Return to the Lord ~ Midweek Lenten Services, Follow Three Strands Lutheran Parish on WordPress.com. behold the Lamb of God, On the cross! I love this song ! Robert Moeller, Jr. ( Log Out /  Robert Moeller, Jr. “When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished,’ and He bowed His head and gave up His spirit” (John 19:30). I know hundreds of young men who have withstood ridicule and embarrassment to turn down drugs, alcohol, and sex in order to turn to serve one another, provide a righteous example, or defend the principles of righteousness. This is His purpose. “How beautiful the feet of him who brings good news!” Behold the feet that Mary of Bethany anointed with expensive ointment and wiped with her hair. This is why God became man. This series is going to take a look at some of the things that are a reality in our lives that were realities in Jesus’ life. “Behold the man!” So Pilate said as Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Behold the skin of his back that has been shredded with the Roman flagrum, with lacerating bone shards and bruising steel balls woven into the leather thongs to inflict the most damage and the greatest suffering on the one being beaten. But this is why God has legs. is my Lord, who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person, purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil; not with gold or silver, but with his holy, precious blood and with his innocent suffering and death.”. (5) John 1:29 Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. Behold the man! 33 Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. READING Matthew 27:51-54 DUET Song of Sorrow SERMON A God Who Bleeds, A God Who Dies PRAYERS Pastor: O Lord, People: have mercy. Change ). A. A God Who Bleeds, A God Who Dies. A God Who Bleeds, a God Who Dies. Now they jerk uncontrollably every time He has to pull Himself up on the nails through His wrists to take a breath. Behold the feet that must endure stabbing pain as they push up on the nail pinning them in place. “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” “He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.” Dear friends, this is the heart of our faith. This time we set our sights on Faye's Specialty pizzas. Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! Oh you think that, do you ? Behold His lips, which spoke words of absolution but are now dry and cracked from a deeper thirst than you will ever know. This is the reason. Amen. Behold the feet that walked from town to town as He taught His disciples, healed the sick, and preached the good news of man’s release from captivity to sin and death. Behold His feet, nailed to the cross, bearing His weight as He dies. On the cross! The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! Behold his back, now a bloody pulp that he must scrape up and down on the cross as he struggles to breathe. Behold the man! Why has God become man? Reflections from John 19:1-16. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed." 3 "I sanctify myself, (he cries) “Behold the man!” “Ecce homo” in the Latin. In this hanging posture, his lungs cannot exhale without the man pulling his whole body up on the nails to open his airway. Pastor: O Christ, People: have mercy. Behold the blood He gave to His disciples in the cup the night before, telling them its function: shed for you for the forgiveness of your sins. His synapses no longer fire. Behold the man! Behold the man! But this is why God has a side. “Behold! And whence this foul disgrace? 3. Behold the lungs that expel one final breath as He cries, “It is finished,” gives up His spirit, and dies. He struggles to expel one final breath as he cries, “It is finished!” With that, he gives up his spirit and dies. 1 Behold the bleeding Lamb of God, The spotless sacrifice! Resistance is futile ! ( Log Out /  Behold the cheeks that were kissed by his mother. Devoured by faith, the illusion of god Crucify Christ to the unholy one The end has begun, behold thy name Death to your god, the end has begun The savior descend, divine suffering, Invite the unknown despised and dethroned, to fold in defeat, even the gods can bleed The end has begun, behold thy name Repent unto thee, even the gods can bleed Well, now … ( Log Out /  Now they jerk uncontrollably every time he has to pull himself up on the nails to take a breath. Jesus first shed his blood on his eighth day, undergoing the sign by which all Jewish boys were made Israelites. Behold the man! Pádraig Ó Tuama July 26, 2019. Behold the knees skinned and bruised from falling under the weight of the cross that for a time he carried out to this Place of the Skull. His heart beats so that it can stop beating. Why does God have flesh? But this is why God has blood. the … Behold your King! But this is why God has a side. Behold the lungs that in this hanging posture cannot exhale without the man pulling His whole body up on the nails to open His airway. Jesus is not only God, but he was fully man. This is the blood by which this eternal High Priest enters once for all into the Most Holy Place, giving sinful men access to a holy God. Behold the feet that are now bound in place. