Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sermon Illustrations for Good Friday (2024)
Illustration
Isaiah 52:13--53:12
Nothing is more compelling and compassionate than a willing sacrifice. I came across the true story of Gladys Kidd and her husband, Robert Lee Kidd. Robert Lee Kidd was convicted of first-degree murder in San Fransico on October 18, 1962. Kidd had been represented by an inexperienced public defender who mismanaged the case. He spent a year on death row in San Quentin, before the verdict was reversed by the California State Supreme Court and a new trial ordered.
Nothing is more compelling and compassionate than a willing sacrifice. I came across the true story of Gladys Kidd and her husband, Robert Lee Kidd. Robert Lee Kidd was convicted of first-degree murder in San Fransico on October 18, 1962. Kidd had been represented by an inexperienced public defender who mismanaged the case. He spent a year on death row in San Quentin, before the verdict was reversed by the California State Supreme Court and a new trial ordered.
