3. WHY CHERISHING THE CROSS? We cherish the cross because in it is the key to victory
4. WHY CHERISHING THE CROSS? There is POWER in the cross 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 (NIV) For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospelnot with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
5. WHY CHERISHING THE CROSS? There is POWER in the cross There is a MYSTERIOUS and POWERFUL transforming power in the cross!
6. WHY CHERISHING THE CROSS? There is POWER in the cross There is COMFORT in the cross 2 Corinthians 1:5 (NIV) For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. Matthew 5:4 (NIV) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
7. WHY CHERISHING THE CROSS? There is POWER in the cross There is COMFORT in the cross There is a MYSTERIOUS and POWERFUL transforming power in the cross!
8. WHY CHERISHING THE CROSS? There is POWER in the cross There is COMFORT in the cross There is INTIMACY in the cross Philippians 3:10-11 (NIV) I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
9. WHY CHERISHING THE CROSS? There is POWER in the cross There is COMFORT in the cross There is INTIMACY in the cross There is a MYSTERIOUS and POWERFUL transforming power in the cross!
13. Matthew 26:26-29 (NIV) 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take and eat; this is my body. 27 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Fathers kingdom.
14. Th畉p T畛 X動a (TC#374) 1. Th畉p t畛 x動a s畛ng s畛ng cao D畛ng t畉n tr棚n s動畛n n炭i xa Nh動 ti棚u bi畛u cho mu担n s畉u kh畛 s畛 nh畛c L嘆ng t担i y棚u th畉p gi叩 x動a N董i Vua Vinh Di畛u Ch鱈 Cao Thay nh但n th畉 h動 ho畉i ch畉t c叩ch au th動董ng.
18. Th畉p T畛 X動a (TC#374) On the hill far a-way stood an old rug-ged cross, The em-blem of suf-fering and shame; And I love that old cross where the dear-est and best For a world of lost sin-ners was slain .
19. Th畉p T畛 X動a (TC#374) So I'll cher-ish the old ru g -ged cross, Till my tro-phies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rug-ged cross, And ex-change it some day for a crown.
20. Th畉p T畛 X動a (TC#374) 3. To the old rug-ged cross I will ev-er be true, Its shame and re-proach glad-ly bear; Then He'll call me some day to my home far a-way, Where His glo-ry for ev-er I'll share.
21. Th畉p T畛 X動a (TC#374) So I'll cher-ish the old ru g -ged cross, Till my tro-phies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rug-ged cross, And ex-change it some day for a crown.