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Behold His blood, which pours from His lifeless body, staining the wooden beams of the cross, spilling onto the dirt, reddening the soil, watering His creation. Behold the head that should rightly be crowned with majesty and glory surpassing every earthly king’s crown. Behold the cheeks that were kissed by His mother, struck by the temple official. This is the blood by which this eternal high priest enters once for all into the Most Holy Place, giving sinful men access to a holy God. The temple's veil in sunder breaks, the solid marbles rend. Behold His hands, which the night before were washing His disciples’ feet. Behold His arms extended wide, On the cross! “When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished,’ and He bowed His head and gave up His spirit” (John 19:30). This is why God is man. Posted April 19, 2019. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it. Behold His skin that has been shredded with the Roman flagrum, with lacerating bone shards and bruising steel balls woven into the leather thongs to inflict the most damage to the skin and the greatest suffering on the one being beaten. “O sacred head, now wounded!” But this is why God has a head. But this is why God has feet. Behold the man on the cross, bleeding, gasping, suffering, dying. Pastor: O Lord, People: have mercy. At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington On Lord's-day Evening, August 25th, 1889. Behold his side, into which the soldier thrusts his spear, causing a river of blood and water to pour forth, confirming that he is truly and completely dead. The soldiers, with their clubs, shatter the legs of each of the thieves crucified with Jesus, but they refrain from doing so to Jesus. It was rife with injustice from all sides. Behold his heel, which in this act of dying is crushing the head of the serpent, destroying the kingdom of Satan, answering for mankind’s sinful rebellion. Behold the hands that scooped Adam out of the dirt but are now stained with blood and dirt. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.RSS 2.0Comments RSS 2.0, “Behold the Man: A God Who Bleeds, a God Who Dies” (John 18:1 – 19:42). The sun withholds its rays of light, The heav’ns are clothed in shades of night, While Jesus wins the glorious fight, On the cross! “See, I find no guilt in him.” Nevertheless, Pilate delivered Jesus over to be crucified. Behold His lungs as they slowly fill with fluid. Last month, Newsweek editor Evan Thomas proclaimed that Obama stood "above the country, above -- above the world, he's sort of God." Behold his head, with the rivulets of blood flowing from each place where one of the thorns on this mock crown has pressed through his skin. Who is it that struck You?” Behold His eyes, which in the beginning looked at all He had made, seeing that it was “very good.” Behold the eyes that looked with mercy and compassion on the crowds, on His disciples, on the sick. A god without power beyond the human frame is no god at all, a god that bleeds is no god at all. Jonathan Eats the Honey … 32 So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. Jesus has a life so that he can lay it down in exchange for yours. Behold the feet that must endure stabbing pain as they push up on the nail pinning them in place. Behold! This is no accident. Service was prompt throughout our meal with drinks, order taken, and pizzas served one at a time over a 5 to 10 minute span. Use the unsubscribe link in those emails to opt out at any time. This is why the eternal Second Person of the Trinity has taken human flesh. Behold the man! Behold the head that, like his forefather David’s, would have been anointed to make him king. Behold the man! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. ( Log Out /  The end has begun, behold thy name Death to your god, the end has begun The savior descend, divine suffering ... Repent unto thee, even the gods can bleed I … 3 'Tis done! Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. But this is why God has skin. Priests and people alike recognised these words, written in their scriptures. Behold the man! Why does God have a heart that beats, lungs that breathe, a brain with synapses that fire? This is why God is man: not to teach you how to be good, not to show you the right way to live, not to set a perfect example, not to impart His wise teaching. Behold the man! -- John 1:35-36. “Behold! Whoops! View all posts by Rev. