Worship the King Part 5 Becoming Like Him in His Death Matthew 27:27-44 Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. "Hail, king of the Jews!" they said. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. They came to a place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull). Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) "You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!" Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) "He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! He's the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.' " Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him. Tortured by the soldiers Jesus was nothing more than a game piece. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. "Hail, king of the Jews!" they said. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. Humiliated by the journey Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. They came to a place called Golgotha (which means The Place of the Skull). Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) Above his head they placed the written charge against him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Matthew 27:27-44 (NIV) Two robbers were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, Ridiculed By the crowd Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple Ridiculed By the crowd and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!" Ridiculed By the crowd Jesus is tempted to use His use his special relationship with God in order to escape physical suffering. Ridiculed By the religious leaders In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. "He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! He's the King of Israel! Ridiculed By the religious leaders Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, 'I am the Son of God.' " Ridiculed By the robbers In the same way the robbers who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him. Philippians 3:10 I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death Bottom Line: In becoming like Jesus in his sufferings, we also experience the power of his resurrection in our lives. Bottom Line: The Bible gives us an alternative embrace suffering in the shadow of the cross! The cross is our model for service. Bottom Line: The cross is the standard.