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Prophesy being fulfilled Jesus said would be betrayed ( Jn13:21 ); Jesus was betrayed ( Jn18:2 ) Jesus said he would be handed over ( Mk9:30-32 ) Jesus said He had not lost one in whom were given to Him ( Jn18:9 ) Tonight we see the handing over to the Romans in our passage- turn with me to Jn18:24-35…

Jews presentation of Jesus Jesus arrested brought to Annas and Caiaphas ( Jn18:24 ) Peter had denied Christ as predicted ( Jn18:17 , 25 , 27 ) Jesus stood before Annas ( Jn18:19 ) then sent to Caiaphas ( Jn18:24 ) From there Jesus was taken and presented to Pilate ( Jn18:28-32 ) Pilate contemplates the…

Human government was first instituted by God in Genesis 9:6 . Coming out of the Ark, God instructed Noah that humans were given authority to carry out His purpose among all humans. However, when leaders serve themselves or only part of their constituents, Politics goes bad. Peer pressure is not only…

Not Much About Palm Sunday Today That’s because it puts things out of sequence for the preaching points I have been sharing with you from the Gospel of John since February 13. I began at the end of the Seder meal that was Jesus’ last supper. To start, we looked at the new commandment that Jesus gave…

37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” 38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had…

Reading: Jn 18.36-40 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say…

Pilate’s in a pickle Jesus already stood before Pilate ( Jn18:28-32 ) Luke shows was sent to Herod ( Lk23:6-8 ) Jesus stood before Pilate again ( Jn18:33-40 ) Pilate asked a question that was not directly answered ( JN18:29 ) 29 Therefore Pilate went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring…

Jesus on Trial Last week we looked at the betrayal that Jesus faced from Judas, the religious leaders, and from his friend, Peter. In the face of that betrayal Jesus stayed faithful. Jesus is always faithful. This morning we are going to continue with the trial of Jesus. Where the other gospels spend…

Aim: to continue our look at Jesus before the Romans and his being handed over for crucifixion

Exegetical Point: Jesus is innocent, yet the Jews call for his death, and the Roman governor grants their desire after trying to set Jesus free. Homiletic Point: Jesus is our rejected, afflicted and innocent King, who endured this all for the Father to win us salvation. Intro All of us have found ourselves,…

Notes for sermon 1. Outside, the accusation is brought, 18:28-32. 28- after Annas, brought before Caiaphas privately, then again at sunrise/ early morning. Led from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, Latin loan word came to designate the official residence of a governor of a province. Governor’s residence…

Welcome Good morning once again everyone, and to anyone watching or listening online, it is good to have you join us as well. Today we move to the third scene of the passion of Jesus. Last week we read how Jesus was betrayed and arrested in the garden, and then how he was taken before Annas to be questioned.…

We catch up to Jesus at the moment of his death sentence by crucifixion and begin working backward through the story to discover the reason for the cross.

Today, we are invited into the courtroom where Jesus of Nazareth is on trial for claims made that go against the law of the Hebrews as well as Roman. We know that He is telling the truth although the statements may contradict the rule and boundaries set by the Sanhedrin and the Roman Empire. Jesus, at…

We’re faced with choices every day, most of which are fairly trivial – which clothes to wear, what to have for lunch, what to watch on TV. Yogi Berra, the great New York Yankees catcher, expressed a bit of wisdom when he said, “If you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Once in a while there are other…

Homiletic Point: Jesus is King! Intro We’re dropping in part way through the story, so let me catch you up real quick The Gospel of John is a record about the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, The first half of the book covers several miracles (signs) that Jesus performed as he traveled around Israel…

Intro: Choice, it seems such a little thing, that is until someone takes it away from you. We look all around our world at the fallout when choice has been stolen. However, maybe we take a more practical look at this: Choice example (easy choice, hard choice) Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas…

Today we want to look at the questions people are asking. When people come to us with a request, we often try to determine where their heart is coming from. Again this week we had a request to buy food for a lady and her son. Out of compassion, our church as a policy on how we deal with these requests.…

As we look at Jesus's trial before Pilate, we find that it is full of ironic moments. These smaller ironies point us to the greatest irony of all: all the injustices and evil that we see in this passage were the means through which God would work to save the world.

Scripture weaves together: Prophecy - Isaiah, Psalms Narrative - John Didactic (teaching/application) - Hebrews Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted. As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form…

Sovereignty of God one of my favorite subjects how God weaves peoples lives to fulfill His will Jesus replied to him, “You would not have any authority over me unless it was given to you from above. For this reason the one who handed me over to you has greater sin.” in 18 we see the hatred of the Sanhedrin…

Mark 15:1-15 Intro : This passage brings us one step closer to the death of Christ on the cross of Calvary. He has been arrested by His enemies. He has been tried by the religious authorities and condemned. His condemnation was based on the testimony of false witnesses and erroneous accusations. The…

Order of Service Welcome Prayer Hymn - Notices Hymn - Main Prayer Hymn - Sermon Jesus innocent When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor. Then…