THE SUFFERING BODY OF CHRIST: THEN AND NOW

DEATH

• One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine,
• put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink,
• saying, "Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to
• take him down.” Jesus gave a loud cry and
• breathed his last.(Mark 15: 35-37)

BEING A VICTIM OF BULLYING

• And the soldiers wove a crown out of thorns and
• placed it on his head, and clothed him in a purple cloak,
• and they came to him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
• And they struck him repeatedly. (John 19: 2-3)

LOOSING A LOVED ONE

• And Jesus wept. So the Jews said,
• “See how he loved him.” And when he had said this,
• he cried out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
• The dead man came out, tied hand and foot.
• (John 11: 35-36, 43-44)

ILLNESS

• As he passed by he saw a man blind from birth.
• he spat on the ground and made clay with the
• saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him,
• “Go wash in the Pool of Siloam.” So he went and
• washed, and came back able to see. (John 9: 1, 6-7)

BEING BETRAYED BY PEOPLE WE LOVE

• Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went off
• to the chief priests to hand him over to them.
• When they heard him they were pleased and
• promised to pay him money. Then he looked
• for an opportunity to hand him over. (Mark 14: 10-11)

DEPRESSION/STRESS

• “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me;
• still, not my will but yours be done."And to strengthen him
• an angel from Heaven appeared to him. He was in such
• agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became
• like drops of blood falling on the ground.(Luke 22:42-44)