Crosswalk Daily Study

Text of the Day: Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last. (Luke 23:46)

Reflection Questions:

1 — Have you ever wondered about the difference between spirit and soul? Is there any difference? 

2 —Have you prayed for the one who needs to find Jesus? We will ask each day this week. 

3 —How can you continually give your “spirit” to God each day?

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Text of the Day: The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle. (Luke 23:45)

Reflection Questions:

1 — If Luke is interested in the transformative nature of the cross in people’s lives, shouldn’t we be as well? How can we be as focused on the innocence of Jesus as Luke was?

2 —Is there someone you need to be praying for that might accept the gospel? 

3 —How can we grow in our understanding of the cross of Christ and its importance to the great story of the Gospel? 

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Text of the Day: By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock (Luke 23:44)

Reflection Questions:

1 — Do you know someone who used to believe but has now rejected Jesus in their lives?  

2 —Write their names down and the circumstances on why they left. Was it the church that drove them away, abuse at the hands of the super-religious, a difference in worldview that didn’t include God, or another reason. Be specific. 

3 —Start to pray for them today. Pray for them all week as a matter of focus and intent. Ask God to open up an opportunity to show them the love of Christ this week.

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Here are some questions to go along with this week’s sermon:

1 — How do you respond to losing someone you love?

2 — What does it mean to no longer have any separation between you and God?

3 — Have you ever thought about Jesus’ cry of desolation before? What were your thoughts?

4 — What does that cry mean to you now?

5 — Did you ever think that Jesus might not have been able to see out of the grave from his vantage point on the cross, and that he might have been going to the grave for you without the recognition he was coming back?

6 — Does that change what his sacrifice means to you?

7 — How many times have you read this text before this week?

8 — Why do you think Matthew put in the section about the resurrected saints?

9 — What can we do with that?

10— Would you be interested in studying more about these occurrences?

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Text of the Day: and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead. They left the cemetery after Jesus’ resurrection, went into the holy city of Jerusalem, and appeared to many people. (Matt 27:52-53)

Reflection Questions:

1 — Have you ever been so upset that you wished the earth would respond with you? 

2 —How much do you think that those around Jesus were mourning his loss? Do we still mourn his loss in the same way?

3 —Have you read the text about the resurrected saints? What can we do with it?

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Text of the Day: At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart...(Matt 27:51)

Reflection Questions:

1 — Has there ever been a time when you thought you needed someone to get to God for you? 

2 —What do you believe separates you from God now?

3 —Why can we approach God with confidence because of the death of Jesus on a cross?

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Text of the Day:  But the rest said, “Wait! Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.” 50 Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. (Matt 27:49-50)

Reflection Questions:

1 — Have you ever waited for a miracle from Jesus, and when it didn’t come, it verified your previous doubts about him? 

2 —Have you had the privilege to be there when someone you loved died? Spend a moment thinking about it, reflecting on it. 

3 —What gave your strength during this time?

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Text of the Day: Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink (Matt 27:47-48)

Reflection Questions:

1 — How do you think God reveals himself to the biblical authors?

2 —How does He inspire them to write what He would like them to write?

3 — Do you think it was a divine/human partnership?

4 — Do you think God might still do this at times, to certain people?

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Text of the Day: At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. 46 At about three o’clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” (Matt 27:45-46)

Reflection Questions:

1 — Have you ever thought about the last moments of the life of Jesus, and what he might have been thinking?

2 —Which explanation makes the most sense to you from the above explanations? Why? 

3 —How can you show Jesus some of the love that he showed for you? 

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Text of the Day: Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. (John 19:28-29)

Reflection Questions:

1 — Have you ever felt like you “fulfilled prophecy” about your life? Did you do what everyone thought you might? 

2 —Why is it important for Jesus to have fulfilled all the OT prophecies about the Messiah?

3 —Why do you think most of the Jews at the time did not understand what was happening before their eyes? 

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Crosswalk Redlands: [email protected] (Mike Rhynus)

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