In the final paragraph of this gospel, Jesus calls us to recognize him as King, respond by making disciples, and live every day anchored in his promised presence.

On Easter morning, Jesus Christ’s empty tomb confronts humanity with two competing stories — one clinging to fear, death, and self-preservation, and the other announcing that because he is risen, everything has changed forever.

When Jesus dies, the curtain tears, the earth shakes, and even graves open—revealing that his cross is not defeat but the beginning of the end of cosmic, spiritual, and physical death.

In his shame-filled crucifixion, Jesus Christ reveals himself as the true upside-down King - crowned, marched, and enthroned through suffering in order to go to the root of human sin and display the radical faithfulness of God.

When Pilate offers the crowd a choice between Jesus Barabbas and Jesus who is called Christ, a deeper question emerges for every generation: Which Jesus do you want?

Jesus invites us to face our own self-preserving failures honestly, trusting that he meets human failure with grace that leads to repentance, restoration, and new life.

On the night he was betrayed and abandoned, Jesus entered the deepest loneliness imaginable—trusting the Father, fulfilling Scripture, and standing alone so that we would never ultimately have to be.

On the night before his death, Jesus transforms Passover into the Lord’s Supper—showing that he is the true Lamb, the gracious host, and the gift his people receive until he comes again.

We will all experience different seasons of faith. At times, we are too "smart" to see the truth of Jesus. At other times, we are fully in love and immersed in his love. Then, we will have times when we reject Jesus because God doesn't fall in line with what we think is good. But regardless, we are always invited to come to the table and receive. Its only a question if we accept it.

Jesus declares that he is the final Judge of all people, the final Bringer of justice, and that true faith is revealed not by religious claims but by everyday acts of Christlike love for the least and the overlooked.