Seven Cities Church Podcast

We close out our series, The Final Word, with Jesus' final declaration on the cross, "Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit!" Pastor Jay reminds us that the Resurrection is proof that God is worthy of our trust and He always keeps His promises. What are you trusting in today?

How many unfinished projects do you have at home? If you are like most people, you have a few. Thankfully, God is not like us. He does not leave us as unfinished projects. Today, God's Character is revealed to us through Jesus' declaration on the Cross, "It is finished!" Jesus is the God who finishes what He starts.

Today's declaration by Jesus on the Cross, "I thirst," reveals to us that Jesus is the God who understands our brokenness. Hebrews 4 teaches us that Jesus is our great high priest who is able to sympathize with our weakness, so we can go boldly to the throne of grace to find mercy to help in time of need. When we go to God broken, He hears us, He sees us, and He understands.

Substitutionary Atonement, big words with a big meaning for you and me. It means that Jesus is the God who stands in our place. He bore our sin, guilt, and shame in His death on the Cross. Join us as Dan Everett teaches us how the punishment Jesus bore created a place for us in the family of God.

We are kicking off a new series today, The Final Word: God's Character Revealed On the Cross. We will be exploring the seven statements Jesus made on the cross and what those statements reveal to us about the character and nature of God. Today's statements are, "Father, forgive them. They know not that they do." and "Today, you will be with Me in paradise.