Crucify Him!
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· 12 viewsIn this sermon we see Pilate, a man who had the power to release or condemn Jesus, faced with peer pressure. As the chants of the majority grew louder to snuff out Jesus he grew silent in his support of Christ. Let us have the courage to stand with Christ.
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Intro
Intro
Many of us today are familiar with this symbol… Show picture of the cross.
This is a Roman Cross
Long before it was jewelry, it was a symbol of execution
It is the equivalent of an electric chair guillotine!
Thousands were crucified but we know/identify with this symbol because of ONE
This 7 week journey that we are about to embark on is the story of the humanity and divinity of Jesus
3 Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart.
“He endured so we can endure.” — Christopher Stephens
This is the last Thursday before Jesus will go to the cross. He has had a meal with his disciples, told them of His intentions, and is ready to prepare himself for what He is to suffer.
He leads his closest disciples/Peter, James, John to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray with Him
He is in anguish and praying for comfort and strength
His closest disciples/apostles fall asleep on Him...
Another disciple, Judas arrives and betrays Jesus with a kiss
And a mob arrests Jesus
Jesus ends Thursday being denied by one of His closest friends and followers Peter
Faces an unfair trial
Is severely beaten and mocked
Faces a court who questions His Identity as the Messiah and son of God and Jesus responds with certainty on Friday morning...
“I am”
Our story continues Friday morning...
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1 As soon as it was morning, having held a meeting with the elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin, the chief priests tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
2 So Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
He answered him, “You say so.”
After the Sanhedrin has their conversation and have heard enough from Jesus they take Him to Pilate the governor type official of Rome.
He is allowed to have people condemned to death.
The conversation between Jesus and Pilate is outlined in John
mark 15
33 Then Pilate went back into the headquarters, summoned Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
34 Jesus answered, “Are you asking this on your own, or have others told you about me?”
35 “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?”
36 “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.”
37 “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.”
38 “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.
john 18 33-
1 As soon as it was morning, having held a meeting with the elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin, the chief priests tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
2 So Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
He answered him, “You say so.”
3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 Pilate questioned him again, “Aren’t you going to answer? Look how many things they are accusing you of!” 5 But Jesus still did not answer, and so Pilate was amazed.
Accusations- to bring serious charges or accusations against someone, with the possible connotation of a legal or court context—‘to accuse, to bring charges.’
Louw, J. P., & Nida, E. A. (1996). Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament: based on semantic domains (electronic ed. of the 2nd edition., Vol. 1, p. 436). New York: United Bible Societies.
The same word appears in verses 3 & 4.
He converses with Jesus and lets Him know “They are saying things about you that could get you in serious trouble!”
“But Jesus still did not answer...”
21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps.
22 “He committed no sin,
and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
23 When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
1 Pet
When you know your relationship with the Father...
You don’t have to get even
You can bear unjust punishment
You can wait on God to handle your enemies
He endured so we can endure...
6 At the festival Pilate used to release for the people a prisoner whom they requested. 7 There was one named Barabbas, who was in prison with rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion. 8 The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do for them as was his custom. 9 Pilate answered them, “Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?”
6 Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked. 7 Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
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6 At the festival Pilate used to release for the people a prisoner whom they requested. 7 There was one named Barabbas, who was in prison with rebels who had committed murder during the rebellion. 8 The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do for them as was his custom. 9 Pilate answered them, “Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?” 10 For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed him over. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
V6- Pilates custom
He did not live there but would come during festivals.
His custom during the festivals was to release a prisoner
V7- Barabbas
He was a murderer
He was an insurrectionist, someone who actually rebelled against those in “power”.
Bar- Aramaic translation of the Hebrew word ben which means “son of”
(Simon Bar-jona)
17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
(Simon Bar-jona)
(Son of encouragement)
36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas (which is translated Son of Encouragement),
(Son of Timaeus)
46 They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
(NRSV, NIV, variant copies of the Greek)
17 So after they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
8 The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do for them as was his custom. 9 Pilate answered them, “Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?”
mk 15
V8
So Pilate is asked by the large crowd to do what he normally does and release a prisoner.
V9
Do you want me to release the King of the Jews for you?
17 So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Who is it you want me to release for you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
In essence Pilate is asking the question
Do you want me to set free the “Son of Abba (the father)” or “the Son of the Father”
Look at how God has framed this!
And look at what Pilate understood!
10 For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed him over. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.
mk 15
10- “…because of envy”
He KNEW at this point right from wrong!
He knew that these were false accusations!
sidenote- when accused of wrong doings and you’re innocent even those who don’t belong to God can tell truth from error!
11- Chief priests
These men who were so holy they didn’t enter the house of Pilate to become ceremonially unclean for passover were ok with inciting a crowd to murder an innocent man!
12 Pilate asked them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the one you call the King of the Jews?”
13 Again they shouted, “Crucify him!”
14 Pilate said to them, “Why? What has he done wrong?”
But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him!”
mk 15 12-14
V12- Pilate tries to reason with the large crowd
What did Jesus do wrong?!!!
V13- Crucify Him!
Hang him on a piece of wood
Nail his flesh
Let him suffer and die slow!
V14- CRUCIFY HIM!
15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them; and after having Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.
15- “Wanting to satisfy the crowd...”
How many times has the roar of the majority affected how we handle Jesus?
How many times has the roar of the crowd effecting how we handled Jesus?
16 Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. 17 And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. 18 And they began saluting him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. 20 After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
mk 15 16
V16- cohort
Cohort- About 600 soldiers!
V17
They clothed him in royal colors
twisted together a crown made from thorns
V18
Hail (a greeting implying a wish for happiness)
V19
repeatedly hit him with a reed on his head
spit on him
mocked Him by kneeling before Him
V20
Then they strip him again and put his own clothing back onto Him and lead him out to CRUCIFY HIM!
Conclusion
Conclusion
Our silence speaks volumes. Jesus’ silence was a confidence of His knowledge that His mission was not yet complete and of His commitment to God’s plan. Pilate’s silence was an agreement to the sinful actions of the crowd. We may fall on either side at times, but the consistent thing is the love of Jesus in our silence. Pray that the Holy Spirit will give us the courage to stand with Jesus!