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 Exaltation of the Holy Cross
"The Son of Man must be lifted up!"