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. A God Who Bleeds, a God Who Dies April 10, 2020 Rev. Jesus Himself had said, “No one takes it [My life] from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. Behold the fingers with which he touched lepers, stuck into the ears of a deaf man, and picked up bread to declare it to be his body. Who is it that struck you?” Behold the eyes that looked with mercy and compassion on the crowds, on his disciples, on the sick. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again” (John 10:18). Behold the man! All rights reserved. Behold His side, into which the soldier thrust his spear, causing a river of blood and water to pour forth, confirming that He is truly and completely dead. His heart has stopped. A god who bleeds!” the shaman mocks, exposing Kirk as a fraud to the rest of the tribe. Behold the head that should rightly be crowned with majesty and glory surpassing every earthly king’s crown. Now behold the blood for which the crowd thirsted and asked for, ironically, exactly what they need: “His blood be on us and on our children!” Behold the blood that was foreshadowed on every Day of Atonement, when the blood of the sacrifice was sprinkled on the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant. Behold the head over which has been hung the sign listing the charge that brought this death sentence: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. Behold how his face contorts in agony. This is God acting, in love, according to plan. Click here to listen to this sermon. . Behold His bleeding hands and side, On the cross! On the cross! He presented a Man: scourged; mocked, bleeding; torn and crowned with thorns.. but there was a depth of meaning enveloping these words: "BEHOLD, THE MAN!" It may sound like a stretch – and, let’s be fair, it is – but I keep thinking of that episode when I look Barack Obama’s poll numbers these days. Please reload the page and try again. Behold the head that, like His forefather David’s, would have been anointed to make Him King. It contains the sweet honey, the inner marrow, and the rich fatness of the gospel. This sermon is based upon a series written by Jeffrey Hemmer and published by Concordia Publishing House. God is man so that He can die for men. Home / Sermon / Behold the Man / A God Who Bleeds, A God Who Dies . Jesus’ trial before Pilate was a farce. Ntozake Shange’s god not only bleeds, she bleeds “now.” Ntozake Shange’s god not only bleeds now, she … ( Log Out /  Behold the soldiers, who, with their clubs, shatter the legs of each of the thieves crucified with Jesus but refrain from doing the same to Jesus. Ecclesiastes 4:12. This is his purpose. Behold the lungs that breathed the breath of life into Adam’s nostrils. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again.” This is why God is man: not to teach you how to be good, not to show you the right way to live, not to set a perfect example, not to impart his wise teaching. Behold the skin of His back, which is now a bloody pulp that He must now scrape up and down on the cross as He struggles to breathe. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Behold the deep sleep of death that has come upon this man on the sixth day of the week. Behold the reason every sacrifice, every Passover lamb, every bull for the whole burnt offering, every scapegoat, every ram, every turtledove had to be healthy and intact, with no broken bones or disfigurement, a perfect specimen of its kind. Behold the material from the side of the crucified man that God will fashion into His Bride, the Church, and give her to Him when He wakes. The sun withholds its rays of light, The heav’ns are clothed in shades of night, While Jesus wins the glorious fight, On the cross! Behold the blood and water from the side of the crucified man, which God will fashion into his bride, the church, and give her to him when he wakes. Link panels (synchronize references) Go to table of contents Single column Stretch across both columns Show reading view ( Fullscreen ) But this is why God has a face. And I say, “Behold a man!”—an 18-year-old boy turned man. Salish, is there an epiphany you'd like to share ? "Behold the god who bleeds" This was our third visit to Faye's after two extraordinary visits in 2014. live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Behold the man! His heart has stopped. ( Log Out /  With crushing blows the mallet strikes, And nails His hands and feet; There on the cursed tree He hangs, That law and peace might meet. chapter 4: The Twofold Redemption (3) Idid. ( Log Out /  Behold the knees skinned and bruised from falling under the weight of the cross He was for a time forced to carry out to this Place of the Skull. Behold the man! