1. “Sitting Down They Watched Him There” Matthew 27:36
What Do You Think They Saw?
The Soldiers saw Enjoyable Violence
The Rulers saw Victory over Enemy
The Thief saw Miscarriage of Justice
The Disciples saw their hopes dashed
The Women saw the death of their friend

2. “Sitting Down They Watched Him There” Matthew 27:36
What do People See Today?
Some see Entertaining Violence
Some see an Excuse for Racial Hatred
Some see Roman rule in operation
Some see a man die for his principles
We should see more than this.

3. “Sitting Down They Watched Him There” Matthew 27:36
The Sinfulness of Man
The Inadequacy of Law
The Seriousness of Sin
The Majesty of God’s Justice
The Extent of God’s Love
The Trauma of Conversion
“…shock, often producing a lasting psychic effect…”