| Preface | 2 | |
| References and Abbreviations | 4 | |
| Table of Contents | 6 | |
| Reprint Guidelines | 8 | |
| 1. Father, Forgive Them (Luke 23:34) | 9 | |
| An Unselfish Prayer | 9 | |
| Father – a term of trust, confidence, and endearment | 10 | |
| Who Does the "Them" Refer To? | 11 | |
| Did We Know What We Were Doing? | 12 | |
| What Does It Mean to Forgive? | 12 | |
| 2. This Day You Will Be with Me in Paradise (Luke 23:43) | 15 | |
| Scripture Is Fulfilled | 15 | |
| Angry Insults from a Dying Criminal | 16 | |
| This Man Has Done Nothing Wrong | 17 | |
| Remember Me in Your Kingdom | 17 | |
| Is the Thief Saved? | 18 | |
| How about Deathbed Conversions? | 19 | |
| Today You´ll Be with Me in Paradise | 19 | |
| Implications for Soul Sleep | 20 | |
| Faith and Promise | 20 | |
| 3. Woman, Behold Your Son (John 19:26-27) | 22 | |
| Jesus´Mother at the Foot of the Cross | 22 | |
| The Identity of the Other Women | 22 | |
| The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved | 23 | |
| Woman, Here Is Your Son | 24 | |
| The Love of a Son for His Mother | 25 | |
| What Does This Word from the Cross Teach Us? | 25 | |
| What Are We to Learn from the Third Word? | 25 | |
| 4. My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? (Mark 15:34) | 28 | |
| Six Hours on the Cross | 28 | |
| Darkness over the Land | 28 | |
| A Darkness that Can Be Felt | 30 | |
| Crying in a Loud Voice | 30 | |
| Eloi, Eloi, My God, My God! | 30 | |
| Why Have You Forsaken Me? | 31 | |
| Attempts to Mitigate the Cry of Desolation | 31 | |
| Why Is Jesus Cut Off from God? | 32 | |
| The Lamb of God | 32 | |
| The Garden of Gethsemane | 33 | |
| The Darkness, the Horror, and the Forsakenness | 33 | |
| 5. I Thirst (John 19:28) | 35 | |
| The Fulfillment of Scripture | 35 | |
| The First Offering of Wine | 35 | |
| The Second Offering of Wine Vinegar (Posca) | 36 | |
| The Sponge | 36 | |
| A Man Like No Other | 37 | |
| The Hyssop | 37 | |
| Receiving the Posca | 38 | |
| What Does This Word Tell Us? | 38 | |
| 6. It Is Finished (John 19:30) | 41 | |
| What Did Jesus Come to Accomplish? | 41 | |
| The Cup and the Baptism | 41 | |
| It Is Finished! | 42 | |
| A Cry of Victory | 43 | |
| The Announcement of Obedience Fulfilled | 43 | |
| What Should We Learn from "It Is Finished"? | 43 | |
| 7. Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit (Luke 23:46) | 46 | |
| Temple Curtain Torn | 46 | |
| Jesus Final Word (Luke 23:46) | 47 | |
| Appendix 1. Questions for Group Discussion | 50 | |
| Appendix 2. Hymns and Songs Appropriate for Good Friday or Maundy Thursday Services | 52 | |
| Traditional | 52 | |
| Contemporary | 54 | |