God the Father sacrificed his son from all eternity, sending him to this world to die for you and for me.

To die for Judas.

To die for every sinner that comes to Jesus Christ.

That's the gospel of grace.

That's the gospel of love.

And that's why he came and died on the cross and resurrected.

I am falling.

I am falling in love. I am falling in love. I am falling in love. I am falling in love with you.

Welcome to Somebody Lives You Radio, the Bible teaching ministry of Roll Rees in Diamond Bar, California.

Today's lesson continues our Easter focus on Jesus' unparalleled power and sacrificial love.

Exploring Jesus' prophecy of his own death, Roll will establish that the cross wasn't a surprise to him.

He knew what was coming and willingly chose to suffer on our behalf.

Stay tuned for encouragement to set aside all doubt, receiving the salvation

Jesus bought with his own blood.

Here's Roll Rees with our study from Matthew chapter 17, verse 22.

Jesus predicts his death.

What's incredible about this here now is that imagine yourself walking with Jesus

and then all of a sudden you're walking along with him and he opens his heart to you.

Maybe you know someone that's done that for you.

And all of a sudden he opens his heart to them

and says, you guys, I've been telling you and I'm telling you again, I'm going to Jerusalem

and in Jerusalem they're going to kill me. But I'm going to rise on the third day. All the way

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