Category: John 18
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Have you asked the most important question?
John 18:33-34 “So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ Jesus answered, ‘Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?’” What do you know about Jesus? Whatever that is, how do you know it? In the verses…
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His Word is not Bound!
John 18:12 “So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jewsarrested Jesus and bound Him.” 2 Timothy 2:8-9 “Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!” The history of…
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Fight or Flight?
John 18:10-11 “Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)So Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?’” John 18:26-27 “One of the servants of the high priest,…
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Tests of Friendship
John 18:17 “The servant girl at the door said to Peter, ‘You also are not one of this man’s disciples, are you?’ He said, ‘I am not.’“ True friendship has its tests. One of those is how we act towards our “friends” when we’re around others who don’t like our friends. Our allegiances can be…
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Hating the Truth
John 18:35 “Pilate answered, “Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” In the line of questioning above, Pilate was indeed perplexed. Here was One standing before him who claimed to be the King of the Jews, yet the very ones He was supposedly ruling over…
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Inside Out
John 18:28 “Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.” James 4:8 “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands,…
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Cursed Indifference!
John 18:18 “Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.” Indifference: sometimes it’s an ok thing, but sometimes it’s not. In the account above, Jesus is headed to the cross. It’s at His first…
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Are you “of the truth”?
John 18:37 “For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” Are you interested in what Jesus had to say? Do you read His words? Do you have ears to hear His message? If you do, there…
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Of Roosters and Men
John 18:25-27 “Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, ’You also are not one of his disciples, are you?’ He denied it and said, ’I am not.’ One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, ’Did I not see…
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