Transcript What Happened to Your Hands?

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Original Power Point
By
Richard Thetford
www.thetfordcountry.com
Edited with additions of scriptures/etc
Jack Wheeler – Clovis Ca.
[email protected]
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What Happened to
Your Hands?
The Necessity of the Cross
“Greater love has no one than this, than
to lay down
one'sCross
life for his friends.”
John 15:13
The Death
of the
The
Blood
of
the
Cross
 Hands without blemish
The
Love
of the
Cross
– God
sent
His only
Son,
a Son without
blemish to fulfill prophecy and redeem man
The
Preaching
of the Cross
from
sin
 John 3:16; Romans 5:8; John 18:36
– Jesus was sent by God to save man
 Matthew 9:35-36; 18:11-14
Jesus
the Way, the Truth, the Life
OUT OF
BONDAGE:
Old Law
Sin
Obedience
to the
TRUTH
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Our emphasis should not be on the
manger of Jesus, but the cross of Jesus
Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in
Me, believes not in Me alone but in Him who sent
Me.”
John 12:44
What Happened to
Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than
to lay down one's life for his friends.”
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Hands full of love
– Taught forgiveness while showing love
 Matthew 18:21-22; Mark 11:25-26; Luke 23:34
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 18:21-22
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how
oft shall my brother sin against me, and I
forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until
seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Forgiveness
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Mark 11:25-26
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have
anything against any: that your Father also which is
in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father
which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Forgiveness
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Luke 23:34
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they
know not what they do. And they parted his
raiment, and cast lots.
Forgiveness
What Happened to
Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than
to lay down one's life for his friends.”
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Hands full of love
– Had compassion while healing others
 Matthew 4:24; 11:5; 12:15; 14:14
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 4:24
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they
brought unto him all sick people that were taken
with divers diseases and torments, and those which
were possessed with devils, and those which were
lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he
healed them.
Compassion
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 11:5
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk,
the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the
dead are raised up,
Compassion
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 12:15
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from
thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he
healed them all;
Compassion
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 14:14
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude,
and was moved with compassion toward them,
and he healed their sick.
–Compassion
What Happened to
Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than
to lay down one's life for his friends.”
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Hands full of love
– Fed the hungry and raised the dead
 Matthew 14:15-20; John 11:14-45
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 14:15-16
15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to
him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is
now past; send the multitude away, that they may
go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart;
give you them to eat.
Fed the Hungry
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 14:17&19
17 And they say unto him, We have here but five
loaves, and two fishes.
19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on
the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two
fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and
brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the
disciples to the multitude.
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 14:20
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took
up of the fragments that remained twelve
baskets full.
–Fed the Hungry
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– John 11:14-15
14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is
dead.
15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not
there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let
us go unto him.
Raised the Dead
What Happened to
Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than
to lay down one's life for his friends.”
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Hands scarred for man
– Was hated and delivered because of envy
 Matthew 27:17-18, 27-31
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 27:17-18
17 Therefore when they were gathered together,
Pilate said unto them, Whom will you that I release
unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered
him.
Envy
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 27:27-29
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into
the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole
band of soldiers.
28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet
robe.
29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns,
they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right
hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and
mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! Next
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 27:30-31
30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and
smote him on the head.
31 And after that they had mocked him, they took
the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on
him, and led him away to crucify him.
Hate and Envy
What Happened to
Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than
to lay down one's life for his friends.”
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Hands scarred for man
 Died because of His love for man
 Matthew 27:46, 50; Hebrews 10:26-29
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Matthew 27:46 & 50
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to
say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice,
yielded up the ghost.
50
He Died
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– Hebrews 10:26
26 For if we sin willfully after that we have
received the knowledge of the truth, there
remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and
fiery indignation, which shall devour the
adversaries.
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– What a challenging passage:
– Christ loved us enough to die
– We should love him enough to always be present to
worship him
– But if we willfully forsake – his blood will not take
away our sins
– Now that’s scary
What Happened to
Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than
to lay down one's life for his friends.”
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Hands scarred for man
– Arose from the grave & appeared again
 John 20:24-31
What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– John 20:24-25
24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus,
was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We
have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except
I shall see in his hands the print of the nails,
and put my finger into the print of the nails, and
thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
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What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– John 20:26-27
26 And after eight days again his disciples were
within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus,
the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and
said, Peace be unto you.
27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger,
and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand,
and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but
believing.
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What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– John 20:28-29
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My
Lord and my God.
29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast
seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that
have not seen, and yet have believed.
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What Happened to Your Hands?
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's
life for his friends.”
– John 20:30-31
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the
presence of his disciples, which are not written in
this book:
31 But these are written, that ye might believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that
believing ye might have life through his name.
Hands Scarred for men
What Happened
to Your Hands?
May we always
keep in
remembrance the
love, in the scars on
Jesus’ hands!
“…Blessed are those who
have not seen and yet have
believed. But these are written
that you may believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of
God, and that believing you
may have life in His name.”
John 20:29, 31
What Happened to Your Hands?
What Happened
to Your Hands?
Don’t let His scars and
the blood that He shed for
you be in vain!