{"id":5885,"date":"2015-02-24T15:41:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T19:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=5885"},"modified":"2015-03-10T12:21:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T16:21:25","slug":"word-1-father-forgive-them-22215","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=5885","title":{"rendered":"Word 1: Father Forgive Them (2\/22\/15)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pastor Jim began his 7 part series on the “Seven Last Words of Christ” by looking at the first “word” (or prayer): “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Click on the “play” button and follow along…<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0“You can’t experience the full joy of Easter,
\nwithout going through Good Friday first.”<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Luke 23:33-38<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
33 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.<\/p>\n

34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.<\/p>\n

35 And the people stood looking on. But even the rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”<\/p>\n

36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him sour wine,<\/p>\n

37 and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”<\/p>\n

38 And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew:<\/p>\n

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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Famous Last Words<\/span><\/h3>\n

Generally speaking, a person’s final words reveal what is on his or her mind and they reflect who they really are.\u00a0 A person’s final words can act like a truth serum where the person has no need for pretense.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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