Message: John18:28-40 “Lessons from the Land: Jerusalem” We all have to make choices. Pontius Pilate did not believe Jesus deserved death, but he chose what was easiest to appease the crowd. Jesus would have liked to avoid a painful death, but he chose to follow God’s path to the cross knowing that it would ultimately bring about the redemption and joy of the world. These two choices are ever before each one of us.