Playing Games With Jesus

When people hear the gospel, they will usually have one of three reactions. Like Caiaphas many will be
angered by the claims of Christ and condemn Him. "O man of Galilee, who do you think you are claiming to be
the Son of God?" they exclaim. Or like Pilate many will consider the risk too great to their reputation to
receive Him by faith alone as their own Savior. These proclaim, "Look at what it would cost me to become a
Christian!" Or like Herod many will be more amused by the miracles they have heard He has performed and
will not receive Him because He will not perform a miracle for them. These declare, "I played my flute but
Jesus would not dance to my music or play my game!" They all refuse to trust in Christ because salvation must
be on their terms.
This Lord's Day, we shall consider how Herod was amused by Christ as he interrogated Him, and how even we
who profess faith in Jesus Christ can also fall into the same awful sin. Let us consider the following main points
from our text: (1) Jesus Is Sent to Herod (Luke 23:6-7); (2) Jesus Is Interrogated by Herod (Luke 23:8-10); (3)
Jesus Is Mocked by Herod (Luke 23:11-12).