The Death and Resurrection of Jesus: The Mob, Part 2 - SERMON NOTES

Intro: (1) series recap (2) four aspects of Jesus rejected by the mob

The Nature of Jesus (6-8):
(1) V.6-7 → new info comes out → Jesus’ claim to be divine (2) blasphemy according to law (cf. Lev. 24) (3) previous claims in 5:18, 8:56-58, 10:27-30 (4) critics claim Jesus did not
equate himself to God → may not have said those exact words, but the Jews clearly knew he was doing this (cf. “bless your heart”) (5) v.8 → Pilate more afraid, Romans believed gods could be among them (cf. Acts 14) (6) LESSON → only one able to perfectly represent God/man (cf. Heb. 1:1-3, printing press)

The Authority of Jesus (9-11):
(1) v.9 →trying to confirm Jesus’ origin but he does not answer (cf. Is. 53) (2) likely due to his declaring “not guilty” while also torturing him (3) v.10-11 → flexes muscles of his position, Jesus acknowledges Pilate’s authority, granted by God (cf. Rom. 13:1-2) (4) Jewish leaders
abused their authority, guilty of greater sin (cf. Mt. 5:19, 23:23, James 3:1) (5) LESSON → following Jesus = submitting to his authority, respecting earthly ones (cf. govt, parents, elders) (6) NYC cat

The Friendship of Jesus (12):
(1) Pilate in an impossible situation → knows Jesus is innocent, but fears threat of disloyalty to Caesar (cf. Tiberius) (3) point of no return for Pilate → once again a battle between two kingdoms (4) prioritizing Jesus’ kingdom over earthly kingdoms leads us to friendship with
him (cf. John 15:13-15, Daniel 3) (5) LESSON → Jesus often best experienced through friendship with fellow believers (cf. shepherding groups, knowing and being known, greeting on Sundays, LB, R/K)

The Care of Jesus (13-16):
(1) v.13 → Pilate exhausted and out of ideas, formal place of judgment (2) v.14 → most likely Friday in prep for Sabbath of Passover week, “sixth hour” (noon) vs. “third hour” in Mark (3) “behold your king” → “behold the man”, Caiaphas “prophecy” (4) v.15 → lowest depth of
tragedy as mob/leaders reject their true king for Gentile tyrant (cf. 1 Samuel 8:10-18 vs. Ezekiel 34) (5) LESSON → the most “religious” folks often miss Jesus (cf. 5:39, Mt. 5:20, Kairos)

Conclusion: (1) “intentional blindness” → car keys, gorilla/bb video (2) taking care not to miss Jesus