Final Words: From the Cross

Adam Hamilton

Jan 2012 · Christian Audio

About this audiobook

In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven"final words"statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, his Father, and ourselves:•Father Forgive Them •Behold Your Son...Behold Your Mother •My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? •Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise •I Thirst •It Is Finished •Into Your Hands I Commit My SpiritIn 24 Hours That Changed the World, Adam Hamilton took us on a Lenten journey through the last day of Jesus' life. Now in this inspiring follow-up book, Hamilton explores these final words as seen and heard through the eyes and ears of those who stood near the cross. Each chapter begins with the biblical account followed by a first-person story as might have been told from the viewpoint of one of the characters at the cross. Then the chapter explores the meaning of Jesus' dying words for our lives today. Following the last statement, a postscript recounts the words Jesus spoke following his resurrection, including what truly were the final words Jesus spoke while walking this earth.

About the author

Adam Hamilton, senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, was born on July 12, 1964. He grew up in the Kansas City area and graduated from Blue Valley High School. He completed his BA at Oral Roberts University and graduate school at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. Hamilton delivered the sermon at the Inaugural Prayer Service held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., following the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. He has written many books explaining questions of faith in a down-to-earth fashion. His titles include: Not a Silent Night: Mary Looks back to Bethlehem, Making Sense of the Bible, The Journey, The Way, 24 Hours that Changed the World, Enough, Why: Making Sense of God's Will, When Christians Get it Wrong, Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White, and Creed: What Christians Believe and Why.