Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church
A Word of Suffering – Mark 15:21-41
It is easy to get desensitized to reality of Christ’s death. We view scenes of real violence on TV or the movies—murders, war, torture—as we pass the potatoes & gravy. Crosses and crucifixes have become so much a part of our landscape that we fail to grasp the horror. Christians must fight becoming desensitized to Christ’s suffering and death. His sufferings have always been a window through which we see his heart— the heart of God! We’ll look at two elements of that suffering: the cross and the cry.
It is easy to get desensitized to reality of Christ’s death. We view scenes of real violence on TV or the movies—murders, war, torture—as we pass the potatoes & gravy. Crosses and crucifixes have become so much a part of our landscape that we fail to grasp the horror. Christians must fight becoming desensitized to Christ’s suffering and death. His sufferings have always been a window through which we see his heart— the heart of God! We’ll look at two elements of that suffering: the cross and the cry.