GOOD NEWS Week 16. The Crucified & Risen King
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SERMON TITLE: The Crucified & Risen King
SERMON TITLE: The Crucified & Risen King
Good News : Special Easter Edition
Good News : Special Easter Edition
Happy Easter!
Christ is Risen!
Christ is risen indeed!
But 2000 years ago that headline - Crucified King Seen Alive - seemed impossible.
The Women Expected Death At The Grave
The Women Expected Death At The Grave
2000 years ago, Mary Magdalen, Mary the Mother of James, and Salome expected to prepare Jesus body for burial.
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
They expected to find a the body of Jesus in the tomb.
They expected weep and mourn.
They expected to see a bruised and mutilated body.
They expected to say goodbye to every hope and promise.
They expected to share stories of the way he loved them, to share stories of that time he turned the water into wine, or healed Peter’s mom, or stood up for the woman in the face of accusers, or raised Lazarus from the dead, or taught them what the Kingdom of Heaven really is.
They expected to leave the garden tomb that day feeling the weight of sorrow and grief.
They expected to leave the garden tomb that day confused about what would come next…
What about the Kingdom Jesus said was coming?
What about the revolution we had hoped for?
What about the restoration of Israel?
What about the hypocrisy of the Pharisees?
What about the temple?
What about the prophecies of Jesus?
What about the claims of Jesus? - He claimed to be the fulfillment of the Prophets of Israel - He claimed to be the the Son of God - He claimed to be equal to the Father - He claimed he would build his church -He claimed hell would not stop his Kingdom - He claimed to be the Messiah, the Promised and Anointed one - He claimed to be the Ancient One - He claimed to be the God of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob - He claimed that he was the Resurrection and the Life - He claimed he was instituting a new covenant and the bread was his body and the cup was his blood.
They expected to find what everyone finds when they go to the grave of a dead loved one.
They expected to find Jesus, dead.
They had seen the evens of the week.
Palm Sunday : The King Arrives
Palm Sunday : The King Arrives
When he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples and said, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say this: ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”
So those who were sent left and found it just as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
“The Lord needs it,” they said. Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their clothes on the colt, they helped Jesus get on it. As he was going along, they were spreading their clothes on the road. Now he came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
Blessed is the King who comes
in the name of the Lord.
Peace in heaven
and glory in the highest heaven!
Some of the Pharisees from the crowd told him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
He answered, “I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the stones would cry out.”
As he approached and saw the city, he wept for it, saying, “If you knew this day what would bring peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. For the days will come on you when your enemies will build a barricade around you, surround you, and hem you in on every side. They will crush you and your children among you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in your midst, because you did not recognize the time when God visited you.”
The women had seen Jesus fulfill the Prophecy of Isaiah.
The had seen Him worshiped.
They had seen him rebuke the Pharisees and welcome the coranation.
They saw Jesus enter Jerusalem welcomed as a miracle worker, a prophet, a teacher, a rebel revolutionary, as a KING.
The women saw Palm Sunday.
Monday - The King Decrees
Monday - The King Decrees
The next day when they went out from Bethany, he was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to find out if there was anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season for figs. He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And his disciples heard it.
The women heard.
The women knew what Jesus has done.
How He cursed this fig tree.
He says your days are over.
You will no longer bring heal and life and fruit.
Of course the fig tree is a symbol of Israel, the Law, and the Old Covenant
And in Luke 19:45-48
He went into the temple and began to throw out those who were selling, and he said, “It is written, my house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves!”
Every day he was teaching in the temple. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to kill him, but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.
The women heard.
The women saw.
It was the talk of Jerusalem.
Jesus turning over tables.
The King is Decreeing and Declaring that his house will be a house of prayer, of communion, or fellowship.
The King is bringing judgement of those who would exploit others in the name of God.
On Monday the King is cleaning house.
It’s Passover Week.
The Temple was even busier than normal.
And here come the King restoring order and driving out oppressors.
He comes Jesus standing up for the pure in heart, the marginalized, the faithful.
And the women saw Jesus using his Kingly authority to defeat bad religion.
The women saw Monday.
Tuesday : The King Cautions His People
Tuesday : The King Cautions His People
Luke 21:34–36 (CSB)
“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come on all who live on the face of the whole earth. But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”
What is Jesus talking about?
He’s talk about the destruction of Jerusalem.
He’s talking about the final revelation of Jesus at his second coming.
He’s talking about future events - some that that generation would see and some would come later.
And the women hear it.
Jesus is cautioning His people.
Be ready for that day.
Be ready for the day of judgement.
Be ready for the day of reckoning.
Be ready for the day of the LORD.
Be ready for the day of destruction.
He is cautioning His people.
And the women hear it.
And the women see it.
