The document discusses the sufferings that Christ endured, summarizing them in three parts: 1. Jesus experienced rejection by his nation, hometown, and family and friends. He was ridiculed because of his hometown and parentage. 2. Jesus experienced attacks from his enemies, including Herod wanting to destroy him, his hometown wanting to kill him, and the Jews wanting him dead for various reasons. 3. Jesus experienced the betrayal of a friend, Judas, who betrayed him with a kiss leading to his arrest. The document emphasizes that Jesus responded with love even in the face of such rejection, ridicule, attacks and betrayal.

1. The Sufferings Christ
Endured
Part 1
by Samuel E. Ward
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2. Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is
unable to sympathize with our
weaknesses, but we have one who has
been tempted in every way, just as we
are--yet was without sin.
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3. Hebrews 2:10-11
In bringing many sons to glory, it was
fitting that God, for whom and through
whom everything exists, should make
the author of their salvation perfect
through suffering. {11} Both the one
who makes men holy and those who
are made holy are of the same family.
So Jesus is not ashamed to call them
brothers.
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4. I would like to investigate with you in two parts
several of the ways in which Christ endured
suffering so that He could indeed be that
Perfect High Priest who can sympathize with
our weaknesses and intercede for us before
the Father’s throne with perfect
understanding of our condition.
We begin the first by noticing that . . .
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5. Jesus Experienced
Rejection
A. By His Nation (John 1:11)
(John 1:9-11 NIV) The true light that gives light
to every man was coming into the world.
{10} He was in the world, and though the
world was made through him, the world did
not recognize him. {11} He came to that
which was his own, but his own did not
receive him.
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6. B. By His Hometown (Luke 4:28-29)
(Luke 4:24-30 NIV) "I tell you the truth," he
continued, "no prophet is accepted in his
hometown. {25} I assure you that there were
many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when
the sky was shut for three and a half years
and there was a severe famine throughout
the land. {26} Yet Elijah was not sent to any
of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the
region of Sidon.
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7. {27} And there were many in Israel with
leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet
not one of them was cleansed--only Naaman
the Syrian." {28} All the people in the
synagogue were furious when they heard
this. {29} They got up, drove him out of the
town, and took him to the brow of the hill
on which the town was built, in order to
throw him down the cliff. {30} But he walked
right through the crowd and went on his
way.
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8. C. By His Family and Friends (Mark 3:21;
John 7:5)
(Mark 3:10-11 NIV) For he had healed many, so
that those with diseases were pushing
forward to touch him. {11} Whenever the
evil spirits saw him, they fell down before
him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."
. . . {20} Then Jesus entered a house, and
again a crowd gathered, so that he and his
disciples were not even able to eat.
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9. {21} When his family heard about this, they
went to take charge of him, for they said,
"He is out of his mind." {22} And the
teachers of the law who came down from
Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by
Beelzebub ! By the prince of demons he is
driving out demons."
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10. (John 7:3-5 NIV) Jesus' brothers said to
him, "You ought to leave here and go to
Judea, so that your disciples may see the
miracles you do. {4} No one who wants to
become a public figure acts in secret. Since
you are doing these things, show yourself to
the world." {5} For even his own brothers
did not believe in him.
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11. This is why Jesus’ eyes kept ooking past the
rejection and every other suffering He
endured up to and including death on the
cross.
(Heb 12:2-3 NIV) Let us fix our eyes on Jesus,
the author and perfecter of our faith, who
for the joy set before him endured the cross,
scorning its shame, and sat down at the right
hand of the throne of God. {3} Consider him
who endured such opposition from sinful
men, so that you will not grow weary and
lose heart.
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12. Jesus Experienced Ridicule
A. Because of His hometown (John 1:46; John
7:52)
1. "Nazareth! Can anything good come from
there?“
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13. (John 1:45-46 NIV) Philip found Nathanael and
told him, "We have found the one Moses
wrote about in the Law, and about whom
the prophets also wrote--Jesus of
Nazareth, the son of Joseph." {46}
"Nazareth! Can anything good come from
there?" Nathanael asked. "Come and see,"
said Philip.
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14. 2. “Look into it, and you will find that a prophet
does not come out of Galilee."
(John 7:50-52 NIV) Nicodemus, who had gone
to Jesus earlier and who was one of their
own number, asked, {51} "Does our law
condemn anyone without first hearing him
to find out what he is doing?" {52} They
replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Look
into it, and you will find that a prophet does
not come out of Galilee."
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15. B. His parentage (John 8:41; John 9:24, 29)
1. They insinuated that He was born
illegitimate.
(John 8:41 NIV) [Jesus said to the Jews] “You
are doing the things your own father [the
devil] does." "We are not illegitimate
children," they protested. "The only Father
we have is God himself."
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16. 2. They denied His Divinity and Messiahship.
(John 9:24-33 NIV) A second time they
summoned the man who had been blind.
