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Jesus' trials

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

 

  1. Before the trials started Jesus was arrested.
  2. Mt. 26:47 says a “great multitude” came to arrest the Lord.
  3. How many people are in a “great crowd?”
  4. Many believe that 500-600 people were sent to arrest the Lord.
  5. Imagine a police force that is tasked to capture a single man.
  6. They are told where they man is and 500 officers go to that persons’ house.
  7. Jesus’ trials began with some Jewish officials.
  8. Jesus went to Annas, Jn. 18:12-14.
  9. Annas had been appointed as high priest, but corruption had ousted him from office.

10.  People began to spit on Jesus.  He was hit.

11.  Mt. 26:67-68 – READ

12.  Along with the spitting there is hitting.  People used their palms to strike the Lord.

13.  Jesus was also blindfolded (Mk. 14:65), and people used this blindfold to mock Him.

14.  Jesus appeared before Annas, Caiaphas, and then the Sanhedrin, Mt. 27:1-2.

15.  The Bible says “many” false witnesses came forward to accuse Jesus (Mk. 14:56).

16.  Have we ever been accused of something we did not do?

17.  False accusations are no fun and Jesus knows exactly what this is like.

18.  People also twisted the Lord’s word (Mk. 14:58).

19.  After these three Jewish trials, there were three Roman trials.

20.  Jesus appeared before Pilate (Jn. 18:28-38), then Herod (Lk. 23:6-12) and then again before Pilate.

21.  Jesus appeared before Pilate “the next morning” (Mt. 27:1-2).

22.  John said it was “early” (Jn. 18:28).

23.  Jn. 18:31 – READ

24.  Pilate sent Jesus to Herod.

25.  Lk. 23:8 says Herod wanted to see Jesus perform a miracle.

26.  Jesus would not perform for Herod so this official and his men mocked Him.

27.  Lk. 23:11-12 – READ

28.  This was also the time when the crown of thorns was beaten into Jesus’ head, Mk. 15:17.

29.  After Herod had finished with the Lord, Jesus was sent back to Pilate.

30.  This began the sixth trial which is found in Lk. 23:14-16 – READ

31.  Pilate said he could find no fault with Jesus.

32.  Pilate made other attempts to free the Lord (Jn. 19:4-5).

33.  In the end the people would not be swayed – they wanted Jesus to be crucified.

34.  Eventually the people said “His blood be on us and our children” (Mt. 27:25).

35.  It was not long before Jesus died on the cross. 

36.  We need salvation from sin and Jesus provides that through His death.

37.  Jesus also provides so much more.

38.  His trials show that He can understand the things we go through in life.

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defamation of character

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

APPRECIATING VALUABLE THINGS

     The story is told of a man who was sued by a woman for defamation of character.  She charged that he had called her a pig.  The man was found guilty and fined.

     After the trial he asked the judge, “Does this mean that I cannot call Mrs. Johnson a pig?”  The judge said that was true.

     “Does this mean I cannot call a pig Mrs. Johnson?” the man asked.  The judge replied that he could indeed call a pig Mrs. Johnson with no fear of legal action.

     The man looked directly at Mrs. Johnson and said, “Good afternoon, Mrs. Johnson.”

     Such name-calling is obviously wrong, but Jesus told us there are some people who are “pigs” (and not in the sense of eating too much).  In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said:

     “Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.” (Matthew 7:6)

     There are some people who are “dogs” and “pigs” in the sense that they have no appreciation for things of a spiritual nature.  Just as a pig has no appreciation for precious jewelry, so it is that some people have no appreciation for the precious truths of God’s Word.

     John MacArthur has written, “There will be times when the gospel we present is absolutely rejected and ridiculed and we will make the judgment to turn away and speak no more, deciding that we should ‘shake off the dust of [our] feet’ (Matt. 10:14) and begin ministering somewhere else.” (The MacArthur New Testament Commentary, Matthew 1-7)

     I agree.  There are times when those I speak to show such a lack of appreciation for God’s Word.  My greater concern, though, is making sure that I don’t have that same attitude.

     “Father, I pray that my heart may always be tender and open to the valuable lessons you want to teach me.  May I never ‘trample underfoot’ those things which are truly important.  In Jesus’ name, amen.”  Alan Smith

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