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When you think Jesus experienced the most pain and important question from Pastor Greg

Laurie, was it when they put the crown of thorns on his head? I don't think so. Was it when they

used a Roman whip on his back? As horrible as that was, I don't think that was it. Was it when they

pounded the spike through his hands and his feet? Again, no. It's horrible and horrific. As all of

that was, I don't think that was its most painful moment. I'll tell you what I think the most painful

moment was in just a moment. For the past month, we've been studying the rich writings of the gospel of Mark.

Mark weaves together a vivid narrative of the life of Jesus, and certainly the most vivid is

his description of the end of Jesus' life in ministry. These events were choreographed by the

father from the beginning of time, but the events were surprising to a first century citizen

seeing it in real time. Today, on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie presents his message,

what the death of Jesus means to you. Grab your Bible and turn to Mark chapter 15. The title of my

message is, what the death of Jesus means to you. Let me start with a question. When do you think

Jesus experienced the most pain? Do you think it's when they put the crown of thorns on his head?

Do you think it's when he was beaten with a Roman whip, most likely a Roman cat of nine tails?

Do you think it's when they drove those nails through his hands and his feet? It's horrible

and horrific. As all of that was, I don't think that was his most painful moment. I'll tell you what

I think his most painful moment was. And I'm also going to talk about the most painful moment

in my own life at the end of the message. Mark 15 says in verse 22, they brought Jesus to a place

called Golgotha that is the place of the skull. They offered him wine, drug with mure, but he refused

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