Death of Christ

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 9:30-32, focusing on Christ's renewed teaching about his impending death and resurrection, and the disciples' lack of understanding. He argues that Christ's…

In "Jesus Dies in Triumph," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:33-41, focusing on Christ's cry of abandonment, the reaction of the bystanders, and His triumphant shout, "It is finished." Martin…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 27:50-53 and Mark 15:37-41, focusing on the miraculous events surrounding Christ's death, particularly the resurrection of saints. He argues that this miracle…

In 'John's Postscript: The Piercing of Jesus,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds John 19:30-37, focusing on the piercing of Christ's side after his death, an event unique to John's Gospel. He…

In "The Burial of Jesus Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:42-47 and 1 Corinthians 15:1-5, highlighting the profound significance of Christ's burial as a crucial element of the gospel…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 27:62-66 and Mark 15:42-47, continuing his study on the burial of Jesus. He details the preparatory actions, the central act of entombment, and the subsequent…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Peter 3:18-22, focusing on the unique aspects of Christ's suffering and death. He argues that Christ's death was penal, final, and vicarious, suffered by the…

Pastor Albert N. Martin concludes his series on the atonement by detailing its purpose, effects, and characteristics, drawing heavily from Hebrews and Romans. He explains how Christ's substitutionary…

Pastor Martin expounds Mark 15:22-23, focusing on Christ's refusal of drugged wine on the cross. He argues that Jesus refused this analgesic to demonstrate the voluntary nature of his suffering and…

In this communion meditation on 1 Peter 2:24, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds the nature of Christ's death, highlighting four crucial aspects: it was exclusively personal, strictly sacrificial…

In "The Cup He Drank," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Matthew 26:36-46, focusing on Christ's agony in Gethsemane and his drinking of the cup of God's wrath on Golgotha. He defines this cup as…

In 'The Cup He Refused to Drink,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:22-23, focusing on Christ's refusal of drugged wine before his crucifixion. He argues that Jesus refused this analgesic to…

In 'Denying Self,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 16:21-27, arguing that Christ's imperative death was necessary to deliver humanity from self-centered sin and restore God to the central…

In "Brief Glimpse into the Mystery of Gethsemane," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 26:36-46, Mark 14, and Luke 22, focusing on Christ's agony in Gethsemane as the 'shadow of Calvary.' He…

Pastor Martin expounds Mark 14:32-42 and Hebrews 5:5-8, focusing on Christ's agony in Gethsemane as the 'shadow of Golgotha.' He details the place, the people present, and the purpose of Christ's…

In "Jesus or Barabbas? Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:6-15 and Luke 23:6-15, detailing Jesus' second appearance before Pilate and the interlude with Herod. He meticulously traces…

In "The Way to Golgotha," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:20-23 and Luke 23:26-32, detailing Christ's journey to crucifixion. He highlights the assistance Simon of Cyrene was compelled to…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:33-34, focusing on the darkness and Christ's cry of abandonment on the cross. He argues that these events reveal God's profound seriousness about sin and His…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:33-38 and Matthew 27:51-53, focusing on the miracle of the temple veil being torn at Christ's death. He argues that this event signifies God's dismantling of…

In "The Centurion's Amazing Confession," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:39, focusing on the Roman centurion's declaration, "Truly this man was the Son of God." Martin first examines the…

Pastor Martin expounds on the efficaciousness of Christ's sacrifice, drawing primarily from Isaiah 53 and various New Testament passages. He defines efficaciousness as attaining the desired or…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the meaning of the Lord's Supper, urging believers to remember Christ's death through seven 'facets' of its benefits. Drawing primarily from…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:22-23, focusing on Jesus' refusal of wine mingled with myrrh at Golgotha. He addresses three questions: what was in the cup (a sedative), why it was offered…

Pastor Martin expounds 1 Peter 2:24, focusing on the precise nature and ethical purpose of Christ's suffering. He details Christ's intensely personal, genuinely sacrificial, patently tangible, and…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the centrality of the cross, drawing from 1 Corinthians 1-2, Galatians 6:14, and 1 Corinthians 11:26. He systematically answers five questions: what the 'cross of…

In "Christian Liberty #02," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on John 8:31-36 and Romans 6-8, laying the foundational pillars of Christian liberty. He argues that true freedom is found only in Christ…

In 'Christian Liberty #05,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Hebrews 2:14-15, focusing on Christ's work to free believers from the enslaving power of the fear of death. He argues that Christ took on…

