The Motive

Sermon Scripture:  Mark 14-16

1. Judas, Caiaphas, and Pilate were the three suspects.
   1. Mark 14:10-11
   2. John 18:14; Mark 14:53-55
   3. Mark 15:15
2. All three had one thing in common:  A heart apart from God.
   1. Mark 14:4-5
   2. Mark 14:1-2
   3. John 19:7-8, 12, 15
3. Power was the motive behind the killing of Jesus.
   1. John 11:45-48
   2. Genesis 3:6
4. Sin was the charge that led to a guilty plea.
   1. Romans 6:23
   2. Isaiah 53:4-5

My name is:  ______________________ and I killed Jesus.

Isaiah 61:1