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Lesson 13 Mark 14:53-72 Jesus Trials and Peter's Denials June 3, 2020 Part 2 - Lesson 13 Mark 14:53-72 Jesus Trials and Peter’s Denials June 3, 2020 Reopening FAQ’s (What to expect at this Sunday’s Central Outdoor Worship) • Dress: Central’s Outdoor Worship is to be a comfortable environment. Bring sunglasses, hats, umbrellas, sunscreen as we will be in the sun. No water fountains will be available so bring water to keep hydrated. • Seating: Every one of us is asked to bring our own chairs. If you have younger children, you might consider bringing a blanket on which to seat your entire family. A very few chairs will be available if you can’t bring any. • Atmosphere: While this gathering is outside, it still is a time of worship to God. For the time of worship (10 – 11 AM) parents are asked to keep your children right with you. We plan to include all the elements of worship: praying, communing, preaching, Bible reading, giving and SINGING. (One of the main reasons we are choosing to meet outside is so that we can freely sing without so much concern. (FYI – The sermon series we begin Sunday is called, “This Song on Repeat”. The Sermon text is Psalm 3:1-8, and the lesson is title, “Whenever I Feel Afraid”. • Interaction: There is ample room (10,000 square feet) set aside for our worship service. This will give ample room for all of us to worship together while keeping appropriate social distance from other people. The elders ask for everyone to cooperate with their request that there be NO HUGGING OR HAND SHAKING at this gathering. Feel free to wear or not wear a mask. You will be treated with respect and love regardless but please respectfully keep your distance from others. • Other details: Bathrooms will be available from 9:40 – 11:15 AM only in the auditorium foyer. No other sections of any of our building will be open. If you have keys, you are asked not to open any doors. Everywhere any of us go in our buildings requires extensive (and expensive) cleaning. We are trying to limit the areas we have to repeatedly clean. Watch for videos you are sent during the week showing you a bird’s eye view of every aspect of our outdoor worship this Sunday. • What you can do between now and Sunday: Talk with any Central people who you think might not get this information and share this data with them. PRAY FOR GOOD WEATHER! • Thanks and see you Sunday! “All My Trials Lord” • Trial or test? – A trial is the act or process of testing, a putting to proof by examination, experiment, evidence, etc.," • Trials or trouble? – “Hush little baby, don't you cry. You know your mama was born to die. All my trials, Lord, soon be over.” (Song “All My Trials Lord - pre-Civil War era American Southern gospel song) • Trial or temptation? - “Peirasmos” (James 1:2) is rare in secular Greek, but common in biblical Greek because the testing of faith is such an important part of spiritual life. o The verb form means "to put someone to the test," regardless of whether the results of the testing are positive or negative. Every trial that comes into our lives becomes a test of our faith. o We either pass or fail. ▪ To fail the test by wrongly responding to it allows it to become a temptation. If it ends up leading us to stumble, it has proven to be successful tempting us. ▪ If it ends up in victory, it has proven to be successful in strengthening us. ▪ How we respond to the trials in your life will reveal whether we really believe God and are genuinely saved, and it will also reveal how strong our faith really is. ▪ Hebrews 4:15 “We do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted ("pepeirasmenon”= one having been tried) in every way, just as we are—yet He did not sin.” Jesus on Trial, But Not Only Jesus Mark 14:53-72 “They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes convened. 54 Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the high priest's courtyard. He was sitting with the temple police, warming himself by the fire. 55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none. 56 For many were giving false testimony against Him, but the testimonies did not agree. 57 Some stood up and were giving false testimony against Him, stating, 58 "We heard Him say, `I will demolish this sanctuary made by [human] hands, and in three days I will build another not made by hands. 59 Yet their testimony did not agree even on this. 60 Then the high priest stood up before them all and questioned Jesus, "Don't You have an answer to what these men are testifying against You?" 61 But He kept silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?" 62 “I AM," said Jesus, "and all of you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven." 63 Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "Why do we still need witnesses? 64 You have heard the blasphemy! What is your decision?" And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death. 65 Then some began to spit on Him, to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, saying, "Prophesy!" Even the temple police took Him and slapped Him. 66 While Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the high priest's servants came. 67 When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus." 68 But he denied it: I don't know or understand what you're talking about! 69 Then when the servant saw him again, she began to tell those standing nearby, "This man is one of them!" 70 But again he denied it. After a little while those standing there said to Peter again, "You certainly are one of them, since you're also a Galilean!" 71 Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, "I don't know this man you're talking about!” 72 Immediately a rooster crowed a second time, and Peter remembered when Jesus had spoken the word to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times." When he thought about it, he began to weep.” • There are two trials for Jesus, each trial containing three parts 1) The Jewish section of His trial 2) The Romans section of His trial a) The trial before Annas a) The first trial before Pilate b) The trial before Caiaphas and some of the b) The trial before Herod Sanhedrin c) The second trial before Pilate c) The trial before the entire Sanhedrin Timeline of the 6 Trials of Jesus Christ (2 trials 3 parts each) Event Time Matthew Mark Luke John Verdict/Outcome Trial before 2:00 AM John 18:13 -23 Ok to proceed Annas, the ex- with Jesus’ trial high priest of the Jews. Trial before 3:30 AM Matthew 26:56-68 Mark 14:53- John 18:24 Charge of Caiaphas, current 65 blasphemy- high priest of the sentenced to Jews, and some death members of the (Illegal trial) Sanhedrin Trial before the 6:00 AM Mark 15:1 Luke 22:66 -71 Death sentence Sanhedrin (Jewish made legal ruling authorities) The first trial 6:30 AM Matthew 27:1-2 Mark 15:2 -5 Luke 23:1 -7 John 18:28 -38 Not guilty before Pilate, Governor of Matthew 27:11-14 Judaea, at his official residence Trial before 7:00 AM Luke 23:8 -12 Not guilty Herod Antipas, Governor of Galilee Second trial 7:30 AM Matthew 27:15-26 Mark 15:6 -15 Luke 23:13 -25 John 18:39- Not guilty – turned before Pilate 19:16 over to the Jews for Roman Crucifixion • Jesus’ Trial (2nd) o Only John’s Gospel informs us that Jesus was held at the house of Annas (the former high priest) while the Sanhedrin were called for their initial late-night illegal meeting. (The first trial). o John 18:12-14 “ Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound Him 13 and brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. 14 Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.” ▪ From the moment of Jesus’ arrest, as planned by Judas, Jesus’ hands and possibly arms are bound. ▪ The law stipulated that the counsel was supposed to meet only in daylight hours. ▪ The same threefold alliance (and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes) appears before the high priest, trying to establish a charge against Jesus. ▪ But they are unable to get their numerous false witnesses to agree. ▪ One charge they try to make stick goes all the way back to the first year of Jesus' ministry. ⎯ During the first temple expulsion in John 2:19, Jesus spoke of destroying the temple and rebuilding it in three days. → John 2:18-22 “The Jews then responded to Him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?” 19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” 20 They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21 But the temple He had spoken of was his body.
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