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Series B – Passion Sunday – Sunday, March 29, 2015 | Pr. Chris Rosebrough

Welcome to the Teaching Ministry of Kongsvinger Lutheran Church. Kongsvinger is a beacon for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is located on the plains of Northwestern Minnesota. We proclaim Christ and Him crucified for our sins and salvation by grace through faith alone, and now, here’s a message from Pastor Chris Rosebrough:

Time Stamp	Transcript
0:27	The holy Gospel According
0:30	to Saint Mark Chapter 14 verse 1 through
0:33	chapter 15 verse 47.
0:36	now the Passover and the Feast of
0:39	unleavened bread were only two days away
0:41	and the chief priests and the teachers
0:43	of the law were looking for some Sly way
0:45	to arrest Jesus and kill him
0:48	but not during the feast they said or
0:50	the people may riot
0:52	while he was in Bethany reclining at the
0:54	table in the home of a man known as
0:56	Simon the leper a woman came with an
0:59	alabaster jar a very expensive perfume
1:02	made of pure nard
1:03	she broke the jar and poured the perfume
1:06	on his head some of those present were
1:08	saying indignantly to one another why
1:10	this waste of perfume it could have been
1:13	sold for more than a Year’s wages and
1:14	the money given to the poor and they
1:17	rebuked her harshly
1:18	leave her alone said Jesus why are you
1:22	bothering her she has done a beautiful
1:24	thing to me the poor you will always
1:26	have with you and you can help them at
1:28	any time you want
1:30	but you will not always have me
1:32	she did what she could she poured
1:34	perfume on my body beforehand to prepare
1:36	for my burial I tell you the truth
1:39	wherever the gospel is preached
1:40	throughout the world what she has done
1:43	will also be told in memory of her
1:45	then Judas Iscariot one of the twelve
1:48	went to the chief priest to betray Jesus
1:50	to them they were delighted to hear this
1:53	and promise to give him money
1:55	so he watched for an opportunity to hand
1:58	him over
1:59	on the first day of the Feast of
2:01	unleavened bread when it was customary
2:03	to sacrifice the Passover Lamb Jesus’s
2:07	disciples asked him where do you want us
2:09	to go and make preparations for you to
2:11	eat the Passover
2:13	so he sent two of his disciples telling
2:15	them go into the City and A man carrying
2:17	a jar of water will meet you follow him
2:19	say to the owner of the house he enters
2:21	the teacher asks where is my guest room
2:24	where I may eat the Passover with my
2:26	disciples he will show you a large upper
2:29	room furnished and ready make
2:31	preparations for us there the disciples
2:34	left went into the City and found things
2:36	just as Jesus had told them so they
2:39	prepared the Passover
2:41	when the evening came Jesus arrived with
2:43	the twelve and while they were reclining
2:45	at the table eating he said I tell you
2:48	the truth one of you will betray me one
2:50	who is eating with me
2:52	they were saddened and one by one they
2:55	said to him surely not I
2:57	it is one of the twelve he replied one
3:00	who dips bread into the bowl with me the
3:02	son of man will go just as it is written
3:05	about him but woe to that man who
3:08	betrays the son of man
3:10	it would be better for him if he had not
3:12	been born
3:13	while they were eating Jesus Took bread
3:16	gave thanks and broke it and gave it to
3:19	his disciples saying take it this is my
3:22	body then he took the cup gave thanks
3:25	and offered it to them and they all
3:27	drank from it this is my blood of the
3:29	Covenant which is poured out for many he
3:31	said to them I tell you the truth I will
3:33	not drink again from the fruit of the
3:34	vine until that day when I drink it Anew
3:36	in the kingdom of God when they had sung
3:39	A Hymn they went out to the Mount of
3:41	Olives
3:42	you will All Fall Away Jesus told them
3:44	for it is written I will strike the
3:46	shepherd and the Sheep will be scattered
3:48	but after I have risen I will go ahead
3:50	of you into Galilee Peter declared even
3:53	if all fall away I will not
3:56	I tell you the truth Jesus answered
3:58	today yes tonight before the rooster
4:00	crows twice you yourself will disown me
4:02	three times
4:03	but Peter insisted emphatically even if
4:06	I have to die with you I will never
