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Introduction
General
Historical events that rocked the world
Have you ever noticed that people are fascinated by kings and queens, lords and ladies, knights and dukes and stories of royalty?
There are literally thousands upon thousands of stories, books, and movies about kings.
And I think the reason why we are so infatuated with royalty and kings is because it is hardwired into who we are.
We were created to live and prosper in the Kingdom of God under the righteous and just rule of King Jesus.
Our hearts were made for a King—a good, righteous, merciful, loving, just, and powerful King.
Pearl Harbor
Neal Armstrong walking on the moon
The Chronicles of Narnia
Assassination of JFK
Braveheart
9/11 — what was your response?
Game of Thrones
Personal
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Crown
King Arthur
Biblical
The crucifixion was a turning point in human history, a watershed moment that demands a response.
And life in Jesus’ Kingdom is awesome.
There is no sickness… There is no blindness… There are no disabilities… There is no evil… There is no death...
The picture of what kind of King Jesus is comes into focus in .
Everything converges on the cross.
Jesus is the kind of King who fills the gap, who steps into our place and willingly allows Himself to be murdered so that we could have a place in His Kingdom.
He is God’s murdered Son who died so that we could live.
No other king is like Jesus.
No other god is like Jesus.
gives us little detail about what Jesus endured on the cross, and devotes far more words to describing how everyone in this story reacts and responds to Jesus.
The focus of the chapter is on the various people around Jesus.
Mark wants us to see how they respond to Jesus so that we can be challenged in how we respond to Jesus.
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Subject
Subject & Text
What’s holding you back?
The Story
1. Pilate was amazed but afraid
Exposition
Pilate was amazed by Jesus; but amazement doesn’t equal faith.
Pilate was amazed by Jesus; but amazement doesn’t equal faith.
Connection: We’re like Pilate.
Some of us are so amazed by Jesus that we worship Him as our God, but we’re so afraid of what others think about us that we don’t really talk about Jesus or do much to advance His Kingdom.
I don’t want to invite my neighbor to Easter service because they’ll think I’m a Bible thumper!
Some of us have been amazed by Jesus—we think He was a pretty cool guy, a great teacher, a revolutionary, a man ahead of His time, but fear holds us back from accepting Him as God.
If I become a born-again Christian and identify myself in that way, what will my friends and co-workers and family members think?
I don’t want to do that and risk my reputation.
If I believe that Jesus really is God, then I have to do what Jesus says, and I’m afraid of giving up control of my life to God.
Application
Let the power of the cross overcome your fear.
Does it really matter if your friend thinks your weird?
If Jesus suffered the cross for me, shouldn’t I be willing to suffer being thought of as weird for His sake?
Whatever your next step with God is, whether choosing to follow Jesus, telling a friend about Jesus, or something else, don’t be afraid to take it!
2. The crowd was disappointed and angry.
Exposition
These are the same people who just a few days prior had shouted, “Hosanna!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Connection: We’re like the crowd.
We expected something from Jesus and He didn’t deliver.
We bargained with God, and we think He didn’t live up to His end of the deal.
We think it’s not fair when something negative happens to us.
Application
When you’re disappointed, even angry, don’t turn your back on God.
Bring your questions, your discouragement, even your anger to God.
Look at what Jesus endured on the cross for you!
He suffered and died so that you could be forgiven and have eternal life.
Let’s not turn our backs on God because He doesn’t do what we think He should.
3. The soldiers mocked and scorned.
Exposition
Connection: We’re like the soldiers.
My guess is that not many of us say these kinds of blasphemous, mocking words about Jesus.
But how many times do our actions reveal that the attitudes of our hearts are not all that much different than the attitudes of these soldiers?
When we think things like:
“I know what the Bible says, but...”
“I know God wants me to do this, but...”
When we think things like:
“This sin won’t hurt anyone else, so it’s okay for me...”
“I’ll do this in secret and God’s probably not going to notice...”
When we live a life that’s a lie, pretending in one social circle to be a Christian, but in another social circle living like God doesn’t exist.
Application
Don’t mock God by pretending He doesn’t see or care about your actions.
God does care about our sin, and Jesus paid for your sin and mine by giving His life on the cross.
Sin is a big deal!
So when you sin—and you will!— confess your sin, come to Jesus, and be forgiven.
4. The religious leaders were filled with blind arrogance.
Exposition
Connection: We’re like the religious leaders.
Dusty…
Application
Get over yourself.
Don’t be so wrapped up in your own agenda that you are blind to what God is doing right in front of your face.
It’s not about you; it’s about God.
Let’s respond to Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross by getting over ourselves, and making our lives about Him.
If Jesus was willing to die for me, I ought to be willing to live for Him.
5. Joseph lost hope.
Exposition
Joseph of Arimathea hoped that Jesus was going to bring the Kingdom of God to earth; but Jesus was murdered—and so were Joseph’s hopes for the coming Kingdom of God.
Connection: We’re like Joseph.
Application
Don’t lose hope.
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