Sermon Cloud

Rejecting the Savior

Luke 23:8-25

The Historical Situation

Jesus before Herod                    Luke 23:8-12
Curiosity
Contempt
Lack of guilt confirmed

Jesus before Pilate                           Luke 23: 13-17
Roman court procedure
Lack of guilt confirmed

Jesus or Barabbas                             Luke 23:18-25
The tradition
Lack of guilt confirmed
The choice

Applying Truth to Life:

Two Practical Questions:

The face of rejection: what do I think of Jesus?

The fact of substitution: what does the death of jesus have to do with me?