4:08	disown you and all the others said the
4:11	same
4:12	they went to a place called Gethsemane
4:14	and Jesus said to his disciples sit here
4:16	while I pray he took Peter James and
4:19	John along with him and he began to be
4:21	deeply distressed and troubled
4:24	soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the
4:26	point of death he said to them stay here
4:29	and keep watch
4:30	going a little farther he fell to the
4:32	ground and prayed that if possible the
4:34	hour might pass from him
4:36	Abba Father he said everything is
4:39	possible for you take this cup from me
4:42	yet not what I will but what you will
4:47	then he returned to his disciples and
4:48	found them sleeping Simon he said he
4:51	said to Peter are you asleep could you
4:53	not keep watch for one hour Watch and
4:56	Pray so that you will not fall into
4:58	temptation the spirit is willing but the
5:01	body is weak once more he went away and
5:03	prayed the same thing and when he came
5:06	back he again found them sleeping
5:07	because their eyes were heavy they did
5:09	not know what to say to him returning
5:11	the third time he said to them
5:13	are you still sleeping and resting
5:15	enough the hour has come look the son of
5:18	man is betrayed into the hands of
5:20	sinners rise let us go here comes my
5:23	betrayer just as he was speaking Judas
5:26	one of the twelve appeared with him was
5:28	a crowd armed with swords and clubs sent
5:31	from the chief priests and the teachers
5:33	of the law and the elders now the
5:35	betrayer had arranged a signal with them
5:38	the one I kiss is the man arrest him and
5:42	lead him away under guard going at once
5:45	to Jesus Judas said Rabbi and kissed him
5:50	the man sees Jesus and arrested him then
5:53	one of those standing near drew his
5:54	sword and struck the servant of the high
5:56	priest cutting off his ear
5:58	am I leading a rebellion said Jesus that
6:00	you have come out with swords and clubs
6:03	to capture me every day I was with you
6:05	teaching in the temple courts and you
6:07	did not arrest me
6:08	but the scriptures must be fulfilled
6:10	then everyone deserted him and fled a
6:14	young man wearing nothing but a linen
6:15	garment was following Jesus When They
6:17	seized him he fled naked leaving His
6:20	Garment behind
6:21	they took Jesus to the high priest and
6:23	all the chief priests elders and the
6:24	teachers of the law came together Peter
6:26	followed him at a distance right into
6:28	the courtyard of the high priest there
6:30	he sat with the guards and warmed
6:32	himself at the fire the chief priests in
6:35	the whole Sanhedrin were looking for
6:37	evidence against Jesus so that they
6:38	could put him to death but they did not
6:40	find any many testified falsely against
6:43	him but their statements did not agree
6:45	then some stood up and gave this false
6:48	testimony against him we heard him say
6:51	I’ll destroy this man-made Temple and in
6:53	three days build another not made by man
6:56	yet even their testimony did not agree
6:59	then the high priest stood up before
7:01	them and asked Jesus are you not going
7:04	to answer what is this testimony that
7:06	these men are bringing against you
7:08	but Jesus remained silent and gave no
7:10	answer again the high priest asked him
7:13	are you the Christ the son of the
7:15	blessed one
7:17	I am said Jesus and you will see the son
7:21	of man sitting at the right hand of the
7:23	mighty one and coming on the Clouds Of
7:24	Heaven the high priest tore his clothes
7:27	why do we need any more witnesses he
7:29	asked you have heard the blasphemy what
7:32	do you think they all condemned him as
7:34	worthy of death and then some begin to
7:37	spit at him they blindfolded him struck
7:39	him with their fists and said prophesy
7:42	and the guards took him and beat him
7:44	while Peter was below in the courtyard
7:46	one of the servant girls of the high
7:48	priest came by
7:49	when she saw Peter warming himself she
7:51	looked closely at him
7:53	you also were with the Nazarene Jesus
7:57	she said but he denied it I don’t I
8:00	don’t know or understand what you’re
8:01	talking about he said and went out into
8:04	the entryway
8:05	when the servant girl saw him there she
8:07	said again to those standing around this
8:10	fellow is one of them and again he
