It Wasn’t The Nails | Good Friday At Bonita Valley

REASON #1 JESUS — STAYED ON THE CROSS:

Held Him There

John 10:18

“No one takes my life from me … I lay it down — willingly.”

The cross wasn’t something Jesus couldn’t escape —
it was something He refused to escape!

Romans 5:8 (NLT)

God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us … while we were still sinners.

We aren’t God’s target —
we are His treasure!

REASON #2 — JESUS STAYED ON THE CROSS:

Our  Held Him There

Isaiah 53:4

He was pierced for our rebellion … He was crushed for our sins…

2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT)
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.

Colossians 2:14 (NLT)

God canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.

REASON #3 — JESUS STAYED ON THE CROSS:
He Stayed For !

Hebrews 12:2

For the joy set before Him … He endured the cross.

Bigger Story Summary:

• Jesus left His place.
• He came to our place.
• He took our place.
• So He could invite us back to His place.

John 14:1-3 (NLT)

“Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home … I am going to prepare a place for you. And when everything is ready — I will come and get you — so that you will always be with me where I am.”

Jesus Stayed On The Cross For 3 Reasons:

REASON #1
Held Him There

REASON #2
Our Held Him There

REASON #3
He Stayed For