Sermon Tone Analysis

Intro - last week we left off with the passover meal with Jesus and the Disciples and we understand that they were celebrating what happened in the past but we also understand that Jesus was looking to the future celebration of His sacrifice on the cross

This week we will continue the story of Jesus

In the garden we see something amazing happen

First Jesus takes those closest to him “a little farther”

Often times those closest to Jesus go a little further and we as believers see it

Then we see Jesus Prays to take away the cup because he knows what is happening, and understands that he will have to take on Gods wrath

Like a child praying because they know their parents will be super upset or worse, disappointed.

Jesus is seeking God in a moment of turmoil, as our example we should be doing the same, and like the disciples we often fail

Jesus is facing the wrath of God for all of our sins, and instead of taking it lightly, He goes and spends time with God the father

As believers Jesus is our example and we are to follow His leading, when the turmoil of life hits us we are to seek God in prayer, serious prayer, not the passing prayer while driving, but serious intentional prayer!

Jesus Prays and then comes the betrayal

Jesus is betrayed and arrested

He is betrayed by one of His own, Peter chops off the ear of the High Priests guard, still in the midst of this crazy turmoil Jesus still responds and see opportunities to share His love with people

I wonder how often we miss those opportunities to share His love during those crucial moments of turmoil

Jesus’s trial was illegal because they were not to be conducting business or trials because of the festival either on the festifule, also Jesus was to have 2 or more witnesses

speaks to this idea of doing no work on or before the festivuals mentioned.

Then the story brings us to the scourging of Jesus,

This is the part of the movies we don’t like because it is often to graphic for us, or we pass over this without and talking about it because we think we know what happened

Dr. William D. Edwards, MD from the Mayo Clinic

Article on Physical Death of Jesus Christ

For scourging, the man was stripped of his clothing, and his hands were tied to an upright post (Fig 2).11

The back, buttocks, and legs were flogged either by two soldiers

(lictors) or by one who alternated positions.5,7,11,28

The severity of the scourging depended on the disposition of the lictors and was intended to weaken the victim to a state just short of collapse or death.

As the Roman soldiers repeatedly struck the victim’s back with full force, the iron balls would cause deep contusions, and the leather thongs and sheep bones would cut into the skin and subcutaneous tissues.7

Then, as the flogging continued, the lacera- tions would tear into the underlying skeletal muscles and produce quiver- ing ribbons of bleeding flesh.2,7,25

Pain and blood loss generally set the stage for circulatory shock.12

The extent of blood loss may well have determined how long the victim would survive on the cross.

Jesus was scrouged no more than 39 times the exact number is not known

It is becuase of Christ’s sacrifice that we have freedom

Jesus also foretells his beatings and facing the wrath of God scripture

We can go back to the first sin and see that blood had to be shed to cover those sins, a price must be paid for your sins and mine

Jesus died, Jesus shed His blood in our place that way we might have life

This brings our story for today a close

It is my prayer that understand what Jesus went through to ultimately die for you.