isaiah-53:2-kjv,nlt

Intro: NO accident that Jesus crucified between two thieves. Prophesied in Isa. 53. Why would God ordain this? I. PERHAPS TO SHOW THE DEPTHS HE WAS WILLING TO GO IN ORDER TO REDEEM US FROM OUR SINS. A. Phil. 2 tells of the "Kenosis" of Christ. 1. He emptied Himself. 2. "Obedient unto death, even the... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 25 Nov 2012 Rom 8 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Some say there's no chapter in the Bible that contains so much as Rom 8, but one word from the mouth of God is just as ric... Read More

Is 52:13 - 53:6 "Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high..." This week is acknowledged by churches across the world as the week of the suffering, the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. He entered Jerusalem in all humility and meekness. The crowd... Read More

"Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for t... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen Mark 16 14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach th... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 18 Apr 2014 Matthew 19 19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in He... Read More

These days across the whole world we remember the crucifixion of our Lord. Let us look more at it tonight although we do not have the ability or words to explain or describe it. We would probably not even fully comprehend it in eternity. We are like small children standing at the shore of the vast o... Read More

Summary of sermon by Rev Erlo Stegen, 10 March 2013 Isaiah 52 13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. 14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: 15 So shall he sprinkle ... Read More

Is 52:13 - 53:5 On Palm Sunday we remember Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem. He wept over Jerusalem, because they did not recognise the time when God visited them. They despised and rejected Him, ushering Him in with Hosannas and palm branches, but shortly afterwards they cried for His death. Jesus pr... Read More

Blessed are all those whose minds are stayed upon the Lord, for they shall be kept in perfect peace [Isa 26:3]; so where the mind is stayed upon the Lord, there is a perfect peace; for it is a whole peace, which cannot be broken. So here is not only a perfect peace, but a blessing; a perfect peace w... Read More