8:12	denied it after a little while those
8:13	standing near Peter said to Peter surely
8:16	you are one of them for you’re a
8:18	Galilean he began to call down curses on
8:21	himself and he swore to them I don’t
8:23	know this man you’re talking about
8:25	immediately the rooster crowed the
8:27	second time and then Peter remembered
8:29	the word Jesus had spoken to him before
8:31	the rooster crows twice you will disown
8:34	me three times and he broke down and he
8:36	wept
8:38	very early in the morning the chief
8:39	priests and the elders and the teachers
8:41	of the law and the whole Sanhedrin
8:42	reached a decision they bound Jesus led
8:46	him away hen him over to Pilate
8:49	are you the king of the Jews ask pilate
8:52	yes it is as you say Jesus replied
8:56	the chief priest accused him of many
8:58	things so again pilate asked him aren’t
9:01	you going to answer see how many things
9:03	they’re accusing you of
9:04	but Jesus still made no reply
9:07	pilate was amazed that was the custom at
9:10	the feast to release a prisoner whom the
9:13	people requested a man called Barabbas
9:15	was in prison with the insurrectionist
9:17	who had committed murder in the uprising
9:19	the crowd came up and asked pilate to do
9:21	for them what he usually did
9:23	do you want me to release to you the
9:25	king of the Jews asked pilate knowing it
9:27	was out of envy that the chief priest
9:29	had handed Jesus over to him but the
9:31	chief priest stirred up the crowd to
9:33	have pilate release Barabbas instead
9:35	well what shall I do then with the one
9:38	you call the king of the Jews pilate
9:40	asks them
9:41	crucify him they shouted
9:45	why
9:46	what crime has he committed asked Pilate
9:49	but they shouted louder
9:51	crucify him
9:55	wanting to satisfy the crowd
9:57	pilate released Barabbas to them
10:00	he had Jesus flogged and handed him over
10:02	to be crucified
10:04	the soldiers LED Jesus away into the
10:06	palace that is the praetorium and called
10:09	together the whole company of soldiers
10:11	they put a purple robe on him they
10:14	Twisted together a crown of thorns and
10:16	set it on him and they began to call out
10:19	to him hail King of the Jews and again
10:23	and again they struck him on the head
10:25	with a staff
10:27	and spit on him
10:30	falling on their knees they paid homage
10:32	to him and when they had mocked him they
10:34	took off the purple robe and put his own
10:37	clothes on him and then they led him out
10:39	to crucify him
10:42	a certain man from Cyrene Simon the
10:44	father of Alexander and Rufus was
10:46	passing by on his way in from the
10:48	country and they forced him to carry the
10:50	cross they brought Jesus to the place
10:53	called Golgotha which is the place of
10:55	the skull
10:56	they offered him wine mixed with myrrh
10:58	but he did not take it they crucified
11:00	him dividing up his clothes yet they
11:03	cast lots to see what each would get
11:06	it was the third hour When They
11:07	Crucified him the written notice of the
11:10	charge against him read the king of the
11:11	Jews
11:12	They Crucified two Robbers with him one
11:15	on his right one on his left those who
11:18	passed by hurled insults at him shaking
11:20	their heads and saying so you who are
11:22	going to destroy the temple and build it
11:24	again in three days come down from the
11:26	cross and save yourself
11:28	in the same way the chief priests and
11:31	the teachers of the law mocked him among
11:33	themselves he saved others they said but
11:36	he can’t save himself let the Christ
11:39	this king of Israel come down now from
11:41	the cross that we may see and believe
11:43	those crucified with him also heaped
11:45	insults on him
11:47	at the sixth hour
11:49	Darkness came over the whole land until
11:52	the ninth hour
11:53	and at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in
11:55	a loud voice
12:00	which means my God
12:02	my God why have you forsaken me
12:06	when some of those listening
12:08	standing near heard his heard this they
12:11	said listen he’s calling Elijah
12:13	one man ran filled a sponge with wine
12:15	vinegar put it on a stick and offered it
12:17	to Jesus to drink now leave him alone
12:19	let’s see if Elijah comes to take him
12:21	down
12:23	and with a loud cry Jesus breathed his
12:26	last the curtain of the temple was torn
