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7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Discipling Turns to Drama Beginning in John 13 , we know that Jesus knew he was leaving his earthly ministry, and would no longer have opportunity to pour his teaching into his disciples. John 13:1 “1a Before the Passover Festival, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father…

For those of you who may not know me that well or haven’t experienced me this way, I am an extremely competitive person. When it comes to certain games, I am ruthless. In fact, as a teenager and young adult, my mom and I would play games every Sunday afternoon. There were games that were completely off…

The preliminary hearing before Annas (1st-trial) John 18:12–14 (NIV) — 12 Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him 13 and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. 14 Caiaphas was the…

When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him,…

As we begin this morning, we will be spending some time looking at what I think is the most frustrating story of Jesus’ Passion narrative, the story of Jesus before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin as he is tried for blasphemy and treason. As we delve into this passage, I want you to know that I am going to…

Jesus Christ, falsely accused of blasphemy towards God and treason towards Rome, humbly endured his trial as a fulfillment of the purposes of God.

The Place of Power We are arriving at the climax of Luke’s account of Jesus. Again, this has become more narrative, so it moves quickly. There is no direct teaching from Jesus, as we have seen up to this point, but there are some things happening that will communicate something about ourselves. Let’s…

Introduction Review 54 Now having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest, but Peter was following at a distance. You may not know it, but we have been in Luke 22:54 for the last 3 weeks. Luke only mentions Jesus’ arrest and deliverance to Caiaphas in this one…

Jesus is being mocked, defamed, beaten, and savagely scorned. All the while, He is also thinking of Peter. Peter, and possibly John, are in the courtyard and Peter denies Jesus as He said he would. Jesus takes the time to look at him in order to convict and reprove Peter, for his good.

What shall we do with Jesus? Each year we revisit these powerful stories— Christmas and Easter— these parts of the Gospel story can become quite familiar to us, too familiar— so it’s probably very common for pastors and teachers to pray that we might see these incidents with new eyes and hearts— every…

Jesus was Lord at the time of his arrest. No one took his life, he gave it.

Jesus before Pilate and Herod

1 So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him . 2 And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. 3 Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck Him with their hands. 4 Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing…

The unlawful trial against Christ.

Mark 14:53-65 © November 20th, 2023 by Rev. Rick Goettsche SERIES: Mark In the criminal justice system the people are represented by two separate, but equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories. You may…

Jesus trials before Jewish leaders

George Wilson was a career criminal who, in the 1830s, was indicted on six counts of obstructing and robbing the U.S. mail, including threatening a carrier with bodily harm, and violent assault (wounding a carrier). The violent assault carried a penalty of death. Rising public petition against the death…

Jesus on trial.

Please turn with me to Matthew 26:57-68. A kangaroo court is a court that ignores recognized standards of law or justice and often carries little or no official standing in the territory within which it resides. The term may also apply to a court held by a legitimate judicial authority which intentionally…