Do you remember when the birth of Jesus was? How the Angels announced his birth? How the shepherds came to the stable? How the wise men came to the house seeking the King?
Do you remember when Jesus was 12 years old? How he disappeared from his parents? How they later found him in the Temple? The look on their faces when he said, I must be about my Father’s business?
Do you remember How Jesus began His Ministry? How he came to John the Baptist? How he looked when the Holy Spirit descended? How he looked when he came out of 40 days in the wilderness?
Do you remember His first year of ministry? The miracles he performed?
The way he chose the 12 apostles?
Do you remember His second year of ministry? The miracles he performed?
How the people flocked to hear him preach with authority?
Do you remember His third year of ministry? How the people began to turn away because his teachings being TOO HARD? The raising of Lazarus?
Do you remember the last Supper? The solemn occasion it was? How he taught eternal truths? How he gave comforting truths about going to heaven? How he washed their feet?
Do you remember What happened in the Garden? The agonizing prayers he offered? The sweat as Blood? The guards coming in great number? Peter cutting off the ear? The angry look on their faces? JUDAS and the kiss?
Do you remember the trials he faced? How he faced the chief priest, Pilate, even King Herod? How he spoke not a word? The humiliation, the spiting, slapping, hitting, beatings?
Do you remember the crown of thorns? The purple Robe? The Mockery of the soldiers?
Do you remember Pilate trying to set him free, “I find no fault with this man”?
Do you remember how the crown reacted? “Away with him, Away with him, Crucify him, Crucify him”.
Do you remember Golgotha, the place of the skull? The cross on the ground, the THUD, THUD, THUD as the spikes were driven into his hands and feet?
Do you remember the agony on his face as the lifted the cross? The THUD as it dropped into place on top of Calvary?
Do you remember even then they could not leave him alone? They slandered, they cursed, they railed against him “If thou be the son of God, come down from the cross”! “If he be the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him”!
Do you remember the two malefactors, thieves and how they cursed him.
Do you remember how, even as Jesus hung there in all his misery, agony and torments he said “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do”? And then to the repentant thief, “Today, thou shall be in paradise with me”.
Do you remember His last words as he gave up the ghost “It is Finished”?
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