Jesus is in control

I. Introduction

John 20:30–31 NASB95

30 Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

Exalting Jesus in John The Cross: A Sovereign Savior (John 18:1–32)

As God incarnate, Jesus was always in absolute control of all the events of His life. That control extended even to the circumstances surrounding His death. Far from being an accident, Jesus’ sacrificial death was the primary reason He took on human life in the first place; it is the pinnacle of redemptive history.

The “Hour” has come

Jesus was never out of control of the people or the circumstances.

II. Judas (vv. 1-11)

John 13:26-30

v. 2 - “knew the place”

v. 4 - “Jesus, Knowing all the things...”

III. Religious elite (vv 12-24)

vv. 12-14

Trials

Annas

Caiaphas

Sanhedrin

Pilate

Herod

vv. 19-24

IV. Peter (vv. 25-27)

vv. 10-11

vv. 15-18

vv. 25-24

John 14:36-38

Luke 23:60-62

V. Pilate (vv. 28-40)

v. 28

Praetorium

“did not enter”

vv. 29-32 - Pilate and religious leaders

v. 32 “to fulfill the word”

vv. 33-38 - Pilate and Jesus

vv. 38-40 - Pilate and the people

VI. Conclusion

Romans 8:28 NASB95

28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.