When did your love increase this week?  When was love challenged this week?

 


When was a time that you faced injustice?  What spiritual effects did it have on you?  How did you process the anger?

 

 

Read Mark 15:1-15. Where do you see each institution fail in Mark 14–15 (religion, government, crowd)? 
Which failure do you most resonate with personally, envy, cowardice, or going along with the crowd?
What does that reveal about how you tend to respond when truth becomes costly?

 

 

Pilate knew the truth but chose convenience. Where are you tempted to compromise conviction for comfort, approval, or peace?  What would it look like, practically, to hold onto truth in that situation—even if it costs you?

 


Barabbas is set free but gives no response. In what ways is it possible in your life to receive the benefits of Jesus (forgiveness, grace) without fully submitting to him? Is there an area where you are “free,” but not yet grateful or surrendered?

 


Jesus does not resist, defend, or retaliate but absorbs injustice. How does this challenge your instinctive response to being wronged?  What would it look like this week to reflect Christ by entrusting yourself to God and responding with self-giving love instead of self-protection?

 

 

Spend some time praying through effects that you carry from injustice.  Find that Jesus both understands injustice and is able to free us from its power.