“Delivered, Sacrificed and Raised!”
“From Ulster Plantation to the Carolina’s with the Gospel!” *
Russell H. McCullough / Archdale church of Christ, 2525 Archdale Drive, Charlotte, NC 28210
www.archdale.org / gospelcall.blogspot.com - Date:
21 August 2016
Text: Mark 9.30 – 32; Matthew 17.22 – 23; Luke 9.43 - 45
Thesis: Forgiveness,
Remission and Redemption are made Unilaterally and Unconditional by God through
Jesus Christ.
1
Introduction
A.
He
and the disciples have left the region of Caesarea Philippi
1)
Golan
Heights
2)
AKA
as Caesarea Paneas per Josephus
3)
Center
of worship of the Greek pagan god, Pan(eas), the god of “desolate places”
(Hades)
4)
A
great cave is there of which flowed much water then
That formed the
headwaters of the Jordan
5)
The
cave was known as “The Gates of Hades”
a.
This
where Peter made his great confession
6)
Herod
Agrippa had his palace here
B.
They
now passed through Galilee
1)
Located
in the region of the tribes of Naphtali and Dan
2)
West
and SW of the Sea of Galilee
3)
Solomon
rewarded his ally, the Phoenician king Hiram, with 20 cities here, hence the
name; “Galilee of the Gentiles”
4)
Here
was Jesus’ center of operation, Capernaum
2
Delivered
to the Hands of Men
A.
John
3.14 – 17
B.
Isaiah
52.13 – 53.7
C.
When
man is given total control – He plots to kill God
1.
The
most prolific murderers of all time, Mao – Stalin – Hitler were all disciples
of Charles Darwin
3
Murdered
by the Hands of Men
A.
Isaiah
53.8 – 10a
B.
His
life was not taken, it was given as “a ram in the bush”
1.
Genesis
22.9 – 14
C.
John
10.14 - 18
4
Raised
for the Sins of Man
A. Isaiah 53.10b – 54.1
5
The
Meaning of the Text
A.
God
delivered Him
B.
We
murdered Him
C.
He
was raised for our
1.
Forgiveness
2.
Remission
3.
Redemption
6
The
Challenge of the Text
A.
Repentance
B.
Forgiveness
of others as Christ forgave us
C.
Do
justice, love mercy, walk humbly before God
7
“The
Gospel Call”
A.
How shall we neglect such a great salvation?
·
My fifth great uncle was Hugh Gaston who was
rector at the Ballywillan Presbyterian Church (pictured above left) in County
Antrim, Ulster Plantation (Northern Ireland) and wrote the most dangerous book
of his time; Gaston’s Collections. It
allowed “the ploughman to know more Bible than his clergyman.” Hugh fled to South Carolina where he died
prematurely of the measles. He is buried
just one hour south of Charlotte in Chester County, S.C. in “Burnt Meeting
House Cemetery.” Uncle Hugh continues
to inspire my ministry to this very day.
You can read more about Uncle Hugh here: http://www.ballywillanpci.org/rev-hugh-gaston
Ruins photo courtesy of: ballywillanpci.org.
