Speaker/Author: Tim Keller

Matthew 27:45-56 records that on the cross Jesus cried out with the words of Psalm 22:1. What is it about this cry that even the most skeptical historians consider to be authentic? How else does Psalm 22 shed light on the cross? Why would an infinite, perfect being as the Son of God even consider putting himself in this position? The message covers the fact of his death (cry), the reason for his death (“why”), the accomplishment of his death (“my”), and the motive for his death.

Jesus’ agony in the Garden of Gethsemane was a precursor to the cross. What made the agony in the garden so unbearable? Is it even possible that the divine Son of God could feel the pain of emotional or physical suffering? What is it about the cross that makes it such an act of love? This sermon works out of Matthew chapter 26 to show us of the coming of darkness and the cup of wrath.

Matthew chapter 21 tells of the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Why was it that Jesus was so hush-hush about his identity/work early on in the gospels but later so public, especially during the triumphal entry? Why was it so astonishing that Jesus rode in on a colt vs. on a warhorse? What significance might the waving of palm branches have? The sermon reveals Jesus as a confrontational king, a counterintuitive king, and a coming king.