1. Believe!

2. Pontius Pilate - Good, bad or just indifferent?
John 18:28- 19:16

3. Pontius Pilate - Good, bad or indifferent?

4. ‘Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert so must the son of man be lifted up …’ Jesus (John 3:14)

5. ‘This happened so that the words Jesus had spoken indicating the kind of death he was going to die would be fulfilled’. John 18:32

6. Pontius Pilate - Good, bad or indifferent?
He believes Jesus is innocent:
He protests Jesus innocence – Luke 23:13
He appeals to justice – John 18:39
He appeals to pity – John 19:1
Yet ultimately he valued his own life and reputation more than he does Jesus
Jesus calls us to follow him, not just believe in him; to respect him as master, to let him be leader and call the shots.