1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: Let us pray, But Jesus said, unto him, Judas betrayest 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: thou the son of Man with a kiss Look twenty 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: two forty eight. As I march toward the place of 4 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: my purpose and destiny, and as the pressure of the 5 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: task before me begins to weigh on my heart, I 6 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: thank you that you will place people around me who 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: will pray and who will intercede on my behalf, so 8 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: that I may have the strength to finish strong increase 9 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: my faith, so that I will be able to operate 10 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: in the fullness of who I am. Even when I 11 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: experience betrayal from friends like Judas, I will remain calm, 12 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: because even though it may surprise me, I know it 13 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: doesn't surprise you. 14 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: Lord. 15 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: When I am tempted to lash out and fight back 16 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: like Peter, restrain me. Holy Spirit, then remind me that 17 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: your spoken word over my life will be fulfilled. No 18 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: matter who turns their back on me. No amount of 19 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: betrayal will ever be able to derail my destiny because 20 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: through my obedience I am protected and covered in Jesus name. Amen, 21 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: Thank you for praying with me to day. Continue listening 22 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: for an incredible Bible story brought to you by Bible 23 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: in a Year dot com. 24 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 3: The word will be fulfilled. In our last story, we 25 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 3: learned about the plot to kill Jesus being set into 26 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 3: motion by Judas. Jesus during the Last Supper, identified his 27 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 3: betrayal as Judas. He washed his decid's feet, telling them 28 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 3: to serve one another as he had served them, and 29 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 3: gave them a new command to remember him when they 30 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 3: eat together and take communion until he returns. In this story, 31 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 3: we will learn about the agonizing heart of Jesus, his 32 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 3: resolve to save us, and his desire to have his 33 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 3: disciples near him in the last hour. We also see 34 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 3: Judas again coming with a small army to arrest Jesus 35 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 3: as inspired by the Gospels. 36 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 2: Hello, I'm Jack Graham with today's episode of the Bible 37 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 2: in a Year. Thank you for joining us. In our 38 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: last time together, we heard of the Passover meal, in 39 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 2: which Jesus watched his disciples feet, giving them and us 40 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 2: a model of servanthood. He also identified his betrayer, Judas Iscariot, 41 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 2: who filled with Satan, departed from the group to do 42 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 2: this terrible thing of giving Jesus up for sacrifice. Finally, 43 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: we heard how Jesus gave new meaning to the elements 44 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 2: of the passover meal. This passover meal transitions to the 45 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 2: Last Supper and the Lord's Supper that we practice today 46 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 2: as Christians, because the blood of Jesus Christ is represented 47 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 2: in the fruit of the vine in the cup, and 48 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 2: the bread represents the body of the Lord which was 49 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 2: given and is given for us. Today we'll find Jesus 50 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: filled with sorrow going to the Father in prayer because 51 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 2: he knows his time is nearing. And then he submits 52 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: his will to do the will of God while he 53 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 2: desires to be spared from the great suffering of taking 54 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 2: the sin of the world upon himself. He prays, not 55 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: my will, but your will be done. The Cross of 56 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 2: Christ looms large as we begin today's reading, So let's 57 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: listen reverently to the word of God. 58 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 3: In the cool of the night, Jesus could hear the 59 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 3: faint sound of the festival happening in the distance. Quietness 60 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 3: settled in as the disciples walked further away from the 61 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 3: city up to the mount of Olives among the trees. 62 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 3: With his disciples trailing shortly behind him, Jesus spoke, you 63 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 3: will all run away because of me. To night for 64 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 3: it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the 65 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 3: sheep of the flock will be scattered. Peter, with the 66 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 3: same brash and bold tone he often used, said, they 67 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 3: may all fall away, Lord, but I will not. I 68 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 3: would die for you, Oh Peter, if only you knew 69 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 3: what was going to happen, Jesus must have thought, He 70 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 3: answered Peter, and said, before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, 71 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 3: you would have already denied, knowing me. Three times, Peter 72 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 3: and the others continued to affirm to Jesus that they 73 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 3: would never do such a thing. Yet Jesus would go 74 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 3: through what was about to happen alone. He would gladly 75 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 3: do it too, for the joy set before him. He 76 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 3: would endure it all for their sake and for the 77 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 3: sake of the world. Jesus led them to a garden 78 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 3: called Gethsemone. There Jesus would anguish over what was about 79 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 3: to happen. He told his disciples to wait for him 80 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 3: while he prayed. Then he took Peter, James, and John 81 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 3: to go further with him. My soul is filled with 82 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 3: sorrow even to death. Remain here with me and keep watch. 