<b>PASTOR CHILDS</b>

<b>TEXT: JOHN 5:15-16</b>

<b>TITLE: </b> <b>WHY DID THEY CRUCIFY JESUS?</b>

<b>INTRODUCTION</b>

A.  Why would someone kill an innocent child?

B.   They crucified Jesus because people believed in Jesus

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C.   <b><b>When We Believe In</b><b> And Obey</b><b> Jesus, We Break </b><b>T</b><b>he Rules </b> </b>

D.   Luke 9:23, “<i>Then He said to </i><i>them</i><i> all, “If anyone desires to come after </i>

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<i>Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily,</i> <i>and follow </i><i>Me</i>.”

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<b>BREAKING THE RULES, </b><b>GETTING INTO TROUBLE</b>
<ol>
	<li>Jesus healed a man at the Pool of Bethesda</li>
	<li>The man was lame for 38 years</li>
	<li>Jesus, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”</li>
	<li>The man obeyed Jesus. He rose, took up his bed and walked</li>
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B.   The Jewish Leaders confront the man
<ol>
	<li>“It is not lawful for you to carry your bed on the Sabbath.”</li>
	<li>The man obeyed Jesus, broke the rules, and was in trouble for</li>
	<li>doing exactly what Jesus told him to do</li>
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<b>BREAKING THE RULES, </b><b>GETTING INTO TROUBLE FOR JESUS</b>

A.  The Lame Man’s Perspective
<ol>
	<li>Breaking the rules means getting into trouble for Jesus</li>
	<li>The question is, “Whose rules?”</li>
	<li>Congressman John Lewis, “Get into necessary trouble to reach back and help those who are less fortunate.”</li>
	<li>Obeying God means breaking the rules – getting into trouble</li>
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Acts 4:13-31, “<i>For we cannot but speak the things which we </i><i>have</i><i> seen and heard</i>”  (20)

Acts 5:12-42, “<i>We ought to obey God rather than men</i>” (29)

<i>Acts 16:20, “<i>These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble</i></i><i> </i><i>our</i><i> city…</i>”

Acts 17:6, “<i>These who have turned the world upside down </i><i>have</i><i> come here to</i>”

When was the last time you broke the rules and got into trouble?

<strong>B.  </strong>The Jewish Leaders’ Perspective

<b>BREAKING THE RULES VERSUS OBEYING GOD’S RULES</b>

A.  If we are not breaking the rule for Him, are we His? (Mt 10:38; Lk 14:27)

B.  Jesus, “If you love me, keep My commandments…”  (John 14:15)