I. Christ in the Garden
1. See a Different
Mark 14:33 “… began to be greatly distressed and troubled.”
2. What Jesus Saw Almost
Mark 14:34 “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death.”
3. Picture Jesus Sweating Drops of Blood
Luke 22:44 “And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”
a. What Did Jesus See? What Made Jesus Stagger?
Mark 14:36 “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.’”
b. When Heaven grew Silent
Mark 14:39 “And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words.”
• The Father Begins to Turn His Face Away
c. I’ll Never Know How Much it Cost
d. Looking Full Into the Cup of God’s
Mark 14:36b “Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
Isaiah 51:17 “Wake yourself, wake yourself, stand up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, who have drunk to the dregs the bowl, the cup of staggering.”
Revelation 14:9b-10a “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger.”
4. There is Only One
John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
II. Christ’s Answer to Pain
1. When You Feel Like No One
Hebrews 12:2a “looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross.”
Isaiah 43:4a “Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.”
2. When You Feel
Hebrews 13:5b “for he has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’” (cf. Josh. 1:5).
Isaiah 49:15–16a “Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have nocompassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. 16Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands…”
Psalm 103:2—“Bless the Lord, o my soul! And forget not all his benefits.”
3. When You Lose Your Sense of
Matthew 28:18–20 “And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’”
III. Christ’s Offer of a New
for You
Mark 14:22-25 “And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is my body.’ 23And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24And he said to them, ‘This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. 25Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.’”