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 Leading up to Jesus' crucifixion.

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 Through the course of our message this morning, I want us to come to grips with the fact that Jesus was not a victim of his circumstances.

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! Jesus was the master of every circumstance that we'll look at this morning.

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 He is in complete control. He is in command of all that we will see.

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 And we'll look at the details of that as we jump into our passage for today.

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 And as we look at this new segment of time from chapter 18 to chapter 19, the events that lead up to his crucifixion, then his actual crucifixion,

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 I want us to understand that the journey that Jesus takes is not just a journey that he is on,

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 but a journey that he intends for followers of him to emulate.

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 That there is a way of the cross that Jesus moves through in these next two chapters.

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 And the model that he sets will be the model for us as those who are followers of Christ as we emulate the way of the cross.

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 Are you a follower of Christ this morning?

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 You will emulate the Savior's example, as we'll look at specifically this morning, the example of submission.

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 We'll see coming to the surface the supremacy of Christ in all that takes place, and yet his active submission to the Father's will.

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 In a book written by David Platt, maybe you've read the book Radical, he recounts this story of going to Indonesia.

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 And surprisingly, Indonesia has the most Muslims of any other country in the world, heavily populated with Muslims.

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 And he's teaching in a seminary there, and those who are intending to graduate from this seminary have as a requirement the need for them to plant a church in a new location there in Indonesia,

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 and to lead 30 individuals to faith, and to baptize them, and to essentially plant a church in a new location.

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 Well, sitting there in his classroom was a man by the name of Radin, who gives his testimony.

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 And this young man, in looking at David Platt, with fire in his eyes, recounts this story of how God worked this out in his own life.

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 There he is going into this community and beginning to share the gospel with these Muslims who are in this community.

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 And wouldn't you know who shows up at the door is a witch doctor, who are apparently very prevalent in Indonesia,

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 and challenging this young man named Radin to say,

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 listen, why don't you meet me outside, we're going to take care of business.

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 Now, before Radin had become a believer,

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 he had done some work in terms of becoming very adept in ninja jiu-jitsu.

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 So he's thinking about this situation, and he knows that he could quite handily take care of this witch doctor without any problem.

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 But as he begins to exit this house, he is prompted by the spirit who speaks to his heart,

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 says,

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 Radin, instead of taking matters into your own hands, trust me in this situation.

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 So Radin takes a chair, and he sits outside this house, and he faces this witch doctor,

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 and he says to him,

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 the Lord will handle this situation.

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 I do not need to fight you with my fists.

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 The Lord will deal with you as he chooses.

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 And in the next few moments,

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 this witch doctor begins to choke and to gasp for air.

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 It gets the attention of the people with whom Radin had just been sharing the gospel with,

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 and now the villagers begin to come and to observe this situation that's unfolding in front of them.

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 And within moments, this witch doctor is lying on the ground, dead.

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 His decision to yield and to surrender,

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 to submit this situation to the power of God,

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 leads to a dramatic display of God's supremacy in this situation.

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 And as a result, many of the villagers not only hear the gospel,

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 but come to faith in Jesus Christ.

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 The same is true for us this morning.

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 The same is true for you.

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 Whatever situation in which you find yourself today,

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 however small or large,

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 there is a demand for your life as a follower of Christ

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 to determine what you will do.

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 Will you take matters into your own hands,

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 or will you surrender and submit

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 to the guidance and instruction of the Scripture

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 and let God's supremacy work itself out in your life?

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 There is a privilege of those of us who are followers of Christ

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 to see the supremacy of God show up in this world.

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 It's not our supremacy.

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 It is His.

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 And as we submit to the Father's will,

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 in the various circumstances in which you find yourself,

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 you will see the supremacy of Christ come through for you.

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 You ever find yourself taking matters into your own hands?

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 Well, the way of the cross is the way of submission.

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 Look with me at John chapter 18

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 as I read these first couple of verses.

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 We're going to take this a couple of verses at a time.

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 Kind of break this down.

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 And what I want you to see is

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 I want you to see through this passage

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 the complete supremacy of Christ

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 and yet His full surrender to the Father's will.

