7 Last Words Service | April 3, 2026 | Jesus Speaks From The Cross & Calls You By Name (Episode 77)
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We slow down for a Good Friday meditation on the Seven Last Words, hearing the cross as love entering human suffering from the inside. We sit beneath those seven statements until they stop sounding like accusation and start sounding like a personal invitation to freedom, surrender, and trust.
• the cross as God drawing near by love
• forgiveness offered before apology and why it sets us free
• seeing ourselves in the soldiers, the crowd, and the confident
• the thief’s prayer “Jesus, remember me” as surrender not self-defense
• proximity to faith versus real conversion
• a new family formed at the cross and Mary given as mother to the wounded
• the cry of abandonment as guidance for the dark night of the soul
• “I thirst” as Christ’s desire for us beyond performance
• “It is finished” as paid in full and the end of earning
• “Into your hands” as strength through letting go
I invite you to stand now. And I invite you as you, as we depart this evening in silence, and you make your way to your cars in silence. Take in these seven words. Take in all that Christ has done for you. Let the seven words wash over us.
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