EPICFail:Acompilationofnumerousfailuresovertime.

John18:28-40ThentheJewishleaderstookJesusfromCaiaphastothepalaceoftheRomangovernor.Bynowitwasearlymorning,andtoavoidceremonialuncleannesstheydidnotenterthepalace,becausetheywantedtobeabletoeatthePassover.SoPilatecameouttothemandasked,“Whatchargesareyoubringingagainstthisman?”

John18:28-40“Ifhewerenotacriminal,”theyreplied,“wewouldnothavehandedhimovertoyou.”Pilatesaid,“Takehimyourselvesandjudgehimbyyourownlaw.”“Butwehavenorighttoexecuteanyone,”theyobjected.ThistookplacetofulfillwhatJesushadsaidaboutthekindofdeathhewasgoingtodie.

John18:28-40Pilatethenwentbackinsidethepalace,summonedJesusandaskedhim,“AreyouthekingoftheJews?”“Isthatyourownidea,”Jesusasked,“ordidotherstalktoyouaboutme?”“AmIaJew?”Pilatereplied.“Yourownpeopleandchiefpriestshandedyouovertome.Whatisityouhavedone?”

John18:28-40Jesussaid,“Mykingdomisnotofthisworld.Ifitwere,myservantswouldfighttopreventmyarrestbytheJewishleaders.Butnowmykingdomisfromanotherplace.”“Youareaking,then!”saidPilate.

John18:28-40Jesusanswered,“YousaythatIamaking.Infact,thereasonIwasbornandcameintotheworldistotestifytothetruth.Everyoneonthesideoftruthlistenstome.”“Whatistruth?”retortedPilate.

John18:28-40WiththishewentoutagaintotheJewsgatheredthereandsaid,“Ifindnobasisforachargeagainsthim.ButitisyourcustomformetoreleasetoyouoneprisoneratthetimeofthePassover.Doyouwantmetorelease‘thekingoftheJews’?”

John18:28-40Theyshoutedback,“No,nothim!GiveusBarabbas!”NowBarabbashadtakenpartinanuprising.

• EPICFail:Acompilationofnumerousfailuresovertime.

• EPICFail:Acompilationofnumerousfailuresovertime.

• Alltestsarestrivingtoansweraquestion.

• EPICFail:Acompilationofnumerousfailuresovertime.

• Alltestsarestrivingtoansweraquestion.• Sometestshavegreaterconsequences thanothers.

WhatdoI dowithJesus?

Reasonswefail...

Wefailbecauseofourability.

Reasonswefail...

Wefailbecauseofourability.Wefailbecauseofour thinking.

Reasons wefail...Jesustookcareoftheability issue.

2Corinthians5:21Godmadehimwhohadnosintobesinforus,

sothatinhimwemightbecometherighteousnessofGod.

Thinkingfails...

Jesusistrivial.

Thinkingfails...

Jesusistrivial.Jesusisirrelevant.

Thinkingfails...

Jesusistrivial.Jesusisirrelevant.Jesusisnotworththeeffort.

Thinkingfails...

Jesusistrivial.Jesusisirrelevant.Jesusisnotworththeeffort.Jesusisnotequal to orabove otherareasofourlife.

A master teacherisnevercontentwithastudent'sfailure andwillpatientlymodela

patternofsuccess fortheirstudent.

A masterteacherisnevercontentwithastudent'sfailureandwillpatientlymodela

patternofsuccessfortheirstudent.

Jesus isourmasterteacher.

Jesus Truths...

Jesusistrivial.Jesusthinks wearevaluable.

Jesus Truths...

Jesusisirrelevant.Jesusthinkswearerelevant.

Jesus Truths...

Jesusisnotworththeeffort.Jesusthinksweareworthdyingfor.

Jesus Truths...

Jesusisnotequal to oraboveotherareasofourlife.Jesusthinksthatthereisnogreaterpriority

thantobring you toHim.

WhatdoI dowithJesus?That'sourBIGtest.