Wednesday : The King Continues / The Council Conspires
Wednesday : The King Continues / The Council Conspires
It’s Wednesday.
Jesus is continuing to teach in the temple.
Jesus is not just teaching in synagogue He is in the Temple, the most revered space in Israel.
During the day, he was teaching in the temple, but in the evening he would go out and spend the night on what is called the Mount of Olives. Then all the people would come early in the morning to hear him in the temple.
The Women hear Him teaching in the Temple.
Claiming the prophecies for himself.
Pointing out the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and the Religious Council
Explaining and expounding on the Scriptures.
Revealing himself to be the point of the Holy Scriptures.
And the more He shows that the text in its proper context reveals the pretext of the Pharisees the more the Jewish Council seeks to get rid of Him.
The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called Passover, was approaching. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the people.
It‘s Wednesday.
Passover is quickly approaching.
A Sacrifice is about to be made.
A Sacrifice that will atone for the sins of all men.
A Sacrifice.
An innocent man.
Thursday : The Covenantal King
Thursday : The Covenantal King
When the hour came, he reclined at the table, and the apostles with him. Then he said to them, “I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks, he said, “Take this and share it among yourselves. For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
And he took bread, gave thanks, broke it, gave it to them, and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
In the same way he also took the cup after supper and said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.G But look, the hand of the one betraying me is at the table with me. For the Son of Man will go away as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!”
So they began to argue among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do it.
Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest. But he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them have themselves called ‘Benefactors.’ It is not to be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever is greatest among you should become like the youngest, and whoever leads, like the one serving. For who is greater, the one at the table or the one serving? Isn’t it the one at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves. You are those who stood by me in my trials. I bestow on you a kingdom, just as my Father bestowed one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. And you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
A New Covenant.
It’s Passover.
The celebration of the deliverance of Israel from bandage in Egypt by God under Moses.
Here Jesus is instituting a New Covenant.
He’s saying that His death would be the ratification of this Covenant.
That his blood guarantees the covenant.
That like the Passover Lamb saved Israel from the death of their firstborn, Jesus the only begotten Son of God’s death would save and deliver all who would apply the covenant to theor lives.
Jesus is this Covenantal King.
A King who in his death would bring life.
A King who would sacrifice himself to deliver and rescue His people.
A King who would make all how apply the blood to their lives kings and priests in the Kingdom of God.
When you, in faith, receive the bread and the cup you are remembering the Covenant, the King, and that by the death of Jesus you have a place in the Kingdom of God.
It’s Thursday.
The women are preparing for Passover.
Jesus is preparing to be the Sacrifice.
Friday - The Crucified King
Friday - The Crucified King
It’s Friday.
Jesus has prayed for strength to fulfill the plan of salvation, His death.
Jesus has been betrayed by Judas.
Jesus has been arrested.
The Jewish Council‘s plot comes together.
Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested.
Jesus is brought before the High Priest to be ”investigated” and charged with blasphemy
Peter denies Jesus
The Jewish leaders take to Pilate to question Jesus
Pilate sends Jesus to Herod, hoping Herod can deal with the Jewish leaders and the problem of Jesus
Herod grows tired of Jesus because Jesus would perform miracles for him and send him back to Pilate.
Pilate and Jesus have one of the most interesting conversations and encounters in the Gospels.
Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
So Pilate came out to them and said, “What charge do you bring against this man?”
They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.”
Pilate told them, “You take him and judge him according to your law.”
“It’s not legal for us to put anyone to death,” the Jews declared. They said this so that Jesus’s words might be fulfilled indicating what kind of death he was going to die.
Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
Jesus answered, “Are you asking this on your own, or have others told you about me?”
“I’m not a Jew, am I?” Pilate replied. “Your own nation and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
“My kingdom is not of this world,” said Jesus. “If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, so that I wouldn’t be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”
“You are a king then?” Pilate asked.
“You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
“What is truth?” said Pilate.
After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, “I find no grounds for charging him. You have a custom that I release one prisoner to you at the Passover. So, do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?”
They shouted back, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.D,
Jesus claims to be King
Jesus claims to have Eternal Authority
Jesus claims the Messiah
Jesus claims to be the Truth
Pilate asks a very postmodern question, “What is truth?”
The truth is that he believed Jesus but feared man.
Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. The soldiers also twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and clothed him in a purple robe. And they kept coming up to him and saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” and were slapping his face.
Pilate went outside again and said to them, “Look, I’m bringing him out to you to let you know I find no grounds for charging him.” Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
When the chief priests and the temple servants saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”
Pilate responded, “Take him and crucify him yourselves, since I find no grounds for charging him.”
“We have a law,” the Jews replied to him, “and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”
When Pilate heard this statement, he was more afraid than ever. He went back into the headquarters and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer. So Pilate said to him, “Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know that I have the authority to release you and the authority to crucify you?”