83 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 3: Jesus walked ahead a little further and fell to his 84 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 3: knees before God. No one could truly know the depth 85 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 3: of Jesus's dialogue with God. That night, the Father and 86 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 3: the Son spoke to each other with a bond that 87 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 3: had preceded time itself. Jesus knew that he was going 88 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 3: to be taken and he would be offered up as 89 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 3: a sacrifice for the redemption of mankind. Gazing into heaven, 90 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 3: Jesus knelt before his God and asked, Father, if you 91 00:05:56,279 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 3: are willing take this cup from me? Nevertheless, not my will, 92 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 3: but yours be done. It was not just the cross 93 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 3: Jesus was speaking of, but also the cup of wrath 94 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 3: he would endure so the world wouldn't have to. This 95 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 3: led Jesus to sweat blood in anguish. He prayed, yet 96 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 3: God sent him comfort in the form of an angel. 97 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 3: The cup would not be taken away. Jesus returned afterwards 98 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 3: to find his disciples sleeping. Why are you sleeping? Rise 99 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 3: and pray that you may not enter into temptation, For 100 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 3: Jesus knew that the events about to unfold would require 101 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 3: them to have faith. Jesus and the disciples heard sounds 102 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 3: of several men in the distance, carrying weapons, torches, and armor. 103 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 3: Jesus did not wait for them to come to him. Instead, 104 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 3: he crossed the brook and walked towards them. There he 105 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 3: met Judas. Judas ran to Jesus and embraced him, greeting's rabbi. 106 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 3: Judas said, then he kissed him. Jesus saw Judas as 107 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 3: he truly was, and said, Judas, would you betray the 108 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 3: son of Man with a kiss? After this, the armed 109 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 3: men surrounded Jesus with swords drawn and torches blazing. Looking 110 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 3: at their faces illuminated by the flames, Jesus asked, whom 111 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 3: do you seek, Jesus of Nazareth. They responded, quite sure 112 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 3: of who they were speaking to. Jesus, the maker of 113 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 3: heaven and Earth and the conquering Lion of Judah, stood 114 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 3: before his pursuers. He spoke with the voice of God, 115 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: saying I am He, and in that instant the dozens 116 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 3: of armed soldiers fell onto their backs, whiplashed by the 117 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 3: power of Christ himself. Again, facing the soldiers, Jesus asked, 118 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 3: whom do you seek? Regaining their footing, now less sure 119 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 3: of who they were speaking to, answered again, saying Jesus 120 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 3: of Nazareth. The Lord told them, I have told you 121 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 3: that I was the one you were looking for, So 122 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 3: let these other men go. Therefore, Jesus's words, saying I 123 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 3: have not lost any of the men you gave me, 124 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 3: was fulfilled. The disciples, amazed, confused, and afraid, asked if 125 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 3: they should come to Jesus's defense. Peter, without asking, sprang 126 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 3: into action. He drew his sword and ran towards the 127 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 3: men with righteous anger in his voice. Aiming for the 128 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 3: head of a servant near by, he cut off his ear, 129 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 3: sending him screaming on to the floor. With blood spewing 130 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 3: from the servant's ear, Jesus raised his voice yet again. 131 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 3: Put your sword back into its place, Peter, For those 132 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 3: who live by the sword will die by the sword. Again, 133 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 3: he looked at Peter with intensity, In honesty, do you 134 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 3: think that I cannot ask my father to send more 135 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,839 Speaker 3: than twelve legions of angels to save me? But how 136 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 3: then will I fulfill the scriptures? Jesus then looked at 137 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 3: the armed men and the priests behind them. Do you 138 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 3: come to me with swords and clubs like you would 139 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 3: a criminal? Why did you not come to seize me 140 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 3: while I was teaching in the temple. Jesus knew why 141 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 3: they knew what they were doing was an act to 142 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 3: happen in the shadows. Jesus then knelt down to the 143 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 3: servant writhing on the floor. His name was Malchus. Jesus 144 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 3: touched Malchus and healed him before everyone. The men then 145 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 3: took Jesus and arrested him. The disciples, unsure what to 146 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 3: do and afraid, ran in different directions. Outwardly, it would 147 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 3: have seemed as if Jesus was being taken forcibly to 148 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 3: the temple. Yet Jesus went willingly with intent and love 149 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 3: for all mankind. 150 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 2: He began the. 151 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 3: Process of offering up his own life. Bound and tied, 152 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 3: yet not trapped, Jesus was brought to the temple of 153 00:09:56,200 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 3: the high priest Caiaphas, where hundreds of people had gathered 154 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 3: to accuse him. 155 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 2: We opened today's reading with Jesus and Peter in conversation. 156 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 2: Jesus knew that what was to come would strike fear 157 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 2: into his followers, and they would run in fear and terror. Peter, 158 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 2: strong willed and hardheaded as ever, insisted that though others 159 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 2: may leave, that he would never abandon Jesus. You can 160 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 2: count on me, Jesus said Peter. Jesus told Peter that 161 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 2: before the next morning he would deny him not once, 162 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 2: but three times. Peter and the others insisted that they 163 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 2: would never leave, but Jesus knew what was coming. It 164 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 2: would be a lonely night of pain and suffering. Then 165 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 2: Jesus took the disciples to a garden, the Garden of Guessemone, 166 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 2: to pray. He told them to stay and wait for him, 167 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 2: and then he took three of his closest disciples a 168 00:10:56,040 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 2: little ways away, and with Peter, James, and John within earshot, 169 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 2: Jesus began to pour out his heart to God. This 170 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 2: was going to be excruciating, so if there was any 171 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 2: other way, Jesus asked the Father to release him and 172 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 2: somehow take away the cup of