How you view the cross determines what you do with the cross.

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How you view the cross determines what you do with the cross.

How you view the cross determines what you do with the cross. What you do with the cross determines your destiny.

How you view the cross determines what you do with the cross. What you do with the cross determines your destiny. Stumble or Surrender?

1 Corinthians 1:18

1 Corinthians 1:18

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate. 20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles 24 but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

1 Corinthians 1:18 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

The cross is foolishness:

The cross is foolishness: if you see it as a good luck charm.

The cross is foolishness: if you see it as a good luck charm. if you see it as a tragic death.

The cross is foolishness: if you see it as a good luck charm. if you see it as a tragic death. Justice for a foolish blasphemer

The cross is foolishness: if you see it as a good luck charm. if you see it as a tragic death. Justice for a foolish blasphemer Foolish belief in a story from a distant land

The cross is foolishness: if you see it as a good luck charm. if you see it as a tragic death. Justice for a foolish blasphemer Foolish belief in a story from a distant land

The cross is foolishness: if you see it as a good luck charm. if you see it as a tragic death. if Jesus has not been resurrected.

The cross is foolishness: if you see it as a good luck charm. if you see it as a tragic death. if Jesus has not been resurrected. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 1 Corinthians 15:17

The cross is foolishness: if you see it as a good luck charm. if you see it as a tragic death. if Jesus has not been resurrected. So people stumble over the cross.

But because Jesus HAS BEEN resurrected,

But because Jesus HAS BEEN resurrected, The cross is full of God s power:

But because Jesus HAS BEEN resurrected, The cross is full of God s power: If you declare with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9

But because Jesus HAS BEEN resurrected, The cross is full of God s power: to save you.

But because Jesus HAS BEEN resurrected, The cross is full of God s power: to save you. to forgive you.

But because Jesus HAS BEEN resurrected, The cross is full of God s power: to save you. to forgive you. to fill you with His love and strength.

But because Jesus HAS BEEN resurrected, The cross is full of God s power: to save you. to forgive you. to fill you with His love and strength.

But because Jesus HAS BEEN resurrected, The cross is full of God s power: to save you. to forgive you. to fill you with His love and strength. to give you new life.

The message of the cross is:

The message of the cross is: Jesus died so we could be forgiven

The message of the cross is: Jesus died so we could be forgiven Jesus was raised so we could have new life

The message of the cross is: Jesus died so we could be forgiven Jesus was raised so we could have new life What you do with the cross determines your destiny.

The message of the cross is: Jesus died so we could be forgiven Jesus was raised so we could have new life What you do with the cross determines your destiny. Will you Stumble or Surrender?

The message of the cross is: Jesus died so we could be forgiven Jesus was raised so we could have new life What you do with the cross determines your destiny. Surrender your life to the Lord of the cross.