23 Sermons Tagged "Suffering"

This is the second sermon from the 2023 Lent series "Why Must the Servant of the LORD Suffer?" Using the next two verses of Isaiah's prophecy about the LORD's servant, Pastor Schurman explains how Jesus suffered all forms of suffering in order to save mankind and so that the good news of free salvation through him would be spread across the world.

This is the first sermon from the 2023 Lent series "Why Must the Servant of the LORD Suffer?" Using just one verse of Isaiah's prophecy about the LORD's servant, Pastor Schurman provides an overview of Jesus' life, suffering, death, and resurrection, and how it was all for us.

Living the life of a Christian is not always joyous. In fact for some, like most of the disciples, there are times when it can be miserable. Yet in his "High Priestly Prayer" before his arrest, Jesus prayed for God the Father to give us his joy.

During Jesus' trial at the Sanhedrin, Pilate's wife is given a prophetic dream, which causes her suffering and leads her to warn her husband to leave Jesus alone. Her warning reveals Christ's true righteousness and makes it clear that he is the standard by which God measures all people. We also recognize God has given us an invitation to trust in Jesus as our savior, since we don't measure up to that standard on our own.

Yes, we do want God to knock us off our high horse, otherwise it will cost us our salvation.

In the sixth sermon from 2019 Lent series Confessions Proclaimed by Christ's Enemies, we examine the words of the governor's soldiers: "Hail, King of the Jews!"

In the third sermon from 2019 Lent series Confessions Proclaimed by Christ's Enemies, we examine Pilate's wife's words: "Have nothing to do with that righteous man, since I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him."