“You would have no authority over me at all,” Jesus answered him, “if it hadn’t been given you from above. This is why the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”
From that moment Pilate kept trying to release him. But the Jews shouted, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Anyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar!”
When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside. He sat down on the judge’s seat in a place called the Stone Pavement (but in Aramaic,A Gabbatha). It was the preparation day for the Passover, and it was about noon. Then he told the Jews, “Here is your king!”
They shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”
Pilate said to them, “Should I crucify your king?”
“We have no king but Caesar!” the chief priests answered.
Then he handed him over to be crucified.
Then they took Jesus away.
Jesus is condemned to die.
Jesus is flogged.
Beaten.
Mocked.
A crown of thorns is placed on His head.
Forced to carry a cross to his crucifixion.
Nails driven into his hands and his feet.
Hung between two thieves.
A sign placed on the cross by Pilate. Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews.
It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three, because the sun’s light failed. The curtain of the sanctuary was split down the middle. And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.” Saying this, he breathed his last.
When the centurion saw what happened, he began to glorify God, saying, “This man really was righteous!” All the crowds that had gathered for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, went home, striking their chests. But all who knew him, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
Jesus breaths his last.
Jesus dies.
The woman standing, weeping, grieving, fearful.
Jesus mother heartbroken.
The women trying to comfort one another.
Jesus hangs dead on the cross.
It Friday.
Jesus, the King is Crucified.
The women were witnesses.
Jesus is dead.
Saturday : The King Rests
Saturday : The King Rests
Saturday.
Its Sabbath.
Mary and the women observe the Sabbath.
Jesus body lays in the tomb.
The Kings rests.
The King observes the Sabbath-Rest.
The chief preists and Pharisees have guards placed at the tomb.
They didn’t realize it but they were not only guarding a tomb they were palace guards guarding the King.
And the women waited.
They had seen the King celebrated on Palm Sunday, Crucified on Friday, and lay in the tomb on Saturday.
Sunday was coming.
They would anoint the body of Jesus.
Sunday : The King Reigns
Sunday : The King Reigns
It’s Sunday.
The women have plans.
They expected to find a the body of Jesus in the tomb.
They expected weep and mourn.
They expected to see a bruised and mutilated body.
They expected to say goodbye to every hope and promise.
They expected to share stories of the way he loved them, to share stories of that time he turned the water into wine, or healed Peter’s mom, or stood up for the woman in the face of accusers, or raised Lazarus from the dead, or taught them what the Kingdom of Heaven really is.
They expected to leave the garden tomb that day feeling the weight of sorrow and grief.
They expected to leave the garden tomb that day confused about what would come next…
They expected to find what everyone finds when they go to the grave of a dead loved one.
They expected to find Jesus, dead.
But Jesus defied their expectation.
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. They went in but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood by them in dazzling clothes. So the women were terrified and bowed down to the ground.
“Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men. “He is not here, but he has risen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was still in Galilee, saying, ‘It is necessary that the Son of Man be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, be crucified, and rise on the third day’?” And they remembered his words.
Returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the rest. Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them were telling the apostles these things. But these words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women. Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. When he stooped to look in, he saw only the linen cloths. So he went away, amazed at what had happened.
Why do you look for the living among the dead.
He is not here, He is risen!
Everything they expected before Friday came true on Sunday!
Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life!
Jesus is the restoration of Israel!
Jesus is the King, Messiah, Deliverer, Savior!
Jesus is the better Temple!
Jesus is the fulfillment of the Prophets!
Jesus is the Passover Lamb!
Jesus is the Hope of Nations and the Hope of individuals.
Jesus is defying expectations.
And the women become the first evangelists of the resurrection.
Jesus is still defying expectations.
Jesus is still transforming grieving women into evangelists.
Jesus is still turning graves into gardens.
Jesus is still offering us to become kings and priests in his Kingdom.
Jesus is still of sacrificial lamb who…
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree; so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Bore our sin
So that
We might die to sin
and that
We might live for righteousness
Peter wrote that.
Peter heard the testimony of the women.
Peter ran to the tomb.
He saw the empty tomb.
Jesus was not there.
Peter marveled.
The disciples gathered perplexed, amazed, wondering what happened.
And Jesus appears.
As they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst. He said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost. “Why are you troubled?” he asked them. “And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.” Having said this, he showed them his hands and feet. But while they still were amazed and in disbelief because of their joy, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” So they gave him a piece of a broiled fish,
We do you disbelieve?
Jesus is alive.
Jesus is still defying expectations.
Jesus is still entering into our confusion and speaking peace.
Jesus is still showing us his scars.
Jesus is still gathering in our midst.
Jesus is showing up in the scriptures.
Jesus is still saving and delivering and healing and transforming lives.
It’s Sunday!
Jesus is alive!