Kingdom Way Church
April 3, 2026 - Healing Through the Cross
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  • Give Me Jesus
  • Jesus Be The Name
  • No One Like The Lord (We Crown You)
  • Introduction
    We together together today to celebrate Good Friday.
    Good Friday is the darkest day in history—but also the most powerful
    For those who knew and Loved Jesus, it must have been a very confusing and frustrating time
    Just days earlier, they had watched Him ride into Jerusalem with crowds shouting “Hosanna.” literally shouting “Save Us!”
    There was excitement, hope—maybe even certainty that this was the moment everything would change.
    But now… everything feels like it’s falling apart.
    The One they believed was the Messiah was arrested
    The One who healed others is now being beaten beyond
    The One who spoke with authority is now silent before His accusers
    Nothing is unfolding the way they expected.
    They had a picture in their minds:
    A King who would take the throne
    A deliverer who would overthrow oppression
    A victory that would be immediate and visible
    But instead, they are watching:
    Betrayal ,Injustice, Suffering
    And what looks like defeat
    And the tension is this:
    God is working, but it doesn’t look like what they thought it would
    Can you imagine the questions going through their minds?
    “Did we misunderstand?”
    “Is this really how it ends?”
    “Why isn’t He stopping this?”
    What they didn’t realize… was that in the middle of what looked like chaos, God was accomplishing something far greater than they could ever imagine.
    The cross wasn’t a failure of God’s plan… it was the plan.
    And sometimes, we find ourselves in the exact same place:
    God is moving but it doesn’t look like we expected
    Prayers seem unanswered
    Situations feel like they’re getting worse, not better
    But just like them, we have to learn this truth:

    God is often doing His deepest work when we understand Him the least

    And nowhere is that more evident than at the cross
    where confusion meets purpose, and suffering becomes the pathway to healing.
    What looked like suffering and defeat was actually the moment of greatest victory
    The cross was not just for forgiveness—it was for healing and restoration
    Key Question:
    What did Jesus actually accomplish on the cross?
    For may Christians the cross it about forgiveness, salvation, spending eternal Life in heaven,
    but in reality the cross is all these things and much more.

    A: The Suffering Servant Bore Our Pain

    Isaiah 53:3–4 NASB95
    3 He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
    Did you catch verse 4?
    v4 “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows”
    “Griefs” and “sorrows” also point to sickness, pain, and affliction
    Key Insight:
    Jesus didn’t just carry our sin He carried our suffering
    Emotional pain
    Physical sickness
    Mental anguish
    He entered fully into human brokenness
    Application:
    There is no pain you carry that Jesus has not already carried
    Healing begins with recognizing He understands and has borne it for you!
    Imagine someone carrying a heavy backpack everywhere they go.
    At first, it doesn’t seem like much—just a few things inside. But over time, more gets added:
    A rock for every disappointment A weight for every hurt A burden for every worry
    A reminder of every failure
    And after a while, they don’t even realize how heavy it’s become they’ve just learned to live with it.
    They wake up with it. They walk through life with it. They’re exhausted, but they think it’s normal.
    Then one day, someone says, “You don’t have to carry that anymore.”
    But here’s the problem....they’ve carried it so long, it feels like part of who they are.
    So even when given the opportunity to set it down… they hesitate.
    WHY?
    Because letting it go means:
    Trusting someone else to carry it Admitting they were never meant to hold it Believing that freedom is actually possible
    And this is what Jesus does at the cross.
    He doesn’t just say, “Try harder.” He says, “Give it to Me.”
    Not some of it. Not the lighter parts. All of it.
    Because the truth is:
    The weight you’re carrying… is the very weight He already carried.
    Some of us are still carrying what Jesus already died to take.

    B: The Cross Provides Healing

    Isaiah 53:5 NASB95
    5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.
    “By His stripes we are healed”
    The suffering Jesus endured was intentional, not accidental
    Matthew connects this for us.
    Matthew 8:16–17 NASB95
    16 When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.”
    Jesus fulfilled Isaiah through healing ministry
    The cross completes what His ministry revealed
    Key Insight:
    Healing is not separate from the cross—it flows from it
    Forgiveness and healing are both part of redemption
    Salvation is holistic: spirit, soul, and body
    Application:
    We can come to God for healing because of the cross
    Healing is rooted in what Jesus has already done
    One of the reason I love Good Friday, is the amazing number of healings i have take place
    now i believe God can heal anytime, but I also see a special release of grace upon the time that we honor the greatest event in History.
    I’ve seen cancer healed, broken bones mended, hearing return, blind eyes see.
    Good Friday is a time when my faith is increased believing God is going to do something amazing!

    C: Healing Through His Wounds

    1 Peter 2:24 NASB95
    24 and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.
    “By His wounds you have been healed”
    His suffering became the pathway to our restoration
    Key Insight:
    God brings healing through what appears to be brokenness
    The cross looked like loss but produced life
    His wounds became our healing
    Application:
    God can redeem what is broken in your life
    Pain can become testimony through Christ
    Testimony Time

    D: The Cross Heals at the Deepest Level

    Luke 23:33–34 NASB95
    33 When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. 34 But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.
    “Father, forgive them…”
    Even in suffering, Jesus releases forgiveness
    Key Insight:
    The deepest healing is spiritual
    Healing from sin
    Healing from separation from God
    Healing of the heart
    Without this, all other healing is temporary
    Application:
    True healing begins with reconciliation with God
    We must receive forgiveness and extend it
    ABC of the Gospel
    A – Admit Admit that you have sinned and need God. Recognize that you cannot save yourself.
    B – Believe Believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins and rose again. Trust that His sacrifice is enough to save you.
    C – Confess Confess Jesus as Lord. Turn from sin and choose to follow Him.

    E: The Finished Work of the Cross

    John 19:30 NASB95
    30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.
    Luke 23:46 NASB95
    46 And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.” Having said this, He breathed His last.
    “It is finished”
    The work of redemption is complete
    Key Insight:
    We don’t fight for healing we receive from the finished work
    The cross is not potential, it is provision
    We live from what Jesus has already accomplished
    Application:
    Stop striving start receiving
    You don’t have toearn your healing, you just have to be willing to receive it
    Stand in faith on what Christ has finished
    Let’s recognize that there are times when we need each other
    James 5:14–16 NASB95
    14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
    Galatians 6:2 NASB95
    2 Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.
    Mark 2:3–5 NASB95
    3 And they came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men. 4 Being unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Him; and when they had dug an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying. 5 And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
    Conclusion: The Invitation of the Cross
    The cross offers:
    Forgiveness
    Healing
    Restoration
    New life
    everything we need to have right relationship with the father
    Final Challenge:
    Will we come to the cross fully?
    Not just for salvation—but for healing in every area?
    The cross is not the end—it leads to resurrection life
    Call to Response (Good Friday Moment)
    Invite people to:
    Bring their pain, sickness, and brokenness to the cross
    Receive what Jesus has already provided
    Prayer opportunities:
    Physical healing
    Emotional healing
    Spiritual restoration
    Closing Prayer Focus
    Thank Jesus for the finished work
    Receive healing by faith
    Surrender every area of brokenness

      • Isaiah 53:3-4NLT

      • Isaiah 53:5NLT

      • Matthew 8:16-17NLT

      • 1 Peter 2:24NLT

      • Luke 23:33-34NLT

      • John 19:30NLT

      • Luke 23:46NLT

      • James 5:14-15NLT

      • James 5:16NLT

      • Galatians 6:2NLT

      • Mark 2:3-5NLT

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