COMMENTARY
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
14 September 2026
Reading 1: Numbers 21: 4–9
The Bronze Snake: A Picture of Unbelief and of Christ the Saviour
“Everyone who is bitten can look at it and live.”
Reading 2: Philippians 2: 6–11
Humbling One’s Self
"He humbled himself, therefore God exalted him to the highest place."
Gospel: John 3: 13–17
The New Life Revealed by Jesus
"The Son of Man must be lifted up,"
"The Son of Man must be lifted up!"