A. Carried the cross (Luke 23:26; John 19:17)
B. Family connections (Mark 15:21; Romans 16:13)
C. God uses negative experiences to prepare us for something greater in His kingdom (Romans 8:28; James 1:2-3; Philippians 2:14-16)
II. The weeping women
A. “Blessed are the barren” (Luke 23:27-31; Deuteronomy 7:12-14)
B. The destruction of Jerusalem
III. Radical forgiveness
A. Their ignorance (Luke 23:32-34; Acts 3:17; 13:27; 2:37)
B. His enormous love (Romans 5:6-8; Ephesians 4:32)
IV. Man’s contempt of Christ
A. Contempt from the people (Luke 23:35a; Matthew 27:39-40)
B. Contempt from the leaders (Luke 23:35b; Matthew 27:41-43)
C. Contempt from the soldiers (Luke 23:36-37)
V. “This is the King of the Jews” (Luke 23:38) – how do we treat Him?
A. The importance of faithfulness (2 Timothy 1:8, 11-12, 15-17)
B. We must be willing to follow God and fellowship His people, whatever the cost! (Romans 12:1-2; 2 Timothy 2:16, 20-21; Ephesians 2:10)
II. The ministry of Onesiphorus
A. He “often refreshed” Paul (2 Timothy 1:16; 1 Corinthians 16:17-18; Philemon 7, 20)
B. He “was not ashamed of my chain” (2 Timothy 1:16; Ephesians 4:1; 6:19-20; Matthew 5:10-12; Acts 4:18-20; 5:28-29)
C. He “sought me out very zealously and found me” (2 Timothy 1:17; Acts 28:30-31; 2:42, 46; 5:42)
D. He ministered in “many ways” (2 Timothy 1:18; Hebrews 6:10)
A. The accusations (23:1-2; Acts 10:38; Luke 20:20-26)
B. “Are You the King of the Jews?” (23:3; John 18:33-37)
C. “I find no fault in this Man” (23:4-6)
II. Before Herod
A. Herod’s curiosity (23:7-8)
B. Jesus’ silence (23:9-10)
C. Herod’s mockery (23:11-12; Revelation 3:17-18)
III. Before Pilate (again)
A. Pilate’s plan (23:13-17)
B. The Jews’ rejection (23:18-19)
C. Jesus delivered to the will of the Jews (23:20-25; Romans 12:1-2)
A. Peter didn’t want to get too close to Jesus (Luke 22:54; John 18:15-16)
B. Peter didn’t object to sitting with His enemies though (Luke 22:55; Psalm 1:1; Ephesians 5:8-11)
C. He didn’t want to stand out in the crowd (Luke 22:56-57; 1 Peter 4:1-4)
II. The danger of the “little white lie”
A. His attempt to stay incognito (Luke 22:56-58)
B. Are you ashamed of the Lord, His church, His truth? (1 Peter 3:15)
III. One sin often leads to more sin
A. The arrest in Gethsemane (Luke 22:49-50; John 18:10-11; Luke 22:51; John 18:26-27; Luke 22:60)
B. Easier and easier to repeat sin, sometimes out of self-preservation
IV. How do we respond to our error?
A. Caught red-handed (Luke 22:60-61)
B. The omnipresence of God (Hebrews 4:13)
C. Godly sorrow (Luke 22:62; 1 John 1:9)
A. Encouraged among His disciples (Luke 22:40; 11:4; 22:33-34; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13)
B. Demonstrated in His own prayer (Luke 22:41; Mark 14:35; Matthew 26:39; Luke 18:9-14)
II. Submission to the Father’s will
A. “The cup” (Luke 22:42, 44; John 12:27)
B. Total submission (Hebrews 5:7-9; Philippians 2:5-8)
III. Strength
A. Ministering angels (Luke 22:43; Matthew 4:11; Psalm 69:20; Luke 2:8-14)
B. We must help our Christian family (Luke 22:44; Galatians 6:2; James 2:15-16)
A. Scriptural examples (Mark 5)
B. Developed through study and application of the Word (Romans 10:17)
C. Faith is foundational (Hebrews 11:6; 2 Peter 1:5-8)
II. Prevailing power
A. Scriptural examples (Jabez, Solomon, Nehemiah, Daniel, Ezra)
B. We should pray as we work, we should pray as we prepare to work, and we should pray for others who do the work as well (1 Thessalonians 5:17; Ephesians 6:10-20)
C. The example of Elijah (James 5:17-18)
III. Passionate zeal
A. “To boil with heat” (Romans 12:10-11)
B. Zeal and preparedness (Titus 2:13-14; 3:1; Ephesians 2:10)
C. Zeal in spreading the gospel (Mark 16:15-16; 2 Timothy 2:2)
IV. Personal love
A. If there is no love in our work, it is all done in vain (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)
B. Love for God (Matthew 22:37-38; John 14:15)
C. Love for others (Matthew 22:39; Romans 13:10; Ephesians 4:15)
D. Love for self (Matthew 22:39; 1 Timothy 4:16)
V. Persistent effort
A. Perseverance pays off (Galatians 6:9-10)
B. The example of Paul (Philippians 3:13-14)
A. The former life of sin (Acts 8:1,3; 9:1-2; 1 Timothy 1:13)
B. The obligation to warn (Mark 16:15; Ezekiel 3:17-21)
C. Paul understood his obligation (Romans 3:23; 6:23; 10:14-17)
II. “I am ready to preach the gospel” (Romans 1:15)
A. Anytime, anywhere (Acts 16:25-34)
B. Rejection is inevitable (Acts 24:24-25; 26:27-29)
C. We must not let rejection deter us from teaching (Galatians 6:9)
III. “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ” (Romans 1:16)
A. The gospel—not the teacher—is “the power of God to salvation” (Romans 1:16)
B. Christians who are ashamed are of no value to the Lord (Mark 8:38)
C. We can be confident in our eternal life (2 Timothy 4:6-8)
A. The dangers of these attitudes (Luke 20:45-46; Matthew 6:1,5,16; 1 Timothy 2:9-10; 3:2-6; Luke 14:7-11)
B. Evil attitudes lead to evil actions (Luke 20:47; 18:11-12)
II. The sacrificial widow
A. God’s people are supposed to take care of widows (Luke 21:1-4; Exodus 22:22; Deuteronomy 24:19-21; 27:19; James 1:27; 1 Timothy 5:3-6)
B. She was selfless in her sacrifice (Luke 21:3-4; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, 12; Galatians 6:10)
But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. (Acts 8:12)
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