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Jesus Before Pilate

Posted: June 10, 2018 | 0 comments

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God planned for Jesus to die on the cross way before he even came to the earth.

In today’s lesson, we’re going to learn about a sad story involving Jesus. When Jesus came, some people didn’t like him or what he taught The religious people thought that they had it all figured out and that the Jewish law was all they needed to have a relationship with God. But, Jesus came to say that the only way to have a relationship with God was through him. He was the Messiah who had come to save the world. This made the religious leaders angry and they wanted to get rid of him. So, they had him arrested and brought before Pilate, the Roman governor. They wanted him to be sentenced to death. Pilate wasn’t Jewish so he didn’t understand the problem and he definitely didn’t think Jesus had committed a crime. But, the people insisted and eventually Pilate agreed to have Jesus killed. This is a sad story but this isn’t the end of the story. God had this whole thing planned all along. Jesus came to earth knowing that he would die for us. And, because Jesus was willing to go through all of that, we are saved!

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Key Points:

  • Jesus went to court like a regular criminal. John 18:28
  • Pilate thought Jesus was innocent. John 18:38
  • Pilate sentenced Jesus to death. John 19:7
  • The whole thing was God’s idea all along. Isaiah 53:7

Memory Verse:

Isaiah‬ ‭53:7 He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.

Talk About It
  1. What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thing you learned from it?
  2. What’s your favorite movie of all time? Why is it your favorite?
  3. Why was Jesus arrested?
  4. Why did Pilate decide to punish Jesus to death?
  5. Read Colossians 1:17-20. Identify everything this passage says about Jesus. What did Jesus come to do for us?
  6. How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?

This is part of the Life of Jesus series.

 

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