luke 1:31; Matt. 1:18-21

IV. Weary and Wounded – vs. 11-18
A. Alone (vs. 11)
B. Abused (vs. 12-13)
C. Abandoned (vs. 14-15)
D. At Calvary (vs. 16-17) – Isa. 53:5; Zech. 12:10
E. Exposed – Matt. 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:23-24; Gen. 3:7 (so that we might be clothed) – 2 Cor. 5:2-3; Rev. 7:9-10; 19:13-14

V. Waiting – vs. 19-21a
A. Hasten to Help (vs. 19)
B. Deliver Me (vs. 20)
C. Save Me (vs. 21a) – 1 Peter 5:8; Psa. 6:4; 109:26; Matt. 14:30