Pastor Martin expounds on Matthew 26:36-46, focusing on "The Cup He Drank" in Gethsemane and on Golgotha. He defines this cup as the unmixed fury of God's wrath against sin, which Christ willingly…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 14:25, 'The Cup He Will Yet Drink,' completing a series on the three cups of Christ. He first reviews the cup Christ drank (Gethsemane/Golgotha) and the cup He…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds the doctrine of Particular Redemption, arguing that Christ's atoning work was definite and limited to God's elect, rather than merely making salvation possible for…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Corinthians 15:1-19, emphasizing the indispensable role of Christ's bodily resurrection in the apostolic gospel. He outlines three fundamental principles: first…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 10:32-34, detailing Jesus' third and most explicit prediction of his death and resurrection as he resolutely journeys to Jerusalem. Martin highlights Christ's…

Pastor Martin expounds Mark 14:1-11, the opening of Mark's passion narrative, to reveal diverse attitudes toward Christ. He contrasts the murderous intent of the religious leaders and the covetous…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 14:1-2 and Matthew 26:1-5, focusing on the precise timing of Christ's passion and the contrasting intentions of God versus man. He highlights the religious…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 14:22-25, focusing on the institution of the Lord's Supper. He meticulously details the circumstances, substance, and central lessons of this ordinance…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Matthew 27:25 and Mark 15:6-15, focusing on the chilling cry, "His blood be on us and on our children." He first establishes the historical and biblical setting of…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:33-34, focusing on the visible context and vocal expression of Christ's abandonment by God on the cross. He argues that the three hours of…

In this communion meditation on 1 Corinthians 11:24, Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the common struggle believers face in rightly remembering Christ at the Lord's Table. He offers three categories…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Corinthians 15:1-19, emphasizing the indispensable role of the bodily resurrection of Christ in the apostolic gospel. He outlines three core principles: the…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds John 12:20-26, revealing the 'life-out-of-death' principle as essential to all true Christianity, both in Christ's redemptive work and in the salvation of…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:21-34, focusing on Jesus' cry, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" He first establishes the historical context of the crucifixion, then delves into…

In "Union With Christ, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin addresses the critical question, "For whom did Christ die?" by expounding the doctrine of union with Christ. He argues that Christ's death…

Pastor Martin continues his series on 'For Whom Did Christ Die?' by examining the death of Christ through its major biblical categories: sacrifice, propitiation, reconciliation, and redemption…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Philippians 1:22-26, detailing the Apostle Paul's 'sanctified dilemma' – a profound tension between his desire to die and be with Christ (which is 'far better') and…

In this sermon, Pastor Martin expounds Romans 8:34, focusing on the question, "Who is he that condemneth?" He argues that the believer's confidence against condemnation rests entirely on the person…

In "Union with Christ, Part 1," Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on the necessity and nature of Christ's relationship to His people, particularly in the context of His atoning death. Drawing from…

Pastor Martin expounds 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11, focusing on the 'hope of salvation' as a helmet for the Christian. He argues that this hope is grounded in the eternal 'appointment of the Father'…

In 'What is the Straightened Way? Part 9,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Matthew 7:13-14, Galatians 1:3-4, 1 John 5:4-5, and Galatians 6:14, demonstrating the power by which true believers…

Pastor Martin expounds Isaiah 53:6, presenting a succinct gospel proclamation. He first details the 'bad news' of humanity's desperate condition in sin, illustrating how all have strayed from God as…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Hebrews 12:18-29, contrasting the terrifying revelation of the Old Covenant at Mount Sinai with the gracious access to God offered through the New Covenant at Mount…

In 'The Cup He Will Yet Drink,' Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 14:25, focusing on Christ's declaration that he will not drink of the fruit of the vine again until he drinks it new in the…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Romans 8:33-34, addressing the question, "Who is he that condemneth?" He argues that no one can justly condemn God's elect due to the four objective activities of…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 12:28-34, focusing on Jesus' answer to the question about the greatest commandment. He systematically unpacks the scribe's question, Jesus'…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Mark 15:33-34, focusing on the darkness and Christ's cry of abandonment on the cross. He argues that this event supremely reveals God's character, specifically His…

In this sermon, Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds on Matthew 27:50-54 and Mark 15:37-39, focusing on the earthquake and rent rocks that accompanied Christ's death. He argues that these miracles were…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Luke 23:48 and Acts 2:36-41, examining the 'mixed multitude' at the crucifixion who returned home 'smiting their breasts.' He argues that while such grief and…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:22-32, revealing how Jesus Christ obtains His bride, the Church. He outlines three essential aspects: Christ woos and wins His bride through faith in His…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds John 12:20-36, focusing on Christ's declaration, "If I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself." He argues that Christ's crucifixion delivers a…

Pastor Martin expounds on the doctrine of justification, primarily drawing from Romans 5:19, Romans 10:4, Galatians 2:15-17, and Philippians 3:7-9. He argues that the ground of a sinner's…

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds 1 Corinthians 1:18, "For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God." He defines the 'word of the…