The cross: a victimless murder -- Mark 11: 1-11 -- Rev. John W. Armstrong

Sermon notes:

The cross:  a victimless murder (Mark 11:1-11)

I.     “No one takes it [My life] from Me” (John 10:18).   

A.  _____________________ are those forcibly deprived of their rights, their possessions, or their lives. 

B.  _____________________ are those who voluntarily relinquish their rights, possessions, or lives for the good of others (John 10:17-18). 

1.  Jesus exercises ______________________________ in the face of  hostility. 

a.  He is in control (vv.2-6).

b.  For the first time, He “comes out” publicly as ____________________ (vv.7-10). 

c.  He engineers His own ____________________ (vv.11, 15-18;         Luke 22:69; John 18:4-9).

2.  He transforms tragedy into _______________________ (Luke 23:34, 42-43; Ephesians 2:13; Revelation 5:9-10). 

II.    The ________________________ of victimhood.     

III.   Living and leading like Jesus. 

A.  Christ gives ______________________ to us (Matthew 28:18-20).

B.  When we voluntarily relinquish our rights, possessions, or lives for the good of others, we reject _________________________ (Matthew 5:38-48).

C.  ____________________ transforms our tragedies into triumphs (Matthew 5:16).