We Have No King but Caesar

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: John 18:28-19:16a We Have No King But Caesar Sermon Outline for July 6, 2003 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri Intro - We Have No King But Jesus – Senator John Ashcroft at BJU in 1999 A. Pilate and the Jews, First of Four 29 So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” 31 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.” 32 This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die. B. Pilate and Jesus, First of Two 33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews ?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” 36 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.” 37 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.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” C. Pilate and the Jews, Second of Four 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 ?” 40 They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber. D. Flogging of Jesus 19 Then Pilate took Jesus And flogged him. 2 And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. 3 They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews !” and struck him with their hands. 4 Pilate went out again C’. Pilate and the Jews, Three of Four 4b A nd said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.” 5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe . Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” 6 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.” 7 The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God.” B’. Pilate and Jesus, Second of Two 8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. 9 He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 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.” A’. Pilate and the Jews, Four of Four 12 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.” 13 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 Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold your King !” 15 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.” I. The Apostasy of the Chief Priests and the Jewish Nation A. The Denial of Messiah’s Reign B. Is The Denial of the Theocracy C. And The Acceptance of Pagan Rule II. The New Perspective on Paul and the Recovery of Theocracy The re-acceptance of Messiah is the basis of theocracy and the rejection of pagan rule. III. The Other Ditch – “No King But Jesus” or “King of Kings?” Conclusion - Practical Implications of the Gospel of the Kingdom, Starting with the King’s Day Sermon Notes