Sermon Tone Analysis

From participants to participation

God’s grand plan, God’s scheme of redemption made before the world was created is being revealed in Christ Jesus.

By the hands of the participants to the participation in God’s plan to fulfill prophesy and make the way for man to be reconciled to God.

The elders, scribes and whole counsel (Sanhedrin) (Mk15:1)

Pontius Pilate (Mk15:2)

Chief priests (Mk15:3)

Barabbas the prisoner (Mk15:7)

The crowd (Mk15:8)

The soldiers (Mk15:16)

Each of the participants had a part to play and were vital.

We know the characters now will look at their actions in God’s grand plan.

The Charges

The abuse

God’s providence for us

We need to read the trial transcript, then will look at it from a few views, but first our text from Mark.

Stop there just for a minute, Let those verses stew for a minute.

The world is yelling to crucify, crucify the one who has done no evil.

You may face times of persecution being judged etc for doing what is right as a Christian.

People may crucify you with their tongue may come out against you, but may we remember that great is our reward in heaven if that happens to us for Jesus name, for Jesus sake.

Ok, back to the passage

What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?

Charges proclaimed

When you appear in court as a defendant the charges are read to the court (judge, jury, etc.) and now that the case against Jesus has been transferred from the Jewish court to the Roman court now comes the reading of charges.

By chief priests (Lk23:2; ; Lk20-22-25; Lk23:5)

We will be looking at passages from the other gospels today too, so leave your marker/ribbon in Mark, but may we look at some passages in Luke too.

Look at this verse, what is the claim, the charges listed.

Misleading, perverting the nation

Forbidding people to pay taxes to Caesar

Claiming to be a king

Look at this passage to help us add to what we just looked at, that the charges are false allegations, charges.

So, did Jesus forbid the paying of taxes?

In fact does he not say to pay your taxes here?

In Luke it discusses the stirring up of the people, the nation,

OK, how was Jesus stirring up, perverting the nation?

The court has to consider the charges, the allegations being made, so now Pilate considers and questions about the charges.

Considered by the judge - Pilate (Mk15:2-5, 10; Jn18:36-38; Lk23:13-15; Mt27:19, 24)

Now, what more do we pick up regarding Pilate’s considering the charges?

What are the questions that Pilate asks as he considers the charges (v.2-5)

Are you the King of the Jews (v.2)?

Are you not going to answer the charges (v.4)?

What is Pilate’s response to Jesus in (v.5)?

Look down at (v.10)

The real reason for the charges, the allegations is “envy”

Look at what is said in Luke about Pilate’s response.

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Pilate had questions on who He was

Pilate considered Jesus response, and silence

Need to add to this for more details look at Jn18:36-38

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Need to look at some of John’s parallel passage to get more information so please turn to Jn18:36-38.

Now what do we learn from the John passage

Jesus attests that His kingdom is not of this world (v.36)?

We also see that it is not of this realm (v.36) for it is a spiritual kingdom

Look at (v.37) what is the significance of Jesus statement about his kingship, He was born, came here to proclaim the truth!

What is Pilate’s response (v.38)?

what is truth?

Pilate found no guilt and even his wife wanted him released (Mt17:19) but because of the crowd he handed him over to be crucified (Mt27:24)

Pressure from the populous can be powerful and make someone to abandon their beliefs.

Pilate did, but can we do that too?

But the choice that Pilate made now turns to more abuse that Jesus is going to face.

The Abuse

May we remember that everything that is transpiring from the betrayal, abandonment, to the trial and judgment as well as the abuse were all foretold were going to happen (Isa53:4-12; Act8:30-38)

I think we need to look at the prophesy then look at the fulfillment.

Turn to Isa53:4-12 please.

We are going to stop along the way to grab information

What did Jesus take upon himself here?

- our griefs, our sorrows, our transgressions,our iniquities, our chastening

What was the results of him doing it?

He was stricken, smitten, afflicted, pierced, crushed, chastened and scourged?

- - - we are healed!

What do you pick out from here?

We are like sheep who have gone astray, how? by turning to our own ways.

But the Lord, God, Jehovah, the Great I AM caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.

He did not open his mouth He let his actions speak plenty loud!

I know this is a hard section of scripture to look at and hopefully as we look at it, it helps deepen your understanding of what He took on for us!

Now what do you see in (vv.10-11)?

God was pleased to crush Him, to put grief on Him, render Him as an acceptable guilt offering (v.10)

The results, many would be justified because He would bear our iniquities!

And the last two verses really come about the death and burial but still we need to keep in context

OK, let’s turn back to our Mark passage and see the abuse as the fulfillment of the prophesy we just read.

Jesus was scourged (Mk15:15; Jn19:1)

(Scourging of Jesus picture)

I was going to put up a clip from Passion of the Christ, but it is so graphic some may not be comfortable to even see it at all.

Scourging involved being tied to a post and beaten with leather straps with pieces of bone and metal within it so it would tear through the skin, and when one side of the body was done, the body would be turned over and the other side done, in many cases this would expose the bones and even the intestines of the one being scourged and they would die from the scourging.

Jesus was mocked (Mk15:16-20)

Jesus taken by the soldiers where they mocked him with crown and with stripping him and clothing him in purple to mock him.

They saluted, struck, spat, and stripped him again all in trying to humiliate Him.

Led off to be crucified for there the cross and the blood would make our salvation possible.

God’s scheme of redemption before the world began was coming to a climax, or was it?

Did it end on the cross at the crucifixion?

Jesus knew and foretold what was going to come (Mk8:31-33; Mk14:36) Peter confirmed this is that fulfilment (Act2:22-24)

So let’s take just a couple more minutes for these passages.

and then look at Peter’s words on Pentecost

Summarize the condemning trial of Jesus

Captured by force

Judged in illegal manner by the counsel of the Jews (Sanhedrin)

Handed over to the Romans

Found not guilty but because of God’s plan was handed over to be scourged and crucified so we could be reconciled

Consider these things as we take the Lord’s supper this morning.

Consider these things when you think about God’s grand plan and your part to help share it with others today.