Memory Verse – Proverbs 30:5 – “Every word of God proves true; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.”
Midweek Message – 2.25.26 – “Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Wouldn’t Decide” – We pray that God touches your heart as you watch the video.
Pilate feared man more than he feared God. Pilate asked Jesus “what is truth?” Absolute truth is found in Jesus, and the source of absolute truth is the Bible. Pastor asks, have you aligned your life in truth? Do you reject, accept most, or surrender all?
SERMON NOTES:
“Pontius Pilate” John 18:28–19:16
Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters.[a] 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. So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
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?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. 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.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him. 39 But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.[b]
Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.” So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him.” The Jews[c] answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God.” When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. 9 He entered his headquarter again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?”11 Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from
above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.”
From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic[d] Gabbatha. Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour.[e] He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus.
Revelation 19:11-13
Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it iscalled Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a
robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.
Matthew 12:30 “Whoever is not with Me is against Me…”
Proverbs 29:25 “The fear of man lays a snare…”
God’s Word Is Truth
• John 17:17 – “Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.”
• Psalm 119:160 – “The sum of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous rules endures forever.”
• Psalm 119:142 – “Your righteousness is righteous forever, and Your law is truth.”
• Daniel 10:21 – “But I will tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth…”
All Scripture Is God-Breathed
• 2 Timothy 3:16–17 – “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness…”
• 2 Peter 1:20–21 – “No prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation… men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
• Hebrews 1:1–2 – “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets…”
God’s Word Cannot Fail
• Isaiah 40:8 – “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”
• Matthew 24:35 – “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.”
• Numbers 23:19 – “God is not a man, that He should lie…”
• Titus 1:2 – “God, who never lies…”
Scripture Is Pure and Proven
• Proverbs 30:5 – “Every word of God proves true; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.”
• Psalm 12:6 – “The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace…”
• Psalm 19:7–9 – “The law of the Lord is perfect… the testimony of the Lord is sure… the rules of the Lord are true…”
The Word of God Is Living and Active
• Hebrews 4:12 – “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword…”
• 1 Peter 1:23–25 – “…through the living and abiding word of God… the word of the Lord remains forever.”
We invite you to join us each Wednesday at 11:30 AM for Midweek@Minnewashta Chapel Service – A PLACE TO BELONG – Favorite hymns are sung, Prayers & Praises for the people are shared, and Pastor Grant Hill delivers a short message. Communion is served the first Wednesday of each month.
During this Holy Season of Lent. Pastor is taking us through a series of some of the people who encountered Jesus during His final week.
3/4/26 – “Judas: The Slow Drifter” – Matthew 26:14-16, 47-50
Next Meal & Movie on March 4 & 11 – Testament The Story of Moses: Parts 1 & 2 The Prophet This illuminating docudrama series chronicles Moses’ remarkable life as a prince, prophet and more, with insights from theologians and historians. Forced to leave behind his life as a prince in Egypt, Moses finds refuge in Midian. A mysterious encounter compels him to take on a divine mission
Pick up the MARCH PRAYER CALENDAR … it will be available at church on March 4. It was also sent out to Friends/Family as an attachment along with the Announcements.
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March – Bountiful Basket
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