1. Easter according to Jesus At Jesus’ Feet

2. The Death of Jesus 1.It was Planned by God Matthew 17:22–23 When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.” And the disciples were filled with grief.

3. The Death of Jesus 1.It was Planned by God Acts 2:23 “…this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.”

4. The Death of Jesus 1.It was Planned by God John 10:18 “No one takes my life away from me. I give it up of my own free will. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it back. This is what my Father has commanded me to do.”

5. The Death of Jesus 1.It was Planned by God John 15:12–13 “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”

6. The Death of Jesus 1.It was Planned by God 2.It was Painful for Jesus Luke 22:41–44 He… knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”… And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

7. The Death of Jesus 1.It was Planned by God 2.It was Painful for Jesus Matthew 27:46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?” that is, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”

8. The Death of Jesus 1.It was Planned by God 2.It was Painful for Jesus 3.It was Payment for sin John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”

9. The Death of Jesus 1.It was Planned by God 2.It was Painful for Jesus 3.It was Payment for sin Matthew 5:48 “Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

10. The Death of Jesus 1.It was Planned by God 2.It was Painful for Jesus 3.It was Payment for sin Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men…

11. The Death of Jesus 1.It was Planned by God 2.It was Painful for Jesus 3.It was Payment for sin Matthew 26:27–28 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”

12. The Death of Jesus Isaiah 53:4–6 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

13. The Death of Jesus 1.It was Planned by God 2.It was Painful for Jesus 3.It was Payment for sin

14. 1 Corinthians 15:17 and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.

15. The Resurrection of Jesus 1.Proof that Jesus is King Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth…”

16. The Resurrection of Jesus 1.Proof that Jesus is King Acts 17:30–31 “Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent, because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.”

17. The Resurrection of Jesus 1.Proof that Jesus is King 2.Proof of Hope even in death Matthew 28:10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid…”

18. The Resurrection of Jesus 1.Proof that Jesus is King 2.Proof of Hope even in death Philippians 3:20–21 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

19. The Death of Jesus He died for your sins John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. The Resurrection of Jesus He defeated death for you