Intro – We are shaped by history.                            A word to the skeptic                            A word to the ambivalent   Rom. 4:25 He (Jesus) was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification 5:1 ¶          Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, […]

Your King is coming to bring Peace Not an earthly Peace (absence of conflict) A Peace between you and God Your King is coming to fulfill God’s Promise Zechariah 9:9 Genesis 49:10,11 Your King is coming to you

Breakfast with Jesus – John 21 Jesus Reveals Himself to His Disciples     (21:1-14) Peter’s response to Christ’s catch the first time (Luke 5) “Depart from me” Peter’s response to Christ’s catch the second time “Ran, Swam to him” Jesus Restores and Redeems Sinners (21:15-17) Peter’s rejection by the charcoal fire “I don’t know Him” 2. […]

The Crucifixion of Jesus A Place called the Skull Geography? A Place of Execution A Memorial of victory Pilate’s Revenge – “The King of the Jews” Prophecy fulfilled Lots (Psalm 22:18) Thirst (Psalm 22:15, 69:21) No broken bones (Exodus 12:46) The will look on the one they have              pierced (Zechariah 12:10) It is finished – […]

The Trials of Jesus Part 2–           John 18,19 The Jewish trial – Annas (John 18:13-24) & Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin (John 18:24) (Mk 14:53-65) The Roman trial (John 18:28-40) Lessons from the Roman Trial Jesus’ Kingdom is not of this world. It is not spread through violence It is a […]

The Jewish trial Annas (John 18:13-24) a preliminary hearing Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin (John 18:24) (Mk 14:53-65) The Roman trial (John 18:28-40) Pilate (Luke 23:1) Herod Antipas (Luke 23:7) Pilate (Luke 23:13) Lessons from the Jewish Trial The Injustice He Suffered –He did no wrong  The Identity He Remembered – The Son of God The Insincerity […]

The Arrest of Jesus – John 18 Betrayed, Abandoned & Denied by Friends Judas Betrayed Him The Disciples Abandoned Him Peter Denied Him Captured and Tried by Blind Hypocrites Sacrificed by His Father