Narrator: And sent him back to Pilate. Pilate didn’t want to kill Jesus, but he didn’t understand the answers Jesus gave, about being a king, but not of this world (John 18: 28-40). Pilate said:
Sceptic: Why don’t you answer me properly?! Jesus, Liar, Trouble-Maker, Fool
(Believer looks down in defeat)
Narrator: Pilate’s soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on Jesus’ head. They flogged Jesus (John 19: 1-3), saying:
Sceptic: Jesus, Liar, Trouble-Maker, Fool (mime flogging)
Narrator: The religious leaders told Pilate that he would be in trouble with Caesar if he let Jesus live after Jesus had claimed to be a king (John 19: 12-15) . They shouted:
Sceptic: Crucify him! Jesus, Liar, Trouble-Maker, Fool.
Narrator: And so Pilate was persuaded to hand Jesus over to be crucified (John 19:16). As Jesus hung on the cross, the religious leaders, the soldiers, and the passing crowds all stopped to mock him (Matthew 27:39-44, Mark 15:29-32, Luke 23: 35-37):
Sceptic: You saved others, why don’t you save yourself? Jesus, Liar, Trouble-Maker, Fool
richmondparkchurch.org.uk an evangelical pentecostal church in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
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