Jesus' Words from the Cross, Pt 2 - The Sovereign Redeemer's Atonement

This sermon looks at the remaining three sayings of Jesus from the Cross: "My God, My God…"; "It is finished!"; "Father, into Your hands…" The emphasis is on Christ's Atonement as our Sovereign Redeemer.

I. Wrath Absorbed (Mt 27:45-50)
"My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
---A. Darkness (v45)
------1. Judgment
------2. Horror and Torment
------3. Hiding
---B. Forsakenness (v46)
------1. Darkness Explained
------2. Forsakenness Explained
------3. Application Exhibited: Love, Sin, and Necessity
---C. Completeness (vv47-50)

II. Redemption Accomplished (Jn 19:28-30)
"It is finished!"
---A. Lord's Suffering
---B. Lord's Work
---C. Lord's Prophecies, Shadows, Ceremonies
---D. Lord's Atonement

III. Restoration Assured (Lk 23:44-46)
"Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit."
---A. Sovereignty
---B. Submission
---C. Restoration