Well, howdy, Pastor Mark here. I hope you're enjoying this sermon. And if you have prayed for or

partnered with us, thank you. You're helping us reach 200 million people through Real Faith

Ministries this year alone. My wife Grace and I, we love getting Bible teaching out. And we have

got a veritable mountain of free content that's all available at realfaith.com. If you're married,

we got a podcast. If you've got kids, we've got parenting resources. If you're a guy trying to get

better and level up, we're here to help with real men. And for those of you who pray or give or

help us in any way, we just want to say thanks. It means the world. We are entirely supported by our

partners who give generously. And if you would like to give a gift of any amount, we stretch every

dollar. I'm told for every dollar you give, we're able to reach 100 people with some sort of

gospel based Jesus-centered Bible teaching. For a gift of any amount, a realfaith.com will send you

an ebook that I'm super proud of. It's my systematic theology with Gary Bershiers. It's called

Doctrine. Subtitle, it's all about Jesus. Some years ago, I published the Doctrine book, but I

re-wrote it. It's about 50 to 60% new. The Doctrine is the same. It's deeper. It goes more into the

Holy Spirit and the demonic. And I'd love to get this massive resource into your hands. So thanks

in advance for your prayer and partnership. Today is Good Friday. It's a holy day or a holiday for

Christians around the world. And it's actually the darkest day in human history. It was on this day

that a man named Jesus of Nazareth after declaring himself to be God was sentenced to death,

though it was midday. We are told that darkness came upon the earth in the darkest moment of human

history. In our time together, we're going to examine the crucifixion, the execution, the murder

of Jesus of Nazareth. And we're going to examine it historically, medically,

biblically, and personally. Let's begin by examining crucifixion historically.

Christians have long used the cross as our symbol of faith or icon, if you will.

...