This is Part 43 in an extended series on the Book of Mark. Today's teaching is by Dan Enarson, Humanitarian and Guest Teacher at theHeart in Boone, NC. 

 

MARK 15:1-15

Jesus Before Pilate

 

 

PILATE

Judge ~~~ Justice

Self-Preservation ~~~ Self-Emptying

 

"This is the best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends." John 15:13 (The Message)

 

 

CROWD

Blindness of the Crowd ~~~ Jesus sees clearly

 

"Few words in the New Testament more clearly and solemnly express the magnaimity of Jesus' spirit than that sublime utterance from the cross, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." This is love at its best... We must recognize that Jesus was nailed to the cross not simply by sin but also by blindness. The men who cried "Crucify him," were not bad men but rather blind men."

Dr. Martin Luther King

 

BARABBAS

Aramaic: Bar (son of) Abba (father)

a father's son ~~~ The Father's Son

insurrectionist ~~~ murderer

Royal Heir ~~~ murdered

 

WATCH & PRAY

W + P = LnA

Head & Heart Aligned

 

 

"In the craziness of our world, it takes tremendous effort  to find a quiet place.

It takes time to quiet your mind and heart before the Lord."

Francis Chan

 

 

Strength to Love - Martin Luther King, Jr.