Father, into

your hands I
commit My
spirit
Part 7 0f 7

(Luke 23:46)

Introduction
As Jesus our Lord was on the
cross, His last words teach
us many lessons
In this series I hoped to
share with you some insight
into those final moments
before Jesus took His last
breath and died.
In our last lessons we
studied, Father,
forgive
them, for they do not know

Introduction
As Jesus our Lord was on the
cross, His last words teach
us many lessons
In this series I hoped to
share with you some insight
into those final moments
before Jesus took His last
breath and died.
In our last lessons we
studied, Truly, I
say to you,
today you will be with Me in

Introduction
As Jesus our Lord was on the
cross, His last words teach
us many lessons
In this series I hoped to
share with you some insight
into those final moments
before Jesus took His last
breath and died.
In our last lessons we
studied, Woman, behold
your sonBehold your

Introduction
As Jesus our Lord was on the
cross, His last words teach
us many lessons
In this series I hoped to
share with you some insight
into those final moments
before Jesus took His last
breath and died.
In our last lessons we
studied, My God, my God,
why have you forsaken Me?

Introduction
As Jesus our Lord was on the
cross, His last words teach
us many lessons
In this series I hoped to
share with you some insight
into those final moments
before Jesus took His last
breath and died.
In our last lessons we
studied, I am thirsty

Introduction
As Jesus our Lord was on the
cross, His last words teach
us many lessons
In this series I hoped to
share with you some insight
into those final moments
before Jesus took His last
breath and died.
In our last lessons we
studied, It is finished

Father, into Your hands I

commit
My spirit
Have you
ever wondered
what your last words will be?
As the Son of God was about
to die, He spoke words of
commitment to His Father
At death our spirit will
depart somewhere. Jesus
commended His
spirit to
the Father with the
assurance of an eternal future.

Father, into Your hands I

commit
My spirit
The spirit
of the Lord was
found blameless and we
must hope for the same in
our death (I Thess. 5:23)
All NT writers want us to
know that Jesus didnt just
die, but that His
death was
the beginning of a new
relationship with the Father
(See Acts 2:22-24)
We have this hope of being
raised to an
endless day in

Father, into Your hands I

commit
My spirit
Jesus was
committed to the
Father from
the beginning
to the end of His life
(Luke
2:49; 23:46)
An interesting point to note
is that Jesus
was actually
meditating on scripture
when He spoke His last words
(Psalm 31:1-5)
Jesus died with the
assurance that the Father was
still His strength and
guide

Father, into Your hands I

commit
When My
thespirit
Passover
Lamb
was being offered it was said
to be between the
evenings or twilight (Exodus
This
time
was
between
3
and
12:6)
6 in the
afternoon, when
Jesus the Lamb of God was
sacrificed with all other
Passover lambs (Jn. 18:28;
Jesus last cry was one of
1:29)
submission to His Father in
heaven

Father, into Your hands I commit

MyAnother
spirit rendering of
commit My
spirit is gave
up His spirit (Matt. 27:50)
The spirit of Jesus was under
His control throughout His
life He chose when
to
yield up or dismiss His spirit
Jesus gave His sacrifice as
He pleases and not according
to mans dictates (John

Father, into Your hands I commit

MyJesus
spirit
gave Himself up when
all the work
was done, the
prophecies were
fulfilled
and the schedule completed
The death of Jesus was not
an accident
but an
appointment made long ago
by the Father and the Son
Jesus
committed His spirit to
(Acts
2:23)
the Father when the time was
right and all
things were
finished on the earth

Father, into Your hands I commit

MyNotice
spirithow Jesus said into
Your hands
and think of
the hands He had been in
(Matt. 26:45-46; Acts 2:23)
The hands of sinners had
done the
following: (See
Psalm 31:15)
-formed a crown of thorns
-lacerated His back
-slapped Him
-put nails

Father, into Your hands I commit

MyJesus
spirit
voluntarily gave
Himself to die, and He
willingly gave Himself to the
Father for eternal life in
Regardless
of
what
becomes
glory
of our physical body, our
spirit can return
to the
Father safely (Ecc. 12:6-7)
We must have the confidence
of the Son in the Father when
our day of death
arrives (II

Father, into Your hands I commit

MyIfspirit
we commit our spirit to the
Father, we are committing it
to the Son as well (John
10:27-30)
You can also take comfort in
knowing
that in the hand of
the Son are the
keys of
death and Hades (Rev. 1:17f)
One way or another your
spirit will end up in the
hands of Godeither in

Application
God never promised a safe
passage
through life into
death, but He promised a
safe landing
May we like the early saints
be able to say receive my
spirit when we
die (See
Acts 7:55, 59)
May we remember always
the suffering
that Jesus had
to bear for us before
He
could return to the Father

Commit yourself to God today

until
death (John 12:48)
Hear
Believe
(John 8:24)
Repent
(Luke 13:3, 5)
Confess
(Matt. 10:3233)
Baptized
(Mark 16:16)
Faithful

(Rev. 2:10)

TAKING THE CROSS INTO THE

WORLD
It has been said that, It may
take a crucified church to
bring a crucified
Christ
before the eyes of the world
An atheist by the name of
Nietzche, once said, I might
believe in their redeemer if
they were to look more
redeemed
If we are not living the
message of a
crucified and
risen Lord, our preaching is

TAKING THE CROSS INTO THE

WORLD
What did Jesus mean when
He asked us
to carry our
cross?
To walk in the footsteps of
Jesus, may require us to bear
up under some difficult times
Since Jesus suffered so much
for us shouldnt we at least
live our lives to
His glory
no matter the cost?

TAKING THE CROSS INTO THE

WORLD
Since the cross was a
difficult thing to
bear for
Jesus, why should we expect
any less for ourselves
Jesus changed the world
through
suffering for the
redemption of man
Christianity calls us to
rearrange our values and live
a life of dedication to the
Lord on a daily basis.

TAKING THE CROSS INTO THE

WORLD
For us the cross could mean:
-The unborn child and the
teenager
who does not
know where to go
-The homosexual who is
overcome
with guilt,
contemplating
suicide
and in need of help
-The inmates in a local
prison

TAKING THE CROSS INTO THE

WORLD
If we are going to be truly
redeemed we will have to
follow the redeemer into
eternity
Let us not embrace the cross
solely for salvation, but also
for a way of living
This is the only way to bring
the hope of
the cross to a
dying world