Matthew 27:27-31 – Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and led him away to crucify him.

Christ’s Work and Words of Love…

1. Meets our greatest need

Luke 23:34, Psalm 51:1-2, Isaiah 59:1-2

2. Grants the promise of heaven

Luke 23:42-43

3. Assures acceptance with God apart from human merit

John 19:30, Matthew 5:17, Romans 8:3-4, Colossians 2:13-14