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Jesus’ Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane

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  1. In the Garden, Jesus PRAYED
    1. Jesus had a special place for prayer (Matt. 26:36; Luke 22:39-41; John 18:1-2)
    2. Jesus surrounded Himself with pray-ers (Mark 14:33; Matt. 26:38, 40-41; Luke 22:40)
    3. Jesus prayed with reverence and affection (Matt. 26:39, 42; Mark 14:35-36; Luke 22:41)
    4. Jesus prayed with humility and submission (Matt. 26:39, 42; Mark 14:35-36; Luke 22:42)
    5. Jesus prayed with persistence (Matt. 26:42, 44)
    6. Jesus prayed with fervency (Luke 22:44; Heb. 5:7)
    7. Jesus had “godly fear,” and His prayer was “heard” and answered (Heb. 5:7)
  2. In the Garden, Jesus SORROWED
    1. Jesus was “exceedingly sorrowful” (Matt. 26:37-38)
    2. Jesus was “deeply distressed” (Matt. 26:37)
    3. Jesus was “troubled” (Mark 14:33)
    4. Jesus’ friends were not there for Him (Matt. 26:40, 43, 45; Mark 14:40-41; Luke 22:45-46)
    5. Jesus’ friend Judas was His betrayer (Matt. 26:46; Mark 14:42)
  3. In the Garden, Jesus AGONIZED
    1. The cup of suffering was before Him that He must drink (Matt. 26:39, 42; 20:22)
      1. “The cup” was “the hour” of His immense suffering (Mark 14:35, 41)
      2. “Agony” emphasizes “severe emotional strain and anguish, violent struggle”
    2. Jesus’ agony started in His soul (Matt. 26:38; Luke 22:44)
    3. Jesus’ agony was expressed in “vehement cries and tears” (Heb. 5:7)
    4. Jesus’ agony caused His body to suffer hematidrosis (Luke 22:44)
    5. Why in such agony?
      1. He was about to bear the world’s sins (Isa. 53:6; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pet. 2:24)
      2. He was about to be separated from His Father (Matt. 27:46; Isa. 59:2)
  4. In the Garden, Jesus WARNED
    1. Jesus warned to be vigilant (Matt. 26:38, 41; Mark 14:34, 38)
    2. Jesus warned of the danger of temptation (Matt. 26:41; Mark 14:38; Luke 22:46)
    3. Jesus warned of trusting in self and of the influence of the flesh (Matt. 26:41)
    4. Jesus pointed to the only power over temptation → GOD (Matt. 26:41; Luke 22:40)
  5. In the Garden, Jesus WAS STRENGTHENED
    1. Jesus was not truly alone in the garden
      1. His Father was there with Him (Mark 14:36; Matt. 26:39, 42)
      2. He “who was able to save Him from death” was there with Him (Heb. 5:7)
    2. Jesus was strengthened by God in the garden through an angel (Luke 22:43; Heb. 1:14)
    3. Jesus did not go to the garden to get out of going to the cross!
      1. Jesus went to the Father to be strengthened to do His will (Luke 22:42-43)
  6. I Must Choose the Father’s Will Whatever It Costs Me
    1. Believe Jesus is the Son of God – John 8:24
    2. Repent of your sins and turn toward God – Acts 17:30
    3. Confess your faith in Jesus Christ – Romans 10:9
    4. Be baptized into Christ – Mark 16:16
      1. God will forgive all of your sins – Acts 2:38
      2. God will add you to His church – Acts 2:47
      3. God will enroll you in heaven – Hebrews 12:23
    5. Live faithfully to the Lord – Revelation 2:10

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Luke 22:39-46

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