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Pilate's Collapse
by Jerry Vines
You know that there were really two phases of the trial of the Lord Jesus Christ. First of all, he was tried before the religious authorities. Secondly, he was brought before a Roman authority. There was a religious aspect to His trial and then there was also a civil aspect to the trial of the Lord Jesus Christ. He has been brought before religious authorities. They have decided to accuse them of blasphemy. He is now going to be brought before Pontius Pilate, the governor, and they are going to seek to get him to confirm the sentence which they have already determined. We are brought face to face with this man known in the Bible as Pontius...
Who Do You Say That He Is? (6 of 7)
by Lenny Ports
A precious sister in the Lord came to me and asked me this:''Pastor how is it that they were singing and praising God for Jesus when He rode into Jerusalem one day and a few short days later yelled out ''Crucify Him!''?Let's take a look at that portion of scripture. Remember it was the MULTITUDES who cried out Hosanna to the Son of David! Hosanna in the Highest!'' The multitudes consisted of: In Matthew chapter 27. 20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor answered and said to them, ''Which of the two do you want me to release...
The Crowd vs. The Christ
by Jerry Watts
What words comes to your mind when you hear the term ''Radical?'' (I.E. drastic, thorough, sweeping, extreme, militant, fanatical, revolutionary, uncompromising) What are you radical about? Every person in this room has something about which you are radical. Some are radical about their families, jobs, making money, sports, hobbies, avocation, and much more. I suggest that being radical could involve 'flags on your vehicle' or 'logos on your car' stating which sports team you support. Perhaps radical is one who wears clothing which bears the name (or number) of a race car driver. The list can go on and on. The interesting thing is that bias...
Barabbas, or Jesus? (14 of 18)
by Clarence E. Macartney
Down in the lowest cell of the Roman dungeon a manacled prisoner lay on the cold, hard floor. For months he had languished in that dungeon. He had been sentenced to death for robbery, murder, and insurrection, and this was the day set for his crucifixion. In the wall above him was a small opening with iron bars. When morning came, the slightest gleam of light appeared like a shadow at that barred window. Then the prisoner knew that it was day, and when that gleam of light faded, he knew that night had come again. As he lay there looking up at the window, he suddenly heard a sound. Getting up, he grasped with his hands two bars at...
What Shall We Do with Jesus? - Part 2 (2 of 2)
by Marvin D. Patterson
A Trip to the doctor - Joke A woman rushes to see her doctor, looking very much worried and all strung out. She rattles off, ''Doctor, take a look at me. When I woke up this morning, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair all wiry and frazzled up, my skin was all wrinkled and pasty, my eyes were blood-shot and bugging out, and I had this corpse-like look on my face! What's wrong with me, Doctor?'' The doctor looks her over for a couple of minutes, then calmly says, ''Well, I can tell you one thing . . . there ain't nothing wrong with your eyesight.''Introduction: Last week we looked at the switch from the Jewish trials with Annas and...
Dethronement (9 of 16)
by Dave Gustavsen
This year, Forbes magazine did their first ever ranking of the world's most powerful people. And they listed the 67 most powerful people in the world…and I'm going to share with you the top 5. You ready? Who do you think they rated the number one most powerful person in the world?President Barack Obama. By a wide margin, they said he has the most power and influence in the world today. Number two was Hu Jintao, the president of China. Number three was Vladimir Putin, president of Russia. And he's also a very manly guy, who rides horses with no shirt on. Don't you love that? Number four is Ben Bernanke, the chairman...
The Trial of the Ages (31 of 33)
by Ernest Easley
This morning in our study of John's gospel... we move from chapter 17 into chapter 18. And in doing so... we leave a loving setting into a legal setting! In chapter 17 we read of the supplication of Jesus. In chapter 18 we read of the interrogation of Jesus. While Jesus was praying... the religious crowd was plotting and beginning in chapter 18... they arrest the Lord Jesus in order to put Him on trial which would end with a pre-determined verdict: Guilty as charged! In fact... Jesus really went through four trials: two Jewish and two Roman and all four trials were a mockery of Justice! In fact... if you take a close look at these trials... you...
No Easy Way Out
by James Merritt
Introduction:1. His name was lee. I first met him in the seventh grade and we finished high school together. Not two weeks after we had graduated he was driving a motorcycle and he accidentally ran into the back of a tractor-trailer and was decapitated. That is not why I remember him. I remember him, not because of how he died, but because of the way I treated him one time when he was living. 2. To put it bluntly, lee was what we would call today ''a dork''. He was skinny, wore thick glasses, and had a nervous condition that made his hands shake almost uncontrollably. The guys in my class use to pick on him. They would walk by his...