suffering. And yet in 173 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 2: the midst of that Christ committed himself to do the 174 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 2: will of the Father. And when he asked for the 175 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 2: cup to be taken away from him, that cup which 176 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 2: represents the dregs of sin of all the world. What 177 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 2: was in that cup was the sin of every person 178 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 2: who ever lived. This is why Jesus turned away from 179 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 2: drinking the cup. And yet he said not my will, Father, 180 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 2: but your will be done. This surrender would prepare him 181 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 2: for the sacrifice that he would give for the whole world, 182 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 2: to all who would believe in him. It's impossible for 183 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 2: us to imagine the depth of pain that Jesus would 184 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 2: be feeling experiencing that night. He was about to endure death, 185 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 2: but not just physical death. He was to experience spiritual 186 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 2: death when he would die on the cross, the sin 187 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 2: bearer and giving up his life and experiencing the wrath 188 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 2: of a holy God. His anguish was so deep that 189 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 2: Jesus began to sweat like drops of blood. This was 190 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,679 Speaker 2: not figurative language, and we know that some individuals, when 191 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 2: under extreme stress, can actually sweat blood. That's how broken 192 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 2: and troubled our lord was. And yet he was willing 193 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 2: for you and me to endure the excruciating pain, the 194 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 2: spiritual pain of what was yet to come. Though the 195 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 2: Father did not take the cup away, he did not 196 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 2: leave his son without comfort. In Luke twenty two, verse 197 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 2: forty three, we read this, and there appeared to him 198 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 2: an angel from heaven, strengthening him. In our own lives, 199 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:54,079 Speaker 2: there are times when we pray, God, take away this cup, 200 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 2: take away this heart, take away this pain, and yet 201 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 2: the pain remains. But God promises us that He will 202 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,559 Speaker 2: always be there for us to comfort us and strengthen us. 203 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 2: As we walk with him. He may send angels. His comfort. 204 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 2: The comfort of the Holy Spirit is there with us. 205 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 2: We can know that He never leaves us or forsakes us. 206 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 2: Just as he took care of his darling son, Jesus, 207 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 2: he will take care of us in Christ. Jesus then 208 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 2: rose and found his disciples sleeping. He awakened them and 209 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 2: told them to pray that they would not fall into temptation. 210 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 2: And though they would not face the same challenges in 211 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 2: suffering as Jesus, this night was not going to be 212 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 2: easy for them either. Even as our Lord prepared to 213 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 2: go to the cross, he ministered to those in his care. 214 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 2: While they were still in the garden, Judas arrived along 215 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 2: with Roman soldiers and religious leaders who had come to 216 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 2: seize Jesus. Judas approached Jesus and kissed his cheek, signaling 217 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 2: to the soldiers that this was their man, and in effect, 218 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 2: Judas kissed life goodbye. He kissed Jesus, who is the 219 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 2: way of the Truth and the life. But he also 220 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 2: kissed his own life goodbye, and sealed and settled his fate. 221 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 2: Jesus spoke calmly and gently to the soldiers, asking who 222 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 2: they were seeking. He responded, I am he. That's a 223 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 2: powerful statement. It was an I am statement, And when 224 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 2: he made it, some were taking off their feet and 225 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 2: thrown to the ground. Even in these moments, the words 226 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 2: of Christ were filled with power and strength. Peter again 227 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 2: acts brashly. He grabs a sword and managed to cut 228 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 2: off the ear of Malchus, servant of one of the 229 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 2: high priests. Jesus then rebuked Peter and then touched the man, 230 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 2: healing his ear. If anyone still expected Jesus to rise 231 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 2: up as a conquering king to overthrow the government, all 232 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 2: hope was lost at this point. As he silently surrendered 233 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 2: to the will of the Father and went with the 234 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 2: accusers to drink the cup that the Father had given him. 235 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 2: It looked like all hope is lost, but God was 236 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 2: about to bring the greatest hope to all the world. Jesus, 237 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 2: how we thank you that you surrendered your will to 238 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 2: the will of the Father, that you gave your life 239 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 2: to fulfill your purpose and plan on earth, and that 240 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 2: is to die on the Cross for our sins. Thank 241 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 2: you for this good news of salvation, that if we 242 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 2: put our faith and trust in You, by repenting of 243 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 2: our sins and receiving you as Lord and Savior, that 244 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 2: all of our sins can be forgiven, that you will 245 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 2: live in us, and that we will live with you 246 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 2: forever in heaven. We thank you for the hope that 247 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 2: you have provided for us at the cross and in 248 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 2: the power of your resurrection. In Jesus' name. Amen, Thank 249 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:45,119 Speaker 2: you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. 250 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 2: I'm Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. You can download the 251 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 2: Prey dot Com app and make prayer a priority in 252 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 2: your life, just like over twenty million people have done 253 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 2: to this date. If you enjoy this podcast, share it 254 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 2: with someone you know and because by sharing this message 255 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 2: of the Word of God, you can make an eternal 256 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 2: difference in someone's life. 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