{"id":11127,"date":"2023-03-12T19:30:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T23:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=11127"},"modified":"2023-03-12T19:30:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T23:30:48","slug":"insultsandparadise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2023\/03\/insultsandparadise\/","title":{"rendered":"Insults and Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>2023 THEME: Victory!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Series:\u00a0<\/strong>To and From the Cross<\/h1>\n<h1><strong>TITLE: Insults and Paradise<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>Scripture:\u00a0 Luke 23:26-43<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SCENES THROUGH THE LENS OF SCRIPTURE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">4 scenes full of meaning:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Scene #1- the weeping women<br \/>\nScene #2- the heartless soldiers<br \/>\nScene #3- the mocking bystanders<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Scripture shows us (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>all is not lost<\/strong><\/span>). There is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(<strong>hope<\/strong>),<\/span> God is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>still in charge<\/strong><\/span>), and we will still have reason to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>praise Him<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">\nScene #4- the thief on the cross<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>II.\u00a0\u00a0 WORDS THROUGH THE LENS OF EXPERIENCE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Three lessons we can learn:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1. No one is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ever too far gone<\/strong><\/span>) to become a Christ-follower.<br \/>\n2. All God wants from any individual is (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>simple faith<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>\n3. Never doubt that He (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>accepts you<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next Week: Theme: Victory! Series: To and From the Cross<\/p>\n<p>Sermon Title: From Darkness to Light- Mark 15:33-39 (and others)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023 THEME: Victory! Series:\u00a0To and From the Cross TITLE: Insults and Paradise Scripture:\u00a0 Luke 23:26-43 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SCENES THROUGH THE LENS OF SCRIPTURE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 scenes full of meaning: Scene #1- the weeping women Scene #2- the heartless soldiers Scene #3- the mocking bystanders Scripture shows us (all is not lost). 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