Famous Last Words | Easter 2023 | Pastor Andrew Cromwell

Easter 2023 | Famous Last Words | Pastor Andrew Cromwell

”I’m looking for loopholes.” –W.C. Fields, Actor

”Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrow’s paper? ‘French fries.’” –James French, Murder on Death Row

”Turn me over–I’m done on this side.” –Lawrence of Rome, Deacon

Jesus’ Last Words Still Speak Today

1. You have been .

   Luke 23:43 ESV: And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

   The thief was the first one to get in.
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   Because Jesus receives all who turn to him.

   Stop looking at your faith and look at Him.

2. You have a .

   John 19:26-27 NIV: When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

   You belong.

3. You are .

   Luke 23:24 ESV: And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

 We all need forgiveness.

“Who are you comparing yourself to?”

God would not decide not to count, because he would not declare that we do not count. —Richard John Neuhaus

Luke 4:18-19 NLT: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord ’s favor has come.”