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EPICFail:Acompilationofnumerousfailuresovertime.
John18:28-40ThentheJewishleaderstookJesusfromCaiaphastothepalaceoftheRomangovernor.Bynowitwasearlymorning,andtoavoidceremonialuncleannesstheydidnotenterthepalace,becausetheywantedtobeabletoeatthePassover.SoPilatecameouttothemandasked,“Whatchargesareyoubringingagainstthisman?”
John18:28-40“Ifhewerenotacriminal,”theyreplied,“wewouldnothavehandedhimovertoyou.”Pilatesaid,“Takehimyourselvesandjudgehimbyyourownlaw.”“Butwehavenorighttoexecuteanyone,”theyobjected.ThistookplacetofulfillwhatJesushadsaidaboutthekindofdeathhewasgoingtodie.
John18:28-40Pilatethenwentbackinsidethepalace,summonedJesusandaskedhim,“AreyouthekingoftheJews?”“Isthatyourownidea,”Jesusasked,“ordidotherstalktoyouaboutme?”“AmIaJew?”Pilatereplied.“Yourownpeopleandchiefpriestshandedyouovertome.Whatisityouhavedone?”
John18:28-40Jesussaid,“Mykingdomisnotofthisworld.Ifitwere,myservantswouldfighttopreventmyarrestbytheJewishleaders.Butnowmykingdomisfromanotherplace.”“Youareaking,then!”saidPilate.
John18:28-40Jesusanswered,“YousaythatIamaking.Infact,thereasonIwasbornandcameintotheworldistotestifytothetruth.Everyoneonthesideoftruthlistenstome.”“Whatistruth?”retortedPilate.
John18:28-40WiththishewentoutagaintotheJewsgatheredthereandsaid,“Ifindnobasisforachargeagainsthim.ButitisyourcustomformetoreleasetoyouoneprisoneratthetimeofthePassover.Doyouwantmetorelease‘thekingoftheJews’?”
John18:28-40Theyshoutedback,“No,nothim!GiveusBarabbas!”NowBarabbashadtakenpartinanuprising.
• EPICFail:Acompilationofnumerousfailuresovertime.
• EPICFail:Acompilationofnumerousfailuresovertime.
• Alltestsarestrivingtoansweraquestion.
• EPICFail:Acompilationofnumerousfailuresovertime.
• Alltestsarestrivingtoansweraquestion.• Sometestshavegreaterconsequences thanothers.
WhatdoI dowithJesus?
Reasonswefail...
Wefailbecauseofourability.
Reasonswefail...
Wefailbecauseofourability.Wefailbecauseofour thinking.
Reasons wefail...Jesustookcareoftheability issue.
2Corinthians5:21Godmadehimwhohadnosintobesinforus,
sothatinhimwemightbecometherighteousnessofGod.
Thinkingfails...
Jesusistrivial.
Thinkingfails...
Jesusistrivial.Jesusisirrelevant.
Thinkingfails...
Jesusistrivial.Jesusisirrelevant.Jesusisnotworththeeffort.
Thinkingfails...
Jesusistrivial.Jesusisirrelevant.Jesusisnotworththeeffort.Jesusisnotequal to orabove otherareasofourlife.
A master teacherisnevercontentwithastudent'sfailure andwillpatientlymodela
patternofsuccess fortheirstudent.
A masterteacherisnevercontentwithastudent'sfailureandwillpatientlymodela
patternofsuccessfortheirstudent.
Jesus isourmasterteacher.
Jesus Truths...
Jesusistrivial.Jesusthinks wearevaluable.
Jesus Truths...
Jesusisirrelevant.Jesusthinkswearerelevant.
Jesus Truths...
Jesusisnotworththeeffort.Jesusthinksweareworthdyingfor.
Jesus Truths...
Jesusisnotequal to oraboveotherareasofourlife.Jesusthinksthatthereisnogreaterpriority
thantobring you toHim.
WhatdoI dowithJesus?That'sourBIGtest.