Mark 15:25-32

25 And it was the third hour when they crucified him. 26 And the inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” 27 And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. 29 And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30 save yourself, and come down from the cross!” 31 So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

Talk about it:

Why didn’t Jesus just come down from the cross so they could see his power and believe? (Jesus had to stay on the cross to die for our sins. By staying there on the cross, Jesus made a way for all of us to be forgiven our sins and to have our hearts changed so that we could believe. Remember, many of these people had heard about Jesus healing and raising people from the death. They may have even seen this with their own eyes, yet they did not believe.)

NOVEMBER MEMORY VERSE: Isaiah 53:6