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Behold the blood that proves that this God is also truly and fully man, a brother in blood to us sinners. Behold his blood, which pours from his lifeless body, staining the wooden beams of the cross, spilling onto the dirt, reddening the soil, watering his creation. So be careful when those around you try to tear down your faith, they are only trying to convince you that God can bleed and therefore is less than He is. while nature shakes, and earth's strong pillars bend! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! People: Amen. Behold the feet that Mary anointed with a pound of expensive ointment, washed with her tears, and wiped with her hair. By clicking submit, you agree to share your email address with the site owner and Mailchimp to receive marketing, updates, and other emails from the site owner. This is no accident. 2 Hark how he groans! Nor is it a tragedy. Behold the man! This is why God has bones. But this is why God has lungs. Behold the feet that are now bound in place. “Behold! Footnotes: (1) He Who Bleeds, A Systematic Theology of Intercession, by Susan Ector Ward, chapter 2: Death’s Usurped Dominion and the Firstborn Redeemer (2) Ibid. Everything is fulfilled and completed, and no one may dispute, as if anything yet remained to be fulfilled and accomplished.”. Amen, The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. But when new images for God are spoken by poets, the world can break open. This is why the eternal Second Person of the triune God has taken human flesh. Behold His bleeding hands and side, On the cross! Behold his hands, which the night before were washing his disciples’ feet. But this is why God has lungs. A. Behold the blood that proves that this God was also truly and fully man, a Brother in blood to us sinners. Behold his chest, as his lungs slowly fill with fluid. Jesus died to take away the sin of the world. Behold the pierced side of the man, which disbelieving Thomas will be invited to shove his hand into. Behold the fingers with which He touched lepers, stuck into the ears of a deaf man, and picked up bread to declare it to be His body. Behold his feet, nailed to the cross, bearing his weight as he dies. But this is why God has a head. But this is why God has feet. A god who bleeds!” the shaman mocks, exposing Kirk as a fraud to the rest of the tribe. This is one of those pure gospel sayings that we all need to have emblazoned on our minds and on our hearts. Behold the man! He’s bleeding on every front. Jesus hungered and thirst like we hunger and thirst. ( Log Out /  * Such is the case with Ntozake Shange’s image of a god who bleeds now. Behold His heel, which in this act of dying is crushing the head of the serpent, destroying the kingdom of Satan, answering for mankind’s sinful rebellion. Behold His head, with the streams of blood flowing from each place one of the thorns on this mock crown has pressed through His skin. Change ). Behold the blood that He first shed when He was an eight-day-old boy, undergoing the sign by which all Jewish boys were made Israelites. This is no tragedy. 2 Blest Jesus, whence this streaming blood? The God Who Bleeds – Micah J. Murray The God Who Bleeds I’m haunted by the mystery that Jesus was God in human form. Now they are pinned with nails to the rough crossbeam of this instrument of torture and execution. Behold the man! Behold the man on the cross! Behold his back, now a bloody pulp that he must scrape up and down on the cross as he struggles to breathe. Behold the deep sleep of death that has come upon this man on the sixth day of the week. Thus everything is fulfilled and accomplished.’ We should note well that Christ’s suffering is the fulfillment of Scripture and the accomplishment of the redemption of the human race. By … Behold the head over which has been hung the sign listing the charge that brought this death sentence: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. Behold the man! "Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God." Behold his lips, which spoke words of absolution but now are dry and cracked from a deeper thirst than you or I will ever know. But this is why God has blood. 2. Behold how His face contorts in agony. Jesus himself had said, “No one takes my life from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. Behold the man! God is man so that he can die for you. