SERMON RECAP
Suffered Under Pontius Pilate
March 27, 2022 || Mark 15:1-15
Main point: Watch in fear & wonder, the true King is condemned in the place of hell-deserving rebels.
1. The trial before Pilate.
2. The condemnation of Jesus.
3. The release of Barabbas.
“We ourselves are guilty. If we were in their place, we would have done what they did. Indeed, we have done it. ‘Were you there when they crucified my Lord?’ the old negro spiritual asks. And we must answer, ‘Yes, we were there.’ Not as spectators only but as participants, guilty participants, plotting, scheming, betraying, bargaining, and handing him over to be crucified. We may try to wash our hands of responsibility like Pilate. But our attempt will be futile. Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us(leading to faith and worship), we have to see it as something done by us (leading us to repentance). Indeed, ‘only the man who is prepared to own his share in the guilt of the cross’, wrote Canon Peter Green, ‘may claim his share in its grace.’” John Stott
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TGKIDS RECAP
TGKids
The heart of TGKids is to help children understand that the Bible is all about Jesus! Below is the story, scripture, and main teaching points from the TGKids lesson, so that you can talk with your kids about what they learned.
Bible Story: God Provides for the Israelites In Famine
Scripture: Genesis 42
Bible Truth: God’s promise is preserved in drought and sin.
Where is Jesus: Acts 7:9–10
The story of Joseph’s kidnapping, slavery, and imprisonment is tragic. But in it all, God was at work saving his people. Because of Pharaoh’s dreams, Joseph knew Egypt needed to store grain for the coming famine. This is the grain that Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt to purchase so that Abraham’s descendants would not die off. That way, one day Jesus could be born as one of Abraham’s far-off great-grandchildren.
Story after story points to God as a God who saves. Through Jesus, God would ultimately save his people from spiritual hunger and death. Jesus offered himself as the “bread of life” (John 6:35) to all who are spiritually hungry.
March Memory Verse: “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” Exodus 20:4
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Summer Trips Interest Meeting
Mexico || Christian Orphanage || June 18-25
South Korea || English Camp || June 6-14
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