Who is your king?

Introduction

Recap

Jesus was taken captive and the trials began, those 6 trials.

Three before the Jews

Three before the Romans

Still at the end of the last trail before Pilate who again told them that he found no fault in Jesus

The truth that Pilate was asking about was there right before him

The Way the Truth and the Life

The Son of God

The Messiah the Jew was to be looking for was right before them, but they did not want to see it

Reading

John 18:38-40

The release of Barabbas

Robber and a murderer

John 19:1-3

The mocking physically

Crown of thorns dug into His brow

Clothed in purple

Expensive color from sea snails

Denotes wealth or position

The mocking verbally

Yelled at Him

Ironically they were calling Him the right title, they just didn’t know it

Scourging

Whipping

Cat of 9 tails ripping both ways

John 9:4-6

Chief priests and Officers

The highest of the religious elite

John 9:7

Tragic error in allegation

Jesus did not make Himself the Son of God

John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

God in His love for the world

Gave His Son

In rejecting Christ, they were very much rejecting God and God’s love

That has not changed

If you don’t believe

Rejecting God’s Son

Rejecting God’s love

They were rejecting Jesus as the Son of God, as their King

They were revealing that their RELIGION, their system of belief was their king.

They had turned the law into a king instead of being a schoolmaster teaching them they needed Christ.

John 19:8-12

Pilate revealing who his king is

Caesar

Power of the Roman system of rule

I have the power

Verse 11 - echoed again in Romans

All authority comes from God

His power is Supreme

Pilate’s King was Caesar, the Government system

Jew’s King was their religious system

John 19:13-16

We have no King but Caesar

Rev 17:14 - 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

Phil 2:9-11- 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Tragic mistake, of great consequence

Message

The Jew - Their religious system was their King

They had turned the law into an idol

They had comfort in that system, which should have made them uncomfortable

They had status in that system, divided and authority to rule over the people

They had security in that system, they were profiting off of it

They were holding on to it and Jesus was a threat to that

That system ruled over their life

The Gentile - Their government system was their King

Pilate was full of power

But his system had one higher being Caesar

His fear was not of God, but of Caesar

Government ruled over their life

People Today - Many different Kings

Government

Jobs

Hobbies

Sports

Money

God’s Desire

Col 1:18 - “And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”

Supreme power

Supreme authority

As king of my life, I bow to Him, I do as He pleases, I follow where He leads

Matthew 6:24 - No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

The Jew chose their King, their religious system over the Saviour

The Roman, chose their King, Ceasar, the government system over the Savior

People today chose their King

We choose who or what rules over us as well