5 WAYS GOD SPOKE TO PILATE (GOOD FRIDAY) (2 OF 4)
Scripture: Matthew 27:19
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5 Ways God Spoke To Pilate (Good Friday) (2 of 4)
Series: Highlights of the Holy Week
Palitha Jayasooriya
Matthew 27: 19
INTRODUCTION – There is a story about a man who was concerned about what he felt was his wife’s loss of hearing. So, he decided to test it out one day while she was seated, doing some work. The man went behind her and from two separate distances called out “Can you hear me”? There was no reply on either occasion and he determined that her hearing was really bad. He finally came within earshot and once again called out, “Can you hear me”? His wife, sounding rather irritated said, “Yes John, for the third time, I can hear you”!
The problem was not with his wife’s hearing, but his own hearing!
Today, many people are troubled because God does not seem to be speaking to them anymore. However, God has never stopped speaking. The problem often is that we are either not listening or identifying His voice.
PROPOSITION – God still speaks to us in different ways.
We have just come through the holy week and I would like to base my message around a central character of that period, Pontius Pilate. In the final days before and after Jesus’ crucifixion, God spoke to Pilate in many ways, but he refused to listen or open his heart to the Lord. Let me share 5 ways in which I believe God spoke to Pilate, and He still speaks to us in similar ways.
1) GOD SPOKE TO PILATE THROUGH HIS SPOUSE (Matthew 27:19).
His wife had a troublesome dream and she sent word to him saying, “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man.” She also mentioned that she had “suffered a great deal” because of the dream, but Pilate didn’t listen.
Even today, God speaks to us often through our spouses, who are the closest to us. But, are we listening? Or are we too proud to heed the guidance given through them? Many are the times I have had to humbly accept that my wife seems to have clearer guidance on certain important matters than me!
2) GOD SPOKE TO PIL ...
Series: Highlights of the Holy Week
Palitha Jayasooriya
Matthew 27: 19
INTRODUCTION – There is a story about a man who was concerned about what he felt was his wife’s loss of hearing. So, he decided to test it out one day while she was seated, doing some work. The man went behind her and from two separate distances called out “Can you hear me”? There was no reply on either occasion and he determined that her hearing was really bad. He finally came within earshot and once again called out, “Can you hear me”? His wife, sounding rather irritated said, “Yes John, for the third time, I can hear you”!
The problem was not with his wife’s hearing, but his own hearing!
Today, many people are troubled because God does not seem to be speaking to them anymore. However, God has never stopped speaking. The problem often is that we are either not listening or identifying His voice.
PROPOSITION – God still speaks to us in different ways.
We have just come through the holy week and I would like to base my message around a central character of that period, Pontius Pilate. In the final days before and after Jesus’ crucifixion, God spoke to Pilate in many ways, but he refused to listen or open his heart to the Lord. Let me share 5 ways in which I believe God spoke to Pilate, and He still speaks to us in similar ways.
1) GOD SPOKE TO PILATE THROUGH HIS SPOUSE (Matthew 27:19).
His wife had a troublesome dream and she sent word to him saying, “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man.” She also mentioned that she had “suffered a great deal” because of the dream, but Pilate didn’t listen.
Even today, God speaks to us often through our spouses, who are the closest to us. But, are we listening? Or are we too proud to heed the guidance given through them? Many are the times I have had to humbly accept that my wife seems to have clearer guidance on certain important matters than me!
2) GOD SPOKE TO PIL ...
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