“Then came Jesus out,wearing the crown of thorns,

and the purple robe. AndPilate said to them, “Behold the man !”

John 19:5

“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14

= Herod

Jealous and wicked

Threat to throne

Jesus born - to be a ruler

Tries to destroy him

40 days of fasting

Devil tempted him

Jesus did not yield

Tempted - yet without sin - Heb.4:15

“...aid those who are tempted.” Heb. 2:16-18

“plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him.” Matt. 26:4

Heb. 2:14,15 “through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.”

Eph. 4:8,9

Col. 2:15

“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” John 2:19

Gates of hades could not prevent Christ from building His church

Matt. 16:18

Matt. 28:1-8

“and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.” Romans 1:4 NKJV

"I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” Rev. 1:18

Obey Him....

Born again - John 3:3-5

God Protects - Rom. 8:31

Overcome temptation

No fear of second death

Will be resurrected

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

evanscoc@bellsouth.netevanscoc@bellsouth.net

www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org

Sunday Morning April 4, 2010