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Open your Bibles to Mark 14:32-42.
•We are continuing our study of the Gospel of Mark.
•This morning we come to the account of our Lord praying in the Garden of Gethsemane.
This passage is a very famous one in the Passion Narrative of our Lord.
•Here we will read the famous prayer of Jesus: “Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
•This passage is full of the glory of Christ.
When I read this text, I see two main themes emerge:
1.
The necessity of watching and praying so that disciples (us) don’t fall into temptation.
Being watchful of ourselves and seeking help from God so we don’t fall into sin.
2.
The submission of the Suffering Servant, Jesus Christ.
•Now, I think that I covered the first theme, at least in part, last Lord’s Day as we considered the arrogance and pride of the disciples in the face of temptation.
•And, to be honest, the theme of watching and praying is the secondary theme of this passage.
•So, in light of those things, I’ll be focusing on the main thing.
•And the main theme of our text this morning is the Submission of the Suffering Servant.
Our Lord is truly God and truly Man.
He is one Person but has two natures: A human nature.
And a divine nature.
•And those natures, though united in the one Person, are distinct from one another.
And each nature does that which is proper for it to do at all times.
•This is the great mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God: God became a man without ever ceasing to be God in any way and without making the human nature divine.
•I say all of that to remind you that our Lord Jesus Christ is truly human.
He is human in every way that we are, except He is without sin.
And His true and full humanity is on display very clearly in our text this morning.
•It’s on display in such a way that may make some of us a little uncomfortable.
We are going to see Jesus be afraid and full of trembling.
•We are going to see Him cry out to God in prayer as the perfect man.
•And we are going to see Him submit to God.
He will submit His human will to the will of God.
And He will do so perfectly, sweetly, and with full desire to do so.
•Jesus Christ is the Servant of the LORD.
He is the Servant that Isaiah prophesied about.
•He is the perfect Man, the Last Adam.
And His perfect but true humanity is plain for us to see and marvel at.
In this passage we will be walking on sacred ground.
•We will get something of a front row seat to the agony of the soul of our Lord before His crucifixion.
•We will never fully understand or appreciate His suffering.
But I hope that we can get something of a glimpse of what He suffered for us and for our salvation.
•And seeing, may God grant to us growth in our love for the Savior-Servant who submitted Himself to God and gave Himself up for us.
Now, if you would and are able, please stand with me for the reading of the inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word of God.
Mark 14:32-42
[32] And they went to a place called Gethsemane.
And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
[33] And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled.
[34] And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death.
Remain here and watch.”
[35] And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
[36] And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you.
Remove this cup from me.
Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
[37] And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep?
Could you not watch one hour?
[38] Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.
The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
[39] And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.
[40] And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they did not know what to answer him.
[41] And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest?
It is enough; the hour has come.
The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
[42] Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”
(PRAY)
Our God and Father,
We come before you now and humbly ask for you to bless the preaching of your Word.
Bless the preacher as he speaks.
And bless the hearers as they hear.
By your Spirit, speak to each of us from your Word this morning.
And grant us a glimpse of your Son in His suffering and humiliation on our behalf.
Let us see His humble submission as the perfect man so that we might praise Him, rejoice in His perfect work, be glad in our salvation, and walk in the same manner that He walked.
Give us eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to believe.
Instruct us and show us something of your glory as we sit under the ministry of your Word.
We ask these things in Jesus’ Name and for His sake.
Amen.
1.)
Our passage begins by telling us that Jesus took His disciples “to a place called Gethsemane.”
•The parallel in Luke 22:39 says that this was a place that Jesus and His disciples went often.
•Gethsemane is at the foot of the Mount of Olives.
It is a garden.
Quite possibly it was fenced in and provided a private place for our Lord to teach His disciples and pray.
And as Jesus and the Eleven are there, Jesus instructed eight of them to “Sit here while I pray.”
•He probably left them near the entrance of the garden.
•But He takes three of them, “Peter and James and John,” His inner-circle of disciples, further into the garden so that they would be close to Him while He prayed.
•Matthew’s parallel says that Jesus asked the Three to watch with Him.
From what He says later, He expected them to “watch and pray.”
•Jesus wanted them to pray for themselves that they would remain faithful in light of what was about to take place in His arrest, trial, and crucifixion.
And Jesus has come to pray Himself.
•He wanted to spend His final hours before His arrest, trial, and crucifixion IN PRAYER.
•He was seeking help from God for the task ahead.
•And He was in the fight of His life.
This is the moment of truth for Jesus in His earthly ministry.
•Everything hinges on this moment.
•And I say that because in these final hours, our Lord will have to submit to His human will to God and go to the Cross.
•Yes, He has prophesied that He will go to the Cross, die, and be raised.
He has said that He has come into the world to do the will of His Father.
•And He has perfectly done so His entire life.
But now comes the big moment.
His death is on the horizon.
It’s just hours away.
•And so, one final time, He must submit Himself to the will of God so that He might die and bring about salvation for the People of God.
•Everything hinges on this moment.
And it is hard on the human Jesus.
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V33 says that He began to be greatly distressed and troubled.
[34] And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death…
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