12:29	in two from top to bottom and when the
12:31	Centurion who stood there in front of
12:33	Jesus heard his cry and saw how he died
12:36	he said surely this man was the son of
12:39	God
12:40	some women
12:41	were watching from a distance among them
12:43	were Mary Magdalene married the mother
12:45	of James the younger and Joseph and
12:47	Salome in Galilee these women had
12:50	followed him and cared for his needs
12:52	many other women who had come up with
12:54	him to Jerusalem were also there
12:56	it was a preparation day that is the day
12:58	before the Sabbath so as evening
13:00	approached Joseph of Arimathea a
13:02	prominent member of the council who was
13:04	himself waiting for the kingdom of God
13:06	went boldly to pilate and asked for
13:07	Jesus’s body pilate was surprised to
13:10	hear that he had already died summoning
13:12	the Centurion he asked him if Jesus had
13:14	already died and when he learned from
13:16	the Centurion that it was so he gave the
13:19	body to Joseph so Joseph bought some
13:22	linen cloth took down the body wrapped
13:24	it in the linen and placed it in a tomb
13:26	cut out of rock then he rolled the stone
13:29	against the entrance of the Tomb Mary
13:31	Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph
13:34	saw where he was laid
13:37	in the name of Jesus
13:40	our text for this morning’s sermon is a
13:43	portion of the Gospel that we read
13:47	chapter 15 verse 1. very early in the
13:51	morning the chief priests and the elders
13:52	and the teachers of the law and the
13:53	whole Sanhedrin reached a decision they
13:55	bound Jesus led him away and handed him
13:57	over to Pilate
13:59	are you the king of the Jews ask pilate
14:01	yes it is as you say Jesus replied
14:05	Chief priest accused him of many things
14:07	so again pilate asked him aren’t you
14:09	going to answer see how many things they
14:11	are accusing you of
14:14	Jesus still made no reply
14:17	and pilate was amazed
14:19	that was the custom of the feast to
14:20	release a prisoner whom the people
14:22	requested a man called Barabbas
14:27	was imprisoned within the
14:29	insurrectionists who had committed
14:30	murder in the uprising little side note
14:32	here
14:34	Barabbas bar means son of ABBA
14:38	father
14:40	ironically Barabbas name is the son of
14:43	the father
14:45	what an interesting twist
14:52	the crowd came up
14:54	and asked pilate to do for them what he
14:57	usually did do you want me to release to
14:58	you the king of the Jews asked pilate
15:00	knowing that it was out of envy that the
15:02	chief priest had handed Jesus over to
15:03	him but the chief priest stirred up the
15:05	crowd to have pilate release the son of
15:08	the father instead
15:11	well what shall I do then with the one
15:13	you call the king of the Jews pilate
15:15	asked them
15:16	crucify him they shouted why what crime
15:20	has he committed ask Pilate but they
15:23	shouted all the louder
15:25	crucify him
15:29	I’ve heard many
15:31	sermons where pastors have this
15:35	amazingly bad ability to read us into
15:39	the biblical text
15:41	for instance
15:42	have many of you have heard sermons
15:44	about daring to be a Daniel and yet
15:46	you’re not a Daniel or how about slay
15:49	your personal goliaths like David or how
15:52	about becoming a mighty warrior
15:54	like Gideon
15:56	and yet each of us when we look at our
15:58	lives
16:00	we’re not nearly as daring as Daniel
16:02	we’re really lame at slaying our
16:04	goliaths and Mighty Warriors that we are
16:07	not
16:08	so it seems odd to read ourselves into
16:10	these stories as if we’re Daniel Goliath
16:12	I mean not the Luke Goliath but David or
16:15	Gideon it doesn’t fit
16:17	now I would argue though
16:19	the text that I just read
16:22	scripture screams at us
16:26	demands that we read ourselves into this
16:28	text let me explain if you have your
16:31	Bible flip over to Acts chapter 3. I
16:33	want to read a few verses to you
16:38	the day of Pentecost has already come
16:42	so we’re more than a month probably two
16:45	months out from Jesus’s death and
16:48	resurrection and here’s what Luke writes
16:51	for us in Acts chapter three one day
16:53	Peter and John were going up to the
16:54	temple at the time of prayer at three in
16:56	the afternoon now a man crippled from
16:58	birth was being carried to the Temple