Embracing Ignorance of Others (2 of 4)
by Duane Bemis
In this chapter, you will learn how to deal with the ignorant. This chapter will have you meditate upon our every day encounter with those who are ignorant about the things of God. We are to pattern our everyday lives by the example that Jesus set for us. The ill mannered, the rude, or the badly informed people will always hinder the work of God because they just do no now any better. They do not understand that the enemy or Satan uses then to hinder the work of God. But how are we, as Christians to handle these obnoxious people? Let me explain by using the word of God. However, before we dig into the word of God let us, lift our eyes towards Heaven and talk with the Lord. (John 17) Let us boldly come...
What Shall We Do with Jesus?
by Ken Trivette
1. There are three great questions concerning the Lord Jesus that needs to be answered by every person. The first is, ''What think ye of Christ?'' (Matt. 23:42), the second is, ''But whom say ye that I am?'' (Matt. 16:15), and the third is found in our text: ''What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?'' (Matt. 27:22).2. It is the question asked by Pilate that I want us to answer. Again, ''What shall I do then with Jesus?'' There is no neutrality here. It is a question that is asked to all and answered by all in one way or the other. To reject Him is to answer the question. To accept him, likewise, is to answer the question.3. It is a question that...
Life's Greatest Question
by Ernest Easley
Being three weeks away from Easter Sunday ... take your Bible and turn to Matthew chapter 27. Here we find Matthew's account of Jesus Christ before Pontius Pilate. Now Pilate was the Roman Governor of Judea. While in Judea .. he lived in Caesarea on the Mediterranean Sea. But when major events drove thousands of people to Jerusalem ... Pilate would go there so that Romans presence would be sensed and seen. You see .. Pilate was responsible for maintaining order among the Jews. Any kind of trouble would jeprodise his position. Now when you come to Matthew 27 ... Jerusalem is filled with people because of the...
What Shall We Do With Jesus? - Part 1 (1 of 2)
by Marvin D. Patterson
A customer at Abe's Gourmet Grocery marveled at the proprietor's quick wit and intelligence."Tell me, Abe, what makes you so smart?""I wouldn't share my secret with just anyone," Abe replies, lowering his voice so the other shoppers won't hear, "But since you're a good and faithful customer, I'll let you in on it. Fish heads. You eat enough of them, you'll be positively brilliant.""You sell them here?" the customer asks."Only $4 apiece," says Abe.The customer buys three. A week later, he's back in the store complaining that the fish heads were disgusting and he isn't any smarter. "You didn't eat enough, " says Abe.The customer goes home...
What Will You Do With Jesus?
by Jeff Strite
OPEN: At the turn of the century, the "Des Moines Register" ran a scathing review of an Iowa singing group named the Cherry Sisters. Their reporter wrote that "Their long skinny arms, equipped with talons at the extremities... waved frantically at the suffering audience. The mouths of their rancid features opened like caverns, and sounds like the wailing of condemned souls issued therefrom."The sisters sued for libel.In the resulting trial, the Judge asked the sisters to perform their act for him in court... and then issued a ruling in favor of the newspaper.APPLY: Pontius Pilate was a man trained and commissioned by Rome to act...
What They Didn't Know (4 of 8)
by Jeff Strite
I shared that video this morning, not only because I really like that song, but also because it dovetails with something I wanted to talk about this morning. One of the oddest things about the Easter story is how quickly the crowds turned against Jesus. As the opening verses of that song we just heard says: ''See him in Jerusalem walking where the crowds are Once, these streets had sung to him, now they cry for murder See Him there upon the hill, hear the scorn and laughter Silent as a lamb He waits, praying to the Father.''The crowd cried for the murder of Jesus. They mocked and scorned him and laughed at Him. But just days...
Behind the Curtain
by Bob Wickizer
I want to tell you a familiar story about hope and dashed hopes; about emptiness and promise. {pause} We enter the Holy city of Jerusalem with all the happiness, grandeur & anticipation of a crowd waiting for princess Diana. After all this is royalty we await. The king of the Jews and long expected messiah rides into town humbly on a donkey with people spreading palm branches and their garments before him to ease the way. We give this Jeshua the Son of God the red carpet treatment with palm branches, cloaks, tunics, even swaddling bands for infants were placed before the donkey's path. Nothing is too good for our...
