The Fulfilled Word | Tenebrae Service for Good Friday – Seven Words from the Cross | John 19:30
April 15, 2022 | 7 p.m.
Good Friday
The last word from the cross is a word of fulfillment announcing the fulfillment of all things: “It is finished.” Completed. Perfected. Mission accomplished. It is done literally to the death. There are no loose ends for us to tie, no missing pieces for us to puzzle over, nothing to be added, subtracted, multiplied, or divided. “It is finished.” The redemption price is paid. The world’s sin is atoned for. The work of reconciliation, peacemaking, is accomplished. The Law is fulfilled. “There is therefore now no condemnation of those who are in Christ Jesus.” It is finished.
READINGS
Psalm 31
Isaiah 52:13–53:12
Hebrews 4:14-16,5:7-9
John 17:30
message presented by Rev. Frank C. Ruffatto
ABOUT THE SERIES
This series features words of Christ He spoke from the cross as He offered up His life for the life of the world. Each word imparts a blessing and is a word of Gospel. The sermons and devotions in this series will expound on these words of Christ, linking them to Jesus’ words and works recorded in the Gospel as well as the Old Testament prophesies that pointed to Him. Each word of Christ proclaims and delivers something about Him, the Word Incarnate, and delivers His saving death to us that we would trust Him for forgiveness, life, and salvation.