Jesus is Betrayed (8 of 11)
Series: The Greatest Week in History
Scott Maze
Luke 22:47-53, 63-71; John 18:12-14, 25
We are going to spend three weeks focusing on the cross of Jesus Christ - to prepare our hearts for His resurrection. We are marching with Christ down the Via Dolorosa, or the way of suffering. We are entering the very heart of Christianity. It is Thursday, less than twelve hours from Jesus' crucifixion. From the point of Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, He experiences a night full of trials. What is the power of the Cross to you and I? ''For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God'' (1 Corinthians 1:18).
Lyrics to How Deep the Father's Love for Us
How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure,
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure.
The power of the cross is God's power is focused like a laser here to save us sinners. Traditionally, Jesus' trials have been broken down between the religious phase of His trials and the civil phase. You really cannot truly understand the cross until you understand how Jesus got there and what took place on the day He was crucified.
1. Jesus is Arrested
Jesus hears the clanging of swords while He is still in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus was just finishing an hour of prayer when Judas approaches. It's around 10 or 11 p.m. when on the horizon Jesus sees a procession of orange flaming torches streaming toward Him.
There are three steps to Jesus' arrest.
1.1 Step One - Judas Leads the Crowd
All three of these steps are ''bang, bang'' moments. Your head is on a swivel as the events are coming at you incredibly fast.
1.1.1 The Crowd
Inside the crowd were the chief priests (who you will meet in a moment), the temple officers, and the elders (Luke 22:52). John's gospel also tells us that in the crowd were Romans soldiers (John 18:3, 12). So here the religio ...
Series: The Greatest Week in History
Scott Maze
Luke 22:47-53, 63-71; John 18:12-14, 25
We are going to spend three weeks focusing on the cross of Jesus Christ - to prepare our hearts for His resurrection. We are marching with Christ down the Via Dolorosa, or the way of suffering. We are entering the very heart of Christianity. It is Thursday, less than twelve hours from Jesus' crucifixion. From the point of Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, He experiences a night full of trials. What is the power of the Cross to you and I? ''For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God'' (1 Corinthians 1:18).
Lyrics to How Deep the Father's Love for Us
How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure,
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure.
The power of the cross is God's power is focused like a laser here to save us sinners. Traditionally, Jesus' trials have been broken down between the religious phase of His trials and the civil phase. You really cannot truly understand the cross until you understand how Jesus got there and what took place on the day He was crucified.
1. Jesus is Arrested
Jesus hears the clanging of swords while He is still in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus was just finishing an hour of prayer when Judas approaches. It's around 10 or 11 p.m. when on the horizon Jesus sees a procession of orange flaming torches streaming toward Him.
There are three steps to Jesus' arrest.
1.1 Step One - Judas Leads the Crowd
All three of these steps are ''bang, bang'' moments. Your head is on a swivel as the events are coming at you incredibly fast.
1.1.1 The Crowd
Inside the crowd were the chief priests (who you will meet in a moment), the temple officers, and the elders (Luke 22:52). John's gospel also tells us that in the crowd were Romans soldiers (John 18:3, 12). So here the religio ...
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