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. "A cord of three strands is not easily broken." They were words from God, spoken by … Please Comment on which lyric video i should do next Any song like this! Behold His face, which has fresh swelling and bruising from the blows dealt first by the High Priest’s officer and later by the soldiers, jeering at Him to “Prophesy! Behold the blood that was foreshadowed on every Day of Atonement when the blood of the sacrifice was splattered on the mercy seat, on the altar, and on the people. But this is why God has skin. Behold the man! Well, now he's the god who bleeds, and once you're the god who bleeds, it's hard to get the divinity back in the tube, as it were. . By rkleimola@trinitylutheran.org. Yes, “It is finished,” he cries. There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Behold the blood for which the crowd thirsted and ironically asked for exactly what they needed, “His blood be on us and on our children!” (Matthew 27:25). By hands of bar'brous sinners seiz'd, Nail'd to the cross he dies. From this concept came Behold The Lamb of God and a 20 year-long tradition of live ... as well as how his view on fantasy and the concept of storytelling bleeds into Behold The Lamb of God. 1 Behold the Savior of mankind nailed to the shameful tree; how vast the love that him inclined to bleed and die for thee! Used by permission. A god who bleeds!” the shaman mocks, exposing Kirk as a fraud to the rest of the tribe. But this is why God has bones. God and Jesus bless all. Behold His bones, which remain unbroken throughout this tortuous ordeal. Behold the skin of his back that has been shredded with the Roman flagrum, with lacerating bone shards and bruising steel balls woven into the leather thongs to inflict the most damage and the greatest suffering on the one being beaten. Behold the man on the cross, bleeding, gasping, suffering, dying. But this is why God has hands. But this is why God has legs. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He has a life so that He can lay it down in exchange for yours. In Behold … Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Behold his bones, which remain unbroken throughout this tortuous ordeal. Behold the man! Behold the bleeding Lamb: "He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities. Oh, he does all that, but that is not the main reason the Word became flesh. “Behold the Man: A God Who Bleeds, a God Who Dies” (John 18:1 – 19:42). Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. His synapses no longer fire. The Jewish leaders threw out all of their morals and laws, which they held so dear, in order to pursue one goal, the death of Jesus. Behold the bleeding Lamb of God, Uplifted on the tree; His blood streams forth, a crimson tide, To set the sinner free. Behold the man! Behold his face, which has fresh swelling and bruising from the blows dealt first by the high priest’s officer and later by the soldiers, jeering, “Prophesy! .....The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! Behold the blood he gave to his disciples in the cup the night before, telling them its meaning: shed for you for the forgiveness of your sins. Now they are pinned with nails to the rough crossbeam of this instrument of torture and execution. _____Lyrics! Behold the man! Behold The Man is our Lenten Series for 2019. For this: to die. Whence all these pointed thorns, that rend Thy amiable face! Last month, Newsweek editor Evan Thomas proclaimed that Obama stood "above the country, above -- above the world, he's sort of God." On the cross! Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. And that is the reason every sacrifice, every Passover lamb, every bull for the whole burnt offering, every scapegoat, every ram, every turtledove had to be healthy and intact, with no broken bones or disfigurement, a perfect specimen of its kind. Behold the man on the cross! The Holy Spirit has called us by the gospel, so that now each one of us can say, “I believe that Jesus Christ . But this is why God has hands. It is accomplished: The Lamb of God is slain and offered for the sins of the world; the true High Priest has completed his offering; the Son of God has given and offered up his body and life as payment for sin; sin has been blotted out; God’s wrath appeased; death overcome; the kingdom of heaven won and heaven opened. Behold His arms extended wide, On the cross! Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Learn how your comment data is processed. “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Behold the feet that walked from town to town as he taught his disciples, healed the sick, and preached the good news of man’s release from sin and death. “It is accomplished.” Luther writes: “Now when the Lord departs with the words ‘It is accomplished,’ he means by this that all Scripture has now been fulfilled, as if to say, ‘The world and the devil have done all that they could to me, and so I have suffered all that was needful for the redemption of humanity, all that was prophesied and proclaimed in Scripture through the prophets. God is man so that he can die for men. So now: Behold the man on the cross! But this is why God has a face. Behold the side of the man, which disbelieving Thomas will be invited to shove his rude hand into. Not an ambassador from God, not one part of the Whole, but the entire fullness of the Godhead clothed in flesh.
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