S3E31: The Torture & Humiliation of the King (24 Hours that Changed the World pt. 6)

Sermon #159

We come now to the final hours of Jesus' life and it's not a particularly pleasant picture.  We have already seen how brutal the Roman scourging can be in last week's message.  This week, we look at Jesus' arduous journey over a third of a mile carrying a hundred pound crossbeam.  After the scourging and the humiliation of the soldiers, it proves to be too much physically for the man Jesus.  And so a man from another city altogether is pressed into service.  The actions of Simon of Cyrene are so pertinent to the story of Christ and these 24 hours that they have been recorded in three of the four gospels.  And as we look at this journey we have to ask ourselves, what part would I have played in the crowd, had I been there?  And what part do I play today?  So grab your Bible, turn it to Mark chapter 15, and prepare your heart and mind as we make ourselves watch the torture and humiliation of the King.

Mark 15:15b-23

Recorded at Hudson UMC on March 13, 2016 (Originally published March 25, 2016)

S.D.G.