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TITLE:  Black Friday

TEXT:  Matthew 27:22-23

INTRODUCTION:

1.    Black Friday – shopping day after Thanksgiving

2.    Black – not dark or fearful, but black (making a profit)

3.    Black Friday is the beginning of the Christmas shopping season

4.    There was another Black Friday - - -

The Day Christ Died

BLACK FRIDAY with DESIRE to be rid of Christ  Matthew 27:22-23

BLACK FRIDAY with DESERTION of apostles and others  Matthew 26:56

BLACK FRIDAY with DISLOYALTY of Judas  Matthew 26:48-50

BLACK FRIDAY with DENIAL of Peter  Matthew 26:74-75

BLACK FRIDAY with DEBT of sin   2 Corinthians 5:21

Not a sale, no ½ off, no BOGO, no 2fers, no 70% off

BLACK FRIDAY with DEATH

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

FULL PRICE WAS PAID

Tasted of death for every man

Galatians 3:13

John 1:29

Hebrews 2:9

Forsaken of God - Matthew 27:46

Dark hours, earthquake, temple veil torn - Matthew 27:45; Matthew 27:51

BLACK FRIDAY – but it was a BRIGHT SUNDAY

1.    Jesus was raised the 3rd day 1 Corinthians 15:1-3

2.    Our hope of eternal life

3.    Proof that Jesus is the Son of God – Romans 1:4

4.    Baptism = our death to sin, burial, and resurrection to new life


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