Part Three Holy Thursday: Bearing Witness to Jesus' Prayers in Gethsemane

Discover the raw emotion and profound spirituality of Jesus' final hours as we walk with Him into the Garden of Gethsemane. As your guide on this journey, I promise you a deeper understanding and a heart more attuned to the sacrifice that laid the foundation of our faith. This session, rooted in Matthew 26:36-46, immerses us in an intimate encounter with Jesus' humanity and the divine purpose He was destined to fulfill.

Together, we'll witness the poignant struggle of obedience and the weight of impending sacrifice through Jesus' fervent prayers. As we prepare for the solemnity of Good Friday, let this reflection serve as a poignant reminder of the hope that lies beyond the sorrow. This episode is an invitation to honor the gravity of Jesus' sacrifice and to embrace the solace found in the promise of resurrection, thus drawing us closer to the very heart of the Easter narrative. Join me in this moving observance, and let's carry its lessons into the days ahead. Amen.

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Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:30

Welcome back, encouragers, to Part 3 of Holy Thursday. If you remember, so far this day, we have heard about the Passover meal, and then we got to hear the Upper Room Discourse, which were Jesus' final teachings while he was here on earth teachings while he was here on earth. Today I'm going to read to you from Matthew 26, verses 36 through 46, and here is where we see Jesus praying in Gethsemane. Let me open us up in prayer. Dear Lord, thank you for this final portion of scripture that closes us out this Holy Thursday. We know that tomorrow is Good Friday and we prepare our hearts for that day. We know that it is good. Friday will be good because Sunday is coming. Thank you for your work on the cross and thank you that you pray it for us In your name. Amen. Matthew 26, verse 36.

Speaker 1: 1:44

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane and he said to his disciples sit here while I go over there and pray. And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them my soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch with me. And, going a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, saying my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me, nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will. And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter so could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit, indeed, is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Speaker 1: 2:58

Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed my father, if this cannot pass, unless I drink it, your will be done. And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. Then he came to the disciples and said to them Sleep and take your rest later on. See, the hour is at hand and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand. Dear Lord, we thank you for Holy Thursday. We thank you for your obedience, despite your sorrowful and terrified soul. You knew what was coming, you knew exactly what the next step was and yet, for our sake, you died. Help us prepare our hearts for tomorrow, for we know it is good because Sunday is coming. In your name, amen, thank you.