Mike Schmid - April 6, 2022
Doing the Right Thing (Pontius Pilate)
Pontius Pilate, a witness to Christ, consented to order Jesus’ execution. Pilate may wash his hands and proclaim his own innocence in the death of Jesus, but Pilate is guilty. While it may be an uncomfortable thought, Pilate’s failures make us examine our own complicity in the evil of others. How have we deceived ourselves in proclaiming innocence? How have we been pressured into allowing evil to occur? Thanks be to God that our journey to the cross shows us Jesus’ forgiveness.
From Series: "Witnesses to Christ"
John tells us why he wrote his Gospel: “Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:30–31). When we believe that Jesus is the Christ, God gives us life—abundant life, forgiven life, and eternal life. This Lent in our Midweek Worship series we will hear the witness of those in John’s Gospel who journeyed to the cross. Please join us for worship as we hear the witness of these people in John’s Gospel: