Sunday Morning 8:00am Service

Doug Melton:

Sun, Mar 19, ‘23 - AM Services

“Suffered Under Pontius Pilate”

Matthew 27:1-2, 11-26

Acts 3:11-13

Jesus Christ is God the Son, born of a virgin, who lived a perfect life.

He did miracles and mighty works which testify to the truth that He alone has all power to undo all that sin does to us.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate.

“As many were astonished at you – His appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and His form beyond that of the children of mankind –”

Isaiah 52:14

“The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”

Luke 9:22

I believe in Jesus Christ, His only son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate …

Excerpt from Apostles’ Creed

Point One - Demonstrate that this happened at a time in history 

and a place on earth

“In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, … “

Luke 3:1–2

[PIC OF PILATE STONE]

“To the Divine Augusti this Tiberium

Pontius Pilate Prefect of Judea has dedicated this”

Point Two - Mention of Pilate reminds us that the One who stood before Pilate was innocent of any wrongdoing.

Point Three - Perpetual reminder of the implications of an individual’s decision