Luke 23:33

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• Luke 2333

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And when they had come to the place called
Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the
criminals, one on the right hand and the other
on the left.
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Introduction

• The word Calvary appears only once in the
  Bible.
• The exact location of the place where Jesus was
  crucified has been debated for many years.

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Introduction

• The word Calvary appears only once in the
  Bible.
• The exact location of the place where Jesus was
  crucified has been debated for many years.

• In this lesson we will learn many valuable
  lessons about what Calvary should mean to us.

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C Christ

• You cant talk about Calvary without mentioning
  Jesus Christ!
• Luke 2333
• there they crucified Him
• For Calvary to mean anything at all to us we
  must recognize who was sacrificed there.
• It was the Son of God!!!

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A Appropriate

• Jesus Christ wasnt the only person who died on
  Calvary.
• Luke 2333
• there they crucified Him, and the criminals
• On the very same day and at the same execution,
  two other men were crucified on Calvary.

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A Appropriate

• Why didnt their death serve as the greatest
  sacrifice in history?
• Because they werent Gods Son!
• The death of the Lamb of God was the only
  appropriate sacrifice!
• Hebrews 105-13
• By that will we have been sanctified through the
  offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for
  all.

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L Love

• If there is one word that encompasses the events
  of Calvary it must be love.
• Romans 58
• But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in
  that while we were still sinners, Christ died for
  us.
• Yes! While we were still sinners!

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L Love

• His death was in the highest sense voluntary. It
  was the goal toward which Jesus deliberately
  walked.
• John 316
• For God so loved the world
• John 1421
• Anyone who loves Me will be loved by My Father
  and I will love him

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V Victory

• The events of Calvary and the resurrection of
  Jesus that followed represents the victory over
  death that awaits us.
• 1 Corinthians 1554-57
• But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory
  through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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A - Atonement

• Atone to cover over, propitiate
• As might be expected, this word occurs more
  frequently in the Book of Leviticus than in any
  other book, since Leviticus deals with the ritual
  sacrifices that were made to atone for sin
  (Vines Dictionary)
• Calvary represents the ultimate atonement!

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A - Atonement

• Romans 511
• And not only so, but we also joy in God through
  our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now
  received the atonement. (KJV)
• Propitiation
• Romans 323-26
• 1 John 22
• 1 John 410

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R Remembrance

• The circumstances surrounding Calvary were so
  profound that a weekly memorial was established
  to remember the occasion.
• 1 Corinthians 1120
• the Lords Supper
• 1 Corinthians 1124,25
• do this in remembrance of Me

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Y You

• In its historical uniqueness and in its spiritual
  greatness, Calvary proves meaningless if there is
  the neglect of self-application.
• All of this happened for YOU.
• It must be made personal.
• You must see Jesus dying for you.

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Y You

• 2 Corinthians 514-15
• For the love of Christ compels us, because we
  judge thus that if One died for all, then all
  died and He died for all, that those who live
  should live no longer for them selves, but for
  Him who died for them and rose again.
• If all includes you, what are you going to do
  about it?