"Give glory to God, " they said. "We know
this man is a sinner . . . {29} We know that
God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow,
we don't even know where he comes from."
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17. {30} The man answered, "Now that is
remarkable! You don't know where he
comes from, yet he opened my eyes. {31}
We know that God does not listen to
sinners. He listens to the godly man who
does his will. {32} Nobody has ever heard of
opening the eyes of a man born blind. {33} If
this man were not from God, he could do
nothing."
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18. The medicine you must ask your flock to
receive does not always taste good but if
done with care and godly purposes, it will
bring the healing God wants us all to
experience.
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19. III. Jesus Experienced Attacks
from His Enemies
A. Herod Wanted to Destroy Him
(Mat 2:13-16 NIV) When they had gone, an
angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a
dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and
his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there
until I tell you, for Herod is going to search
for the child to kill him."
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20. {14} So he got up, took the child and his
mother during the night and left for
Egypt, {15} where he stayed until the death
of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord
had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt
I called my son." {16} When Herod realized
that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he
was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the
boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were
two years old and under, in accordance with
the time he had learned from the Magi.
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21. B. His Hometown Wanted to Kill Him
(Luke 4:28-30 NIV) All the people in the
synagogue were furious when they heard
[Jesus speak]. {29} They got up, drove him
out of the town, and took him to the brow
of the hill on which the town was built, in
order to throw him down the cliff. {30} But
he walked right through the crowd and went
on his way.
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22. C. The Jews Wanted Him Dead
1. Because He healed on Sabbath (Luke 6:6-11;
John 5:1-16)
(Luke 6:7-11 NIV) The Pharisees and the
teachers of the law were looking for a
reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him
closely to see if he would heal on the
Sabbath.
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23. {8} But Jesus knew what they were thinking
and said to the man with the shriveled hand,
"Get up and stand in front of everyone." So
he got up and stood there. {9} Then Jesus
said to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on
the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save
life or to destroy it?" {10} He looked around
at them all, and then said to the man,
"Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his
hand was completely restored. {11} But they
were furious and began to discuss with one
another what they might do to Jesus.
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24. 2. Because He claimed to be equal with God
(John 5:17-18 NIV) Jesus said to them, "My
Father is always at his work to this very day,
and I, too, am working." {18} For this reason
the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not
only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he
was even calling God his own Father, making
himself equal with God.
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25. 3. Because He preached as one having divine
authority to judge all mankind
(Mat 26:1-4 NIV) When Jesus had finished saying
all these things [Mat 24, 25: The Olivet
Discourse], he said to his disciples, {2} "As you
know, the Passover is two days away--and the
Son of Man will be handed over to be
crucified." {3} Then the chief priests and the
elders of the people assembled in the palace of
the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
{4} and they plotted to arrest Jesus in some sly
way and kill him.
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26. 4. Because His popularity was growing and they
feared for their positions and more severe
Roman dominance
(John 11:47-48 NIV) Then the chief priests and
the Pharisees called a meeting of the
Sanhedrin. "What are we accomplishing?" they
asked. "Here is this man performing many
miraculous signs. {48} If we let him go on like
this, everyone will believe in him, and then the
Romans will come and take away both our
place and our nation."
. . . {53} So from that day on they plotted to
take his life.
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27. And ultimately, how did Jesus, the captain of
ten thousand times ten thousand angels
respond ultimately to all of His enemies?
(Rom 5:6-8 NIV) At just the right time, when
we were still powerless, Christ died for the
ungodly. {7} Very rarely will anyone die for a
righteous man, though for a good man
someone might possibly dare to die. {8} But
God demonstrates his own love for us in
this: While we were still sinners, Christ died
for us.
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28. IV. Jesus Experienced
the Betrayal of a
Friend
(Mat 26:47-50 NIV) While he was still
speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived.
With him was a large crowd armed with swords
and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the
elders of the people. {48} Now the betrayer
had arranged a signal with them: "The one I
kiss is the man; arrest him." {49} Going at once
to Jesus, Judas said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and
kissed him. {50} Jesus replied, "Friend, do what
you came for." Then the men stepped
forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.
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29. And should we ever be betrayed and hurt—
even killed by a supposed friend, remember
the promise of Jesus to His disciples then
and now.
(Luke 21:16-19 NIV) You will be betrayed even
by parents, brothers, relatives and
friends, and they will put some of you to
death. {17} All men will hate you because of
me. {18} But not a hair of your head will
perish. {19} By standing firm you will gain
life.
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30. Should we ever be betrayed and hurt by a
supposed friend, remember the promise of
Jesus to those who are His disciples then,
and now.
(Luke 21:16-19 NIV) You will be betrayed even
by parents, brothers, relatives and friends,
and they will put some of you to death. {17}
All men will hate you because of me. {18}
But not a hair of your head will perish. {19}
By standing firm you will gain life.
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