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Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Confucius, Muhammad, Buddha, Moses—they all died in old age, in comfort and blessedness, triumphant over their opponents. Of all the founders of major religions, Jesus alone died alone, young, stripped naked, stared at, mocked, while he died by inches in agony, crying out to God who had forsaken him. Who, hearing that story, would say, “That’s the spiritual leader I want”? And yet, the suffering and death of Jesus Christ transformed lives at a depth and on a scale that completely changed the ancient world. People’s lives were changed if they grasped the understanding of Jesus’ death that he gave at the Last Supper. So what did Jesus say? There are three things we see here: 1) the importance of his death, 2) the meaning of his death, and 3) how it can be a transforming power in your life. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 4, 2007. Series: King's Cross: The Gospel of Mark, Part 2: The Journey to the Cross. Scripture: Mark 14:22-31. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in Life. Many religious teachers sought to live as good examples. Only Jesus
0:12.5	explicitly stated that his purpose was to die. Today on Gospel in Life, Tim Keller is teaching
0:18.2	through Mark's account of Jesus' final days and ultimate death on the cross and how that
0:23.5	can change us from the inside out.
0:27.6	The last night's Scripture reading is from the Gospel of Mark chapter 14 verses 22 through 31.
0:33.8	While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his
0:40.1	disciples saying, take it, this is my body. Then he took the cup, gave thanks, and offered
0:47.6	it to them, and they all drank from it. This is my blood of the covenant which is poured
0:53.2	out for many, he said to them. I tell you the truth, I will not drink again of the fruit
0:58.9	of the vine until that day when I drink it in new in the kingdom of God. When they had
1:04.6	sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of olives. You will all fall away, Jesus told
1:09.7	them, for it is written, I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered.
1:16.0	But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee. Peter declared, even if
1:21.8	all fall away, I will not. I tell you the truth, Jesus answered, today, yes, tonight, before
1:29.9	the rooster crows twice, you yourself will disown me three times. But Peter insisted emphatically,
1:37.9	even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you, and all the others said the same.
1:43.8	This is God's Word.
1:45.6	We are looking at the last chapters of Mark, for the next two weeks, next two months, and
1:55.2	as a result, we will be looking at the last days of Jesus on earth. When you do that, you
2:01.5	actually are confronted with an empirical, historical question. I mean, it is empirical. It is
2:06.4	not just a spiritual faith thing, it is empirical. Confucius, Muhammad, Buddha, Moses, found
2:15.6	us of major religions. They all died in old age, in comfort and blessedness, triumphant
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