17:00	Gate called Beautiful where he was put
17:03	every day to beg from those going into
17:05	the temple courts when he saw Peter and
17:08	John about to enter he asked them for
17:10	money and Peter looked straight at him
17:11	as did John and Peter said look at us
17:14	so the man gave them his attention
17:16	expecting to get something from them
17:18	then Peter said silver or gold I do not
17:21	have but what I have I give you in the
17:24	name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth walk
17:27	taking him by the right hand he helped
17:30	him up and instantly the man’s feet and
17:31	ankles became strong he jumped to his
17:34	feet and began to walk and then he went
17:36	with them into the temple courts walking
17:38	and jumping and praising God when all
17:40	the people saw him walking and praising
17:42	God they recognized him as the same man
17:45	who used to sit begging at the Temple
17:47	Gate called beautiful and they were
17:48	filled with wonder and amazement at what
17:50	had happened to him and while the beggar
17:53	held on to Peter and John all the temple
17:55	all the people were astonished and came
17:57	running to them in the place called
17:59	Solomon’s Colonnade when Peter saw this
18:01	he said to them men of Israel why does
18:04	this surprise you
18:05	why do you stare at us as if by our own
18:08	power or godliness we had made this man
18:11	walk the god of Abraham Isaac and Jacob
18:15	the god of our fathers has glorified his
18:17	servant Jesus you handed him over to be
18:21	killed you disowned him before Pilate
18:24	though he had decided to let him go you
18:27	disown the holy and righteous one and
18:29	ask that a murderer be released to you
18:31	you killed the author of life
18:38	those are some really harsh words
18:42	now granted there were probably some
18:44	people that were there who saw this
18:46	miracle
18:47	who were also in the crowd on that
18:50	morning
18:51	when pilate asked who should I release
18:53	to you Barabbas the son of the father or
18:56	Jesus the one you call the king of the
18:58	Jews
19:00	but I will bet you dollars to Donuts
19:02	there were people that were hearing
19:03	Peter on this day who were not part of
19:05	that crowd and yet Peter in a very
19:08	blanket statement says this
19:11	you handed him over to be killed you
19:15	disowned him before Pilate you disowned
19:18	the holy and righteous one you killed
19:21	the author of life
19:24	and I defy any of you to say that Peter
19:26	was lying
19:29	the text that I read from the gospel
19:30	this morning where the crowd calls out
19:34	crucify him
19:36	it was you
19:39	you were the one in the crowd shouting
19:42	crucify him
19:44	and I was there with you
19:46	shouting the same thing crucify him
19:50	it was our sin
19:52	our treachery
19:54	that sent our beautiful Lord to die
19:58	we were there
20:00	we were there mocking and spitting on
20:02	Jesus
20:08	we put
20:09	a cloth over his eyes so he couldn’t see
20:13	beat his head with stick
20:17	and then told him to prophesy who is
20:20	hitting you Jesus
20:22	you broke his nose with your tightly
20:24	clenched fist you reached down deep into
20:26	your throat and hocked up the phlegm and
20:28	then spat on his bruised and battered
20:30	face you took that razor-sharp crown of
20:34	thorns and you dug it deep into his
20:35	flesh
20:36	you mocked him and bowed down before him
20:39	to writing him as if you as if he were a
20:42	king
20:43	but in fact he was
20:45	you made sure that every blow of the cat
20:47	of nine tails dug deep into Jesus’s
20:50	flesh and ripped quivering pieces of
20:52	skin and muscle from his back
20:55	and you marched Jesus to Golgotha you
20:58	would have had him Carry the Cross the
20:59	whole way but he was so
21:01	beaten and bruised he wasn’t even strong
21:04	enough to carry his own cross and that
21:06	poor schmuck Simon of Cyrene well he’ll
21:10	do
21:11	Jesus couldn’t carry his cross and at
21:13	least we had somebody that can carry it
21:14	because the deed hadn’t been done
21:17	so you marched them to Gog with a and
21:19	then you
21:20	you drove the nails into his hands and
21:22	his feet
21:23	and each Hammer blow ringing
21:28	there was also mixed with that the cries
21:31	of Christ’s Agony and pain
21:34	bloodied beaten barely recognizable as a
