Going back to Jesus with Charles Martin
Susie Larson Live
Faith Radio
4.8 • 837 Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Before we celebrate the resurrection, we need to backtrack to where Jesus has been, how He got there, and what His presence there accomplished. New York Times best-selling author Charles Martin shares from his book "It Is Finished: A 40-Day Pilgrimage Back to the Cross."
Originally aired April 17, 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Susie Larson. |
| 0:01.1 | Here's the podcast from Susie Larson Live. |
| 0:03.4 | Enjoy the conversation. |
| 0:06.1 | You're listening to an encore presentation of Susie Larson Live. |
| 0:09.6 | Welcome to Susie Larson. |
| 0:27.6 | Welcome to Susie Larson Liveen live always always so honored to get to spend this time with you i look forward to to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk that deep in your |
| 0:34.0 | understanding of god's word and that heightens your awareness of his very real |
| 0:38.6 | presence in your life. Well, here we are in Holy Week. It's the most sacred, important week for us |
| 0:43.3 | as believers. In fact, I would say it's the most sacred important belief for every human, every person. |
| 0:48.9 | I'm praying many, many come to Christ before Jesus return. But maybe for you as you journey |
| 0:53.6 | toward the cross with Jesus, |
| 0:55.4 | you find yourself wondering a few things. Why was Jesus' blood the only way to settle our debt? |
| 1:00.4 | What exactly was exchanged at the cross? Why did God choose this horrific method for addressing |
| 1:05.8 | mankind's problem of sin? How does Jesus' resurrection change us today? I'm so looking forward to today's show |
| 1:12.3 | because we get to explore these questions with one of our dear friends of the show, best-selling author |
| 1:17.2 | Charles Martin. He returns to the program to talk about his book, It is finished, a 40-day pilgrimage |
| 1:22.1 | back to the cross. He is such a descriptive writer. He writes fiction. He writes nonfiction, |
| 1:26.8 | but he writes his nonfiction like fiction. It's so descriptive. It pulls you into the story. So he's got scripture in each day's reading. He's got insights. He's got prayer. I mean, you really are journeying back to the cross. We've got a handful of copies to give away today. You can text the word book if you want in on the drawing. 877-93324-84. Before we get Charles on, I got a quick announcement. Are you a new listener to |
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| 2:01.9 | Scripture says that the prayer of the righteous accomplishes great and powerful things. |
| 2:07.7 | You know, I believe that with all my heart. |
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