Good Friday (Traditional)
To understand Good Friday, we must tell two stories.
The first is a story of a garden—
and a tree that promised life, but brought sin and death.
The second is the story of another tree—
the Cross—where sin and death reach their climax.
In this sermon, Rev. Cody Turner reflects on how these two trees are connected. From Eden to Golgotha, Scripture reveals the depth of human rebellion—and the even greater depth of God’s mercy.
The Cross, once a sign of humiliation and death, becomes the place where God enters into the very worst of human history and transforms it. What was meant for death becomes the beginning of new creation.
The tree of death becomes the tree of life.
As we behold the Cross, we are invited not only to see the cost of sin, but to worship the God who held nothing back—who poured Himself out for the life of the world.
📖 Scripture: Genesis 3; John 19; Isaiah 53
🕊️ Preacher: Rev. Cody Turner
⛪ Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX
🙏 Connect with Incarnation
Learn more at https://incarnation.org/
The first is a story of a garden—
and a tree that promised life, but brought sin and death.
The second is the story of another tree—
the Cross—where sin and death reach their climax.
In this sermon, Rev. Cody Turner reflects on how these two trees are connected. From Eden to Golgotha, Scripture reveals the depth of human rebellion—and the even greater depth of God’s mercy.
The Cross, once a sign of humiliation and death, becomes the place where God enters into the very worst of human history and transforms it. What was meant for death becomes the beginning of new creation.
The tree of death becomes the tree of life.
As we behold the Cross, we are invited not only to see the cost of sin, but to worship the God who held nothing back—who poured Himself out for the life of the world.
📖 Scripture: Genesis 3; John 19; Isaiah 53
🕊️ Preacher: Rev. Cody Turner
⛪ Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, TX
🙏 Connect with Incarnation
Learn more at https://incarnation.org/