21:38	human being you raised up Jesus’s cross
21:41	you suspended Christ Between Heaven and
21:44	Earth and then you mocked him come down
21:47	if you’re the Christ save yourself you
21:51	who would destroy the temple and rebuild
21:52	it in three days you shouted
21:57	but Jesus wasn’t hanging there and
21:59	suffering in order to save himself
22:01	he was there saving you
22:12	the one who sinned
22:14	put him on the cross
22:16	he was dying for he was bleeding for he
22:20	was being punished by God for
22:24	there’s Christ
22:26	he’s bleeding for all of your sexual
22:29	immorality
22:31	there’s your king
22:32	dying for all of your impurity
22:36	there’s the Alpha and the Omega
22:39	dying for all of your debauchery
22:42	there is the author of Life dying for
22:45	your idolatry
22:47	there’s the King of Kings dying for your
22:49	witchcraft the Lord of lords dying for
22:52	all of your hatred all of your Discord
22:54	all of your jealousy all of your fits of
22:57	Rage all of your selfish ambition all of
23:00	your dissensions all of your factions
23:01	all of your gossip all of your Envy all
23:05	of your drunkenness all of it every last
23:07	filthy bit of it bled for died for
23:11	punished for
23:13	so that you can go free
23:16	so that you can be forgiven
23:18	so that you the one who shouted crucify
23:21	him
23:22	could be pardoned by God
23:25	why
23:27	because God loves you
23:30	God’s love for you surpasses your hatred
23:34	and your sin and your unbelief God’s
23:36	Mercy is greater than all of your sin
23:40	Isaiah says Christ was despised and
23:43	rejected by Men A Man of Sorrows and
23:46	familiar with suffering and like one
23:47	from whom Med hid their faces he was
23:49	despised and we esteemed him not surely
23:52	he took up our affirmities and carried
23:54	our sorrows yet we considered him
23:56	stricken by God and Smitten by him and
23:58	afflicted
24:00	but he was pierced for our
24:02	transgressions
24:04	he was crushed for our iniquities
24:07	the punishment that brought us peace was
24:08	upon him and by his wounds were healed
24:12	we all like sheep have gone astray each
24:14	of us has turned to his own way and the
24:16	Lord
24:17	has laid on him the iniquity of us all
24:20	God’s grace is so great that he desires
24:23	you to be forgiven so much so that he’s
24:25	willing to take all of your sin upon
24:28	himself and be punished in your place
24:29	the innocent one is punished by God as
24:32	if he were the guilty one
24:34	Christ called out
24:37	my God my God why have you forsaken me
24:42	and that’s what hell is
24:44	to be forsaken by God
24:49	Christ was forsaken by God so that you
24:51	would never be forsaken
24:56	through all the hate of that crucifixion
24:58	even though it shines forth in all of
25:02	its ugly Glory there is still a brighter
25:04	light the light of the love of Christ
25:06	for sinners like you and like me never
25:09	once while Jesus was suffering did he
25:12	retaliate in kind all of the mocking was
25:15	met with determined love for the ones
25:17	hurling the insults
25:19	and when all was accomplished every last
25:22	sin atoned for then Christ cried out
25:27	it is finished
25:30	and then
25:31	God
25:32	died
25:38	you killed God
25:41	I killed God
25:44	even the Roman soldier at the foot of
25:46	the cross recognized what we’d just done
25:50	we often read that passage surely this
25:53	man was the son of God as if it’s some
25:56	kind of confession of faith
25:59	I read it like this
26:01	what have we just done
26:03	surely this man was the son of God
26:07	what have we done
26:11	but what you meant for evil
26:13	God
26:14	for good
26:17	what was the greatest crime in Injustice
26:19	in the history of humanity
26:22	God turns and works it for our salvation
26:27	therefore
26:29	repent
26:31	repent of your sick and twisted sins
26:34	and all of those lies of the devil that
26:36	you’ve been listening to and calculate
26:38	the cost of those sins with the
26:40	sufferings
26:41	and the blood of the Son of God repent
26:44	and believe that this Jesus willingly
26:47	lovingly died for you repent and believe
26:51	that you now have the Forgiveness of all
26:54	of your sins one for you by the same
26:57	Jesus Christ for whom you had shouted
27:00	crucify him
27:02	in the name of Jesus Amen

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