Paul learned to be content—whether in good times or bad—because his contentment was centered in Christ and not circumstances.

The Christian race is hard, but the result is Christlikeness and the reward is Christ Himself.

The cross of Jesus Christ is the only thing that always changes everything forever for everyone who bows before it.

The cross highly exalts Jesus Christ and draws us to worship Him. He is our demonstration of love, our hope of salvation and our reason for rejoicing.

The excruciating pain of the cross established the preeminence of Christ because it culminated His perfect obedience to His Father's will.

The rejection of Jesus was the condemnation of God's silent lamb. He was silent before Pilate, silent before the crowd, and silent before the soldiers.

The rejection of Jesus was the betrayal of God's perfect Prophet.

Jesus Christ deserves the worship of every created being and He will have it.

Jesus was rejected by men, so that men might be accepted by God.

Even while knowing the disciples would fall away and knowing the Father's coming wrath and knowing the captors' intentions in the garden, Jesus extends grace and mercy.