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Introduction
We are just two weeks away from Easter.
By God’s sovereignty we are looking at his death on the cross next week and his resurrection in John on Easter Sunday.
We’ve been working through the Gospel of John verse by verse and chapter by chapter and we are looking at this morning.
Let’s Pray
John 18:28-
John 18:28
People are funny.
The Jews - wanting to kill Jesus - refuse to enter Pilate’s house because they might be unclean and unable to celebrate the Passover meal.
Did you catch that -
They want Jesus to be murdered, executed, hung on a cross - but they don’t want to go inside a house because they might be “unclean” for a festival.
Sometimes we get caught up on our laws.
We can be that way too.
When we look at the sin rather than the sinner.
Oh that person is an alcoholic.
Oh that person is a drug addict.
Oh that person is a homosexual.
Oh that person is a republican.
Oh that person is a democrat.
Oh that person is a North Korean.
Oh that person is homeless.
We don’t see the person - we see the sin.
We don’t see the person - we see the sin.
We don’t see a person made in the image of God wrestling with sin.
We see a sin, a skin color, a nationality, a race.
Do you really think God looks down and sees that sin, or the color of their skin, or their nationality, or their race, or the amount of money in their pocket?
Or does He see one of His own children, made in His image.
We can be like the Jews - we want someone to change their sin, before we will love them or show them the love of Jesus.
Romans 3:23
Do you think you are a good person?
No your not.
None of us are good.
Not when we are alone with our thoughts.
Not when we are alone with a computer.
Not when we are speeding down the road or running stop signs.
Not one of us is good.
We are not good.
We are not good.
I am not good.
I am just like the Jews - they wanted to kill Jesus, but not become unclean by being in the house of a Gentile.
How often we miss the real issue.
So look at verse 29 - The Jews wanted to kill Jesus but wouldn’t even go inside so Pilate had to come out to them.
John 18:29-32
The Jewish leaders had one mission - kill Jesus
Did you notice that they never did answer Pilates question, “what charge do you bring against this man?”
They didn’t answer it -
They didn’t have an answer - they just wanted Jesus dead.
Pilate - turns it on them and says - “You take him and judge him according to your law.”
Now this is pretty cool gold nugget in scripture.
Even though Jerusalem was occupied by the Romans - the Jews were still allowed to rule under their own set of laws as well.
John 18:33-
John 18:33-36
Jesus’ servants would have fought for Jesus had His kingdom been part of this world.
But Jesus’ servants were about to experience a tremendous amount of grief.
They were about to lose their leader.
They were about to lose their Shepherd.
Grief is something we all experience.
We experience it when there is a death, we experience it when there is a loss, we experience it when there is a big life change, like the loss of a job or a layoff.
Elisabeth Kubler Ross came up with the 5 Stages of Grief.
- If you are a note taker write these down.
Elisabeth Kubler Ross came up with the 5 Stages of Grief.
- If you are a note taker write these down.
He was experiencing grief, the disciples were about to experience grief.
Elisabeth Kubler Ross came up with the 5 Stages of Grief.
- If you are a note taker write these down.
5 Stages of Grief
Denial
Bargaining
Anger
Depression
Acceptance
Denial
Denial is when you can’t believe something has happened.
I can’t believe she is dead.
I can’t believe that I just lost my job.
You use phrases like, “I can’t believe” or “How could this have happened?”
Bargaining
You know you have hit the bargaining stage when you are wrestling with God.
What I wouldn’t do for one more day.
Or what will it take to get you stay at your job?
Or is there another position that might be better for me, don’t lay me off.
Or God if you will do this, then I will do that.
Bargaining with God.
I’ll quit sinning God if you will just do blank.
I remember one time when my grandfather was sick and I told God, “I will quit smoking cigarettes if you will make my grandpa better.”
Bargaining.
Anger
When you are just plain mad.
Mad at God. Mad at the person.
Mad at the situation.
Just plain mad.
This stage is easily recognizable.
When your blood pressure rises, your eyes are throbbing, your hands are clinched, your middle finger is in the air, you are yelling at God. Experiencing anger during the grief process is normal, its natural.
All of us experience anger when we are going through the grief process.
Hopefully, not to the point that someone loses an ear in the process like Peter.
But certainly anger.
Depression
You know you are in the depression stage when the tears come.
When the pain is unbearable.
When you don’t want to get out of bed.
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