The Cross

This sermon, delivered at Unity Missionary Baptist Church on April 7, 2026, is a powerful, emotionally charged reflection on the cross of Jesus Christ, titled 'The Cross – Part Two.' The preacher, drawing from 1 Peter 2:21–25, argues that the cross is not a symbol of defeat but the ultimate victory in human history. He challenges a recent quote from a historian suggesting Jesus was no better than Genghis Khan, asserting instead that the cross represents divine triumph over sin, death, and evil. The sermon unfolds in three key movements: first, the cross as a pattern for suffering, showing how Jesus endured without retaliation; second, the cross as a revelation of Christ’s holiness and humility, emphasizing His sinlessness and sacrificial love; and third, the cross as a source of supernatural power—freeing believers from sin’s curse, healing spiritual brokenness, and restoring them to God as sheep returned to their Shepherd. The preacher uses vivid imagery, personal anecdotes, and even a comparison to nuclear submarines to illustrate the enduring, inexhaustible power of the cross, which has sustained believers for 2,000 years without needing refueling. He closes with a direct invitation to the lost to repent and be saved, declaring that today is the day of salvation.