Living Surrendered (Matthew 26:36-46)

MOTIVATE This week many HS students took PSAT, which is a pre-test. SAT stands for  Scholastic Aptitude Test, a standard measure of student academic readiness for reading, writing, and math comprehension for college and university admissions. Generations of students have taken this test, which usually takes 2-3 hours and causes many students to stress and…

Not My Will But Thy Will (Mark 14:36)

MOTIVATE We started this Hard Sayings of Jesus series with what I speculated as The Gospels show us Jesus as a man of conviction and strength under control. He’s focused and purposeful in all His words and actions. Yet, at Gethsemane, Jesus was vulnerable. Illus: What do you do when someone is strong in your…

Child Games: Jesus & Prayer (Matthew 26:36-56)

Gethsemane is symbolic of both pleasure and pressure. It would be the last place on earth Jesus would have His freedom, and it was a place Jesus would use to prepare Himself for the spiritual and physical battle of the cross.

Kingdom: Prayer

MOTIVATE We can’t always get what we want. I know you believe that is true but some of us believe it with regret. Deep inside we think we are deserving for good and to escape the bad. But if we are able to take a big picture of all our life, we would not really…