Eat With Jesus (Luke 22:7-30)

MOTIVATE Food * Lord’s Supper / Communion / Eucharist Today, we start a 3-week series on Being with Jesus: EXAMINE      Luke 22:7-30          Eat With Jesus 7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. The Jews had several religious feasts – 1 weekly, 7 primary feasts, and…

Why are you sleeping?

“Why are you sleeping?”‭‭Luke‬ ‭22‬:‭46‬ ‭ Jesus asks us questions. Questions > Accusations. At first this verse sounds accusatory. And indeed, Jesus is correct in assessing the drowsiness of the disciples. Yet, Jesus wants His disciples to self-evaluate and discern how to respond in dependence and depth of relationship with the Father. In His garden…

Invited to pray…

And when he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” Luke‬ ‭22‬:‭40‬ ‭ Pray. Jesus invited the disciples to pray. What an invitation! Pray. Pray with Jesus. Pray to be known and accepted. Pray. Pray in silence and still be heard. Pray. Prayer for deliverance 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…