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5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

Mark 14:32-41 INTRODUCTION: As we join Jesus and His men once again, they are in the midst of an eventful night. They have just finished the Instituting of the Lord’s Supper, vv. 12-26 . They left the room and made their way from Jerusalem down through the Kidron Valley to A Place Called Gethsemane .…

Hebrews 5:7 “who, in the days of His flesh , when He had offered up prayers and supplications , with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear ,” In an open garden (gethsemane), between the brook kedron and the foot of the mount of olives…

Gethsemanes Mark 14:27–42 (ESV) 27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” 29 Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” 30 And…

The Long Night

Into Rock and a hard place? Stuck in a situation where any solution is as inaccessible as every other one. Such was the case for Aaron Ralston. He was an outdoor enthusiast and loved mountaineering. One trip near Canyonlands National Park in UT he was repelling down into a narrow canyon. In his maneuvering,…

The phrase “the darkest day” or “darkest hour” has been used throughout history describing a time when bad events are at their worst. Some darkest days in history were; The early period of World War II, from the mid-1940 to mid-1941, when it was certain that Britain would be invaded by Germany [ Churchill…

Intro: Easter is the time we focus intently on the death and resurrection of Christ. So it is a good time to remember the sufferings of Christ. As a pastor you enter into the sufferings of others. You bury babies, you bury those who have been struggling with disease, mother, fathers, wives and husbands.…

Jesus’ Suffering Illustrates His Devoted Commitment to You GOAL: That the hearer see Christ’s devoted commitment to their salvation—fueled by His reverent submission to the Father—as their motivation to imitate the Lord’s obedience in their own lives. 7 During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered…

Worship Team reads… Isaiah 52:13-53:12 See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. Just as there were many who were appalled at him— his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness— so he will sprinkle…

Passover 17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my…

Introduction When is the last time you had to pull an all nighter? I have not done so in quite a while and was never really good at it. I’ve gone to bed really late and I’ve had to get up really early, but at least I got a little sleep. I just don’t do well without sleep. I’m not unusual. That’s the…

Kingdom Come What is the kingdom of God Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.…

Since the beginning of this year. We have looked at the book of Matthew. We began with the genealogy of Jesus and these next two weeks we are looking at the ending of the life that Jesus spent here on earth. Next Sunday is Easter and we will look at the Resurrection and what Jesus said to us as He was…

32 Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. 34 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.”…

The Betrayal of Jesus Mark 14:41–52 The Setting It was in the garden of Gethsemane, shortly after midnight on Friday morning, that the Lord Jesus endured the ultimate temptation (14:32–42). He staggered as he gazed into the cup he must drink, for taking it meant he would drink our sin to the full and…

Walk through the garden of Gethsemane as we reflect on the moments leading to Jesus’ betrayal.

Interesting piece of historical information, before our modern interstate system. The majority of our highways and roads were built on existing, well known paths that people followed. In Europe the paths were trodden by individuals or groups searching for food, shelter, or traveling between communities.…

Jesus & the cup. Events on Thursday: Prepare for Passover Last Supper/Passover Upper Room Teaching Jesus prays in Gethsemane Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” And taking with him Peter and the two sons of…

36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” 37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain…

In 2018 a member of the Cathedral small group Richard and I led suffered a sudden brain aneurysm when she was out visiting a friend. She was fit and healthy, with two young adult children. We had prayed for our small group members to deepen in intimacy with Jesus and our friend was growing in faith.…

Lord’s Prayer, components - Matthew 6 or Luke 11 FAITHFULNESS Talking “faithfulness” represents our relationship to the LORD Prayer is a key element to that relationship Prayer affects us and others The effectiveness to which we pray in faith-demonstrates to God and to ourselves the level of our faithfulness…

Fear of Death or Serious Illness In this concluding series on Hope, I’d look at hope when you or someone you love is facing a serious illness or death. One of our biggest fears right now would be catching the coronovirus. If you are high risk or an essential worker that is a fear that you’ve lived with…

Phylacteries - Where is yours? Mt23:5 “But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.” God’s purpose for us in prayer is not for us to show some level of competence or self righteousness, but an intimate communion with the…

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” Then – it is important to park on this word for a moment because it’s an invitation to step into the story and look around to get some context. Something just happened… When…