These three prayers of Jesus from the cross can help us understand what happened there, how it happened, and why it happened.

Fasting helps us discover what our true desires are and reorient them toward God. It is a great tool of the Spirit which can enable us to feast on the person of Jesus Christ.

Because we have been rescued by Jesus, our new life is marked by God's ongoing restoration, including the power to forgive others.

We need a fresh vision of the Lord. Who is this King of glory? It is Jesus Christ, our Creator, Redeemer, and Ruler.

In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus teaches us to pray in a distinctly Christian way. But it is the person of Jesus himself and his work that ultimately make this prayer relevant and effective.

True prayer happens in response to God's revelation of who he really is. Unlike pagans who try to manipulate God through prayer, we are to approach him as our Father who has proven his love for us on the cross of Christ.

True prayer happens in secret, in the heart, when we meet God as our Father and commune with him. All our true prayers are secured by the secret prayer of Jesus on the cross.

In the kingdom of God, we are called to sincere, organic, from-the-heart generosity. It is only possible if we believe the gospel of Jesus who gave up his wealth to make us poor sinners unimaginably rich.

In the kingdom of God, we are called to give up our rights and love our enemies. Our God is an enemy loving God and our King's rules from the cross.

In the kingdom of God, swearing an oath to cover up a lie is unacceptable. As kingdom citizens, we are called to lives of integrity which is only possible as we follow Jesus, the man of integrity.