two men … two trials mark 14-53-72 - march 16, 2014

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Mark 14:53-72

Two Men … Two Trials … One Very Pointed Takeaway! The Trial of Jesus (vv. 53-65) The Trial of Peter (vv. 66-72)

The Trial of Jesus (vv. 53-65)

Mark 14:53 And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.

The Two Trials of Jesus

Stage #1

Stage #2

Stage #3

Religious Court (Jewish)

Civil Court (Roman)

Preliminary hearing before

Annas

1st Appearance before Pilate

1st appearance before Sanhedrin

2nd appearance before Sanhedrin;

Death sentence confirmed

2nd appearance before Pilate;

Handed over to be crucified

Appearance before Herod


Mark 15:1 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.


Stage #1

Stage #2

Stage #3


Civil Court (Roman)


Annas









Mark 14:54 And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire.


Mark 14:55-56 Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking the truth about Jesus???????


Mark 14:55-56 Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree.


Mark 14:57-59 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’” Yet even about this their testimony did not agree.


John 2:19-21 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his body.


Mark 14:57-59 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’” Yet even about this their testimony did not agree.


Mark 14:60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”


Mark 14:61 But he remained silent and made no answer.


Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.


Mark 14:61 But he remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”


Mark 14:62 And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”


Mark 14:63-65 And the high priest tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? You have heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they all condemned him as deserving death. And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him with blows.


Stage #1

Stage #2

Stage #3


Civil Court (Roman)


Annas








The Trial of Peter (vv. 67-72)

Mark 14:30 And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”


Mark 14:66-67 And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.”


Mark 14:68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed.


Mark 14:69-70 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.”


Mark 14:71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.”


“May I be cursed by God as I swear before Him that what I am saying is absolutely true! I do not know this man of whom you speak!”

Peter


Mark 14:72 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.

Luke 22:61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter.

Today’s Takeaway The first man … Jesus!

Before dozens of his enemies, the power brokers of his day, Jesus

stood courageously in the face of the gravest case of injustice the

world has ever seen!

Some of the illegalities of Jesus’ trial

- Conducted trial at night (no capital trial was to take place at night) - Jesus’ arrest came as result of a bribe - Jesus was asked to incriminate himself - Jesus sentenced the same night he was convicted; Jewish law demanded a day pass between verdict and sentencing


Who were his judges?

--- Annas and Caiaphas … both hypocrites and greedy for power --- Pilate … pagan, superstitious and self- seeking --- Herod … immoral, murderous with a lust for fame


Here was Jesus the God-Man as God the Son, the Creator of all, allowing himself to be tried by men such as these! In several

illegal gatherings claiming to be in pursuit of justice! How humiliating!

YET HE FACED IT ALL WITH A CALMNESS OF SPIRIT THAT IS

UNBELIEVABLE!

Today’s Takeaways The first man … Jesus!

Here was Jesus the God-Man as God the Son, the Creator of all, allowing himself to be tried by men such as these! In several

illegal gatherings claiming to be in pursuit of justice! How humiliating!

YET HE FACED IT ALL WITH A CALMNESS OF SPIRIT THAT IS

UNBELIEVABLE!


1 Peter 2:23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.


Takeaway #1a When you are ridiculed for your faith, follow Jesus’ example and place your faith in the true Judge who sees your suffering and will one day right every wrong!


John 15:18-19 If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.


2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted . . .


Matthew 5:11-12 Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.


WE MUST REALIZE THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO FOLLOW JESUS!


This may work in much of life. . .but it does not

apply when it comes to our faith journey!

Takeaway #1a When you are ridiculed for your faith in Jesus Christ, follow Jesus’ example and place your faith in the true Judge who sees your suffering and will one day right every wrong! So rejoice and be glad … for great is your reward in heaven!


Mark 14:52 And Peter had followed him at a distance . . .

Peter was trying to be “safe” as he followed Jesus!

Today’s Takeaway The second man … Peter!

Takeaway #2 Are you seeking to follow Jesus … but follow him at a distance? OR do those around you, your neighbors, classmates, co-workers, family members, friends, know who you are following … not because you are being a pest but because they know where your allegiance lies?

Today’s Takeaway The second man … Peter!

two men … two trials mark 14-53-72 - march 16, 2014

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