When Jesus gets up on the cross, He gets up on His throne. Jesus is King because He did what no one else can do. No one else can say they’ve never sinned. No one else has perfectly kept the law. No one else has completed a greater act of love than the cross. Christ’s cross marked a turning point in history. It changed the world. But have you allowed it to change your life? When you begin to grasp that Jesus went through all of this suffering because He loves you, it will change your life. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” -Romans 5:8

Take-Home Message: King Jesus was crucified to free me from condemnation.

King Jesus was…

• Crucified for the Condemned (16b-18).
• Crucified by His own people (19-22).
• Lessons for the Church

v The greatest threats come from the inside, not the outside.

v Spiritual pride is the worst form of pride.

v Failure happens when we fear man more than God.

• Crucified to fulfill Scripture (23-24).
• Crucified for His followers (25-27).

Message: The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Scripture: John 19:16b-27

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True authority is God-given. It is not based on position or title. Anyone looking in on the meeting between Pilate and Jesus from a worldly perspective would see Pilate as the authority, and they would be wrong. The carpenter’s Son from a disrespected town and a poor family is the real authority in the room.

We not only live in a post-truth society, we also live in a post-authority society. The world, and sadly even Christians, often mock Jesus’ authority and seek to dethrone Him in our lives. But the Bible says that all authority in heaven and earth has already been given to Jesus, and someday even those who reject his authority will be forced to acknowledge it.

Take-Home Message: Christ the King reigns over all.

Jesus Christ is…

• The King who is mocked (1-6).
• How is Jesus mocked today?
• Portraying Jesus irreverently for our amusement
• Exploiting Jesus for our agenda
• Bearing Jesus’ name falsely for our assurance
• The King who has authority (7-11).
• The King who was crucified (12-16).

Message: Pilate Before Jesus: Part 2

Scripture: John 19:1-16

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We still talk about the Roman Empire to this day—but did you know that the Bible speaks of the Roman Empire too? Daniel 7:7 says, “…behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it…” The Roman Empire was a kingdom known for conquering and crushing everyone around them—no one else was like them, they were different from every kingdom that had come before it. This was the kingdom that Jesus lived under in the 1st century and was now face to face with in John 18. What we’ll see is that even as terrifying, dreadful, and exceedingly strong the Roman Empire was, they were no match for Christ the King who was reigning over them and everything in the universe. This is just as true then as it is now.

BIG IDEA: Christ the King reigns over all.

Jesus Christ is…

1. The King who is misunderstood (18-32).

• Why did Pilate try to release Jesus?
  
  • He was stressed about Christ’s Passover (John 6:15, 12:12-13)
  • He was impressed by Christ’s character (Mark 15:4-5)
  • He was distressed by his wife’s dream (Matthew 27:19)
  • He was pressed by his fear of judgment (John 19:11-12)

1. The King who is from another world (33-38).
2. The King who was rejected (39-40).

Message: Jesus Christ & Pontius Pilate: Part 1

Scripture: John 18:28-40

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