Hearing Our Mocking Voices (Matthew 27:27-44)
Summary
Looking at Matthew 27:27-44, it becomes readily apparent that Matthew wanted his readers to focus more on the mockery aimed at Jesus than the physical torture he was experiencing. And everyone mocks him: Roman soldiers, passersby, Jewish leaders, even the criminals hanging on crosses next to him! What is behind our mockery? And what need does our mockery reveal?
Sermon Notes
- Intro: Jesus’ Weakness and People’s (feigned) Strength
- The Many Faces of Mockery
- Roman Soldiers
- Passersby
- Jewish Leaders
- Criminals on crosses
- The Root of Mockery: Enmity
- James 4:1-10
- The Mockery of Mockery
- Isaiah 44:9-17
- Colossians 2:13-15
- The End of Mockery
- Colossians 2:16-19
- Romans 5:8-10