Easter | Behold Your King
Who appears to be stronger? Jesus or Caesar? Who would you follow? Who would you bet on? In this moment, Caesar looks strong and Jesus looks weak. But through this weakness, Jesus will conquer the world. Caesar ruled by conquering lands and subjugating people. Jesus ruled by conquering sin, death, and the grave and freeing people. This King bore the full weight of God’s anger and judgment towards the evil of the world. Then He rose again to new life, and was presented before the Ancient of Days, given dominion, kingdom, that all peoples, languages, and nations should serve him… No one is worshiping Caesar today. But billions bow the knee to Jesus. Behold your King!
What do the religious leaders and Pilate have in common in this story? How is Mary different?
Why do both the religious leaders and the secular politicians reject Jesus?
What does Mary receive from Jesus?
For you, what is it about the resurrection of Jesus that is most worth announcing?
April 17, 2022 - Steve Hart