In our scripture today, Ephesians 2:1-10 and Romans 3:19-31 we find "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴ and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵ whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith"

Looking at the cross was the main focus of Jesus Christ, the main focus of the Gospels, as well as the main focus of the early reformation.  Today, for us too, it is the main focus as we prepare for Easter.  In doing so we focus on Christ and the cross and by that we fulfil not only our church mandate but our entire purpose in preaching and teaching the gospel because we want always to preach Christ crucified, buried and risen again.