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Apr 17, 2022
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April 17 | Easter Sunday
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April 17, 2022 | Tim Keith
"The Greatest Question Ever Asked"
What should I do with Jesus?
His own Strife:
Matthew 27:18
For he knew it was because of envy that they had handed him over.
His own Wife:
Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!”
John 18:37-38
“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.” “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.
He was afraid of other’s opinions:
Matthew 27:20
The chief priests and the elders, however, persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to execute Jesus.
He was afraid of losing his possessions:
John 19:12
From that moment Pilate kept trying to release him. But the Jews shouted, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Anyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar!”
He was afraid of making the decision:
He tried to Do Nothing:
John 18:31 --- “you take him and judge him”
He tried to Defer to someone else:
Luke 23:7 --- “he sent him to Herod”
He tried to Declare something positive:
Luke 23:14-15
2 Corinthians 5:21
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
Luke 23:39
Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”
Luke 23:40-43
But the other answered, rebuking him: “Don’t you even fear God, since you are undergoing the same punishment? We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And he said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
1. He loves everybody / He came for everybody
2. The ONLY way to come to Jesus is to understand that you are a sinner in need of a Savior.
3. You must answer the question: What will I do with Jesus?
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