He Has Carried
Our Sorrows
Purpose: Understand Christ’s suffering and sacrifice, and practice giving and receiving care.
Thesis: Jesus understands our sorrow, bore our sins, and gives us hope while we are still hurting.
Memory verse — Psalm 56:3 (NASB 1995):
“When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You.”
1. Acquainted with grief — Isaiah 53:3
Jesus knew rejection and real suffering. Being sorrowful does not itself mean we have failed to trust God.
What does “acquainted with grief” tell you about the Savior?
Psalm 56:3, 8: How can trust and tears be present together?
2. He bore our sins — Isaiah 53:4–5
First Peter 2:24 connects Christ’s wounds with bearing our sins and living to righteousness.
Whose sins caused His suffering? What does His sacrifice make possible?
Why should we avoid promising immediate physical healing from this passage?
Hope that becomes care
3. Return to the Shepherd — Isaiah 53:6
We have each gone our own way. God provided the sacrifice we could not provide. First Peter 2:25 describes returning to our Shepherd.
How does the cross give hope when circumstances have not changed?
4. Love in deed and truth — 1 John 3:16–18
Christ’s sacrifice calls us to care for people in need. Romans 12:12–15 joins prayer, practical help, and shared sorrow.
What makes an offer of help specific enough to accept?
How can we respect someone’s privacy and still keep caring?
My response
Giving care: One person I can pray for and one practical offer I can make:
Receiving care: One need I can share with a trustworthy Christian:
Follow-through: When will I make contact or check back?
The gospel response: Hear the word, believe in Christ, repent, confess Him, and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). Continue faithfully under His care.