Battle of the Soul
Mark 14:32-42
32They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”33He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34“My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,”he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.” 35Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him. 36“Abba, 36 Aramaic for father Father,”he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” 37Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,”he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour?38Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 39Once more he went away and prayed the same thing. 40When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him. 41Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.42Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”
The Garden
“The cup”
- The incarnation - fully God and fully man
- The weight of sin
- The consequence of sin
"Not my will"
- Not a get out of jail free card
- Total complete surrende
"Pray you will not fall into temptation"
- To fall asleep - to let the flesh take control of us
- To deny - making him your 3rd or 4th love
- To quit - do not grow wear
TODAY'S PREACHER
Randy Reese is Co-Directing Pastor of Calvary UMC