The Price He Paid: Remembering Christ's Suffering
February 1, 2026 · 1:55:22 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Summary
This Lord's Supper service was devoted to the suffering of Jesus Christ and the price He paid for our salvation. The preacher opened in Luke 2, pointing out three ways people come into God's house: some are drawn by the Spirit like Simeon, some by the faithful habit of prayer and fasting like Anna the prophetess, and some simply by custom like the family of Jesus at Passover. Whatever brings us, he said, it is good to be in the house of the Lord.
Tracing the cross through Scripture, he showed how Abraham's offering of Isaac on Mount Moriah pointed forward to the Father giving His only Son on that same mountain. Isaiah foretold centuries in advance a Servant whose face was marred beyond any man, who gave His back to those who struck Him and bore our iniquities, so that by His wounds we are healed. Christ went to Golgotha willingly, never cursing His tormentors, drinking the cup of suffering so that we could receive the cup of blessing.
As the congregation broke the bread and shared the cup, the message turned to grace. We are precious not because of ourselves, dust that returns to dust, but because Christ paid so great a price with His blood. Remembering His death proclaims His victory until He comes again, and it gives believers strength to resist sin and to rise after a fall, just as Peter was restored after his denial.
Key Points
- Whatever draws us to worship - the Spirit's pull, a faithful habit, or simple custom - it is good to be in God's house.
- Abraham's offering of Isaac on Moriah foreshadowed the Father giving His own beloved Son on the same mountain.
- Isaiah foretold seven hundred years ahead that Christ would be despised, marred beyond recognition, and wounded for our sins.
- Jesus suffered voluntarily, never cursing His enemies but praying for them and finishing His mission for us.
- He drank the cup of suffering so that we could receive the cup of blessing.
- We are valuable not in ourselves but because of the great price of Christ's blood.
- Remembering His death proclaims His victory until He returns and gives us strength to rise after we fall.
Devotional
Take a moment to picture what your salvation cost. Christ did not turn back from the strikes, the spitting, or the cross; He walked forward for you, carrying your sin in His own body. You are precious not because of anything you have earned, but because His blood was poured out to redeem you. When you eat the bread and drink the cup, you are joined to that victory, and the same grace that lifted Peter after his fall is ready to lift you. Let this remembrance fill your heart with thanksgiving and with strength to follow Him.
“We are precious not because of who we are, but because of the great price that was paid for us.”
“He drank the cup of suffering so that we could take the cup of blessing.”
“By His wounds we are healed; He went to the cross willingly, for you and for me.”
