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Sunday, March 15, 2026 | "O come, let us worship and bow down... before the Lord our Maker." (Psalm 95:6)
Sunday School @ 9:30 am | Worship Service @ 10:30 am
Announcements/Reminders
- TODAY/Sunday - Board Meeting following service
- March 18 - Youth Ministry returns! (12-18 yrs old)
- March 18 - Way, Truth, Life discussion (Ch.6)
- March 24 - Potato Sale
Sermon Notes for 03/15/2026
SCRIPTURE: John 18:28-40
Christ’s love unveils undeniable truth!
Zeal and Blindness (v28-32)
- Jesus is delivered to Pilate, but Jewish officials refuse to state their charges at first
- Pilate is suspicious; their scheme is eventually revealed, they want Jesus dead
- External religion without internal change is dangerous… possibly even deadly
What is Truth? (v33-38a)
- Pilate begins questioning Jesus
- Jesus confesses that His kingdom is not of this world, and says “Everyone who is of the truth listens to My voice.”
- Some stand in front of the truth and still reject it…
The King Who Needs No Defense
- Jesus does not appeal plead, or negotiate…
- In fact, He evangelizes to Pilate, but the governor rejects it
The Crowd’s Choice (v38b-40)
- Pilate does not charge Jesus
- To keep order, he falls back on a custom; the releasing of a prisoner
- The crowd chose Barabbas, a rebel
John 8 tells us that truth will set us free. Have you allowed Christ to begin work in your heart? Has truth set you free yet?