The cross is not merely the means by which Christ initially saves us, but remains the highest-octane fuel for all our progress. Do I need to pursue love and gratitude in a season of increased criticism? The cross has criticized and judged me more intensely, deeply, pervasively, and truly than anyone else ever could. (Alfred Poirier) Do I need to shake free from condemnation, grow in humility, cast-off legalism, or remember that God loves me? In any area, the motivation for growth flows from a fresh vision of the God-man on Calvary, experiencing our hell, pouring out his love, and giving us the power to know and live for God. Join us this week as we linger near a hill called Calvary, and experience anew the joy and freedom of remembering what Christ accomplished.

When we think of Christ dying on the cross we are shown the lengths to which God’s love goes in order to win us back to himself. We would almost think that God loved us more than he loves his Son! We cannot measure such love by any other standard. He is saying to us, I love you this much....The cross is the heart of the gospel. It makes the gospel good news: Christ has died for us. He has stood in our place before God’s judgment seat. He has borne our sins. God has done something on the cross which we could never do for ourselves. But God does something to us as well as for us through the cross. He persuades us that he loves us. (Sinclair B. Ferguson)

Amen! As the cross has saved us, may our study of it this week persuade us to live as those loved with the mind-bending, soul-captivating, and sin-destroying love of Jesus!

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The Glories of Calvary, Sovereign Grace Music