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 It begins this way.

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 When Jesus had spoken these words,

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 He went out with His disciples across the Kindred Valley

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 where there was a garden,

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 which He and His disciples entered.

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 Now Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place.

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 For Jesus had often met there with His disciples.

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 So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers

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 and some officers from the chief priests

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 and some officers, excuse me,

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 and the Pharisees went there with lanterns

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 and torches and weapons.

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 The public ministry of Jesus had come to a conclusion.

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 Hear the finality of the first few words of this chapter.

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 When Jesus had spoken these words,

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 the message of the Father had been delivered.

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 The secret, private information

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 that Jesus sought to deliver to His disciples

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 had been conveyed.

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 And now the culmination of all that Jesus had come to do

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 was about to take place

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 in His arrest, in His crucifixion,

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 and then in His resurrection.

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 Jesus had shown up.

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 He had come near.

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 The Messiah was at hand.

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 His message was accessible to the people.

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 The Jews saw Jesus

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 and His display of miracles,

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 casting out demons,

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 healing those who were sick,

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 exercising authority over the elements.

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 They saw Jesus.

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 They saw the divine.

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 They saw God face to face.

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 And yet, as we'll see

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 in these next few chapters,

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 instead of acceptance,

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 there was rejection.

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 It's almost too hard to believe

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 that those who saw Jesus up close and personal

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 would be those who would reject

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 the very one who came to rescue them.

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 And yet,

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 for those of us who have grown up

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 in a church,

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 for many of you who have been here at Maranatha

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 for years and years and years,

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 for those of us who have heard about

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 the significance of making Jesus

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 the Lord of our life,

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 who have heard the faithful teaching

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 of the Scriptures,

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 unfortunately,

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 we find ourselves in a similar situation

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 like the disciples

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 and like the Jews,

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 who instead of accept

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 the message and the knowledge about Jesus,

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 we choose to take matters into our own hands,

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 we choose

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 to do things our way

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 instead of submitting

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 to the will of the Father.

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 And in doing this,

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 we might say,

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 God, you are strong,

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 but I'm stronger.

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 God, you are good,

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 but I'm better.

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 God, you are wise,

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 but I really don't trust you

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 in this situation.

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 Now, we wouldn't say that

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 in public,

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 but in our hearts,

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 that is the posture

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 of what's taking place

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 when we refuse to submit

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 to the knowledge we have about God.

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 You are sovereign,

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 you are all wise,

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 you are all powerful,

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 but in this situation, God,

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 I just want things to go my way.

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 And as we look at Jesus' example

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 this morning,

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 as we see the way of the cross,

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 we will see

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 the way of the cross

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 is the way of surrender.

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 The way of the cross

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 is the way of submission

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 to the Father.

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 First,

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 in these first three verses,

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 we see that Jesus

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 determined the details

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 of his arrest.

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 Jesus determined

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 the details of his arrest.

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 I want you to see

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 the supremacy of Christ

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 in all things,

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 and yet,

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 in the midst of supremacy,

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 there is surrender.

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 There is submission.

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 We see it in so many different ways.

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 I just want to highlight a few.

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 First, we see

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 the surrender of Christ

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 and the supremacy of Christ

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 in terms of the timing

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 of his arrest.

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 The timing of his arrest.

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 Here in verse 1,

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 when Jesus had spoken

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 these words,

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 he went out with the disciples

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 across the book

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 Brook Kidron.

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 His ministry,

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 public ministry,

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 was over.

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 And now was the time

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 for Jesus

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 to be killed,

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 to be handed over

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 to the Gentiles,

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 to be delivered up

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 for crucifixion.

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 Chapters 15

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 and 16

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 and 17,

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 we see Jesus

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 with his disciples

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 delivering some final

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 parting words to them.

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 They've included

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 faithful reminders

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 of things that they have heard

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 in the past

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 of Jesus' ministry,

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 but even new things.

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 He's concentrated

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 on his departure.

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 He's tried to comfort them

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 with the promise

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 of the Holy Spirit.

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 He's warned them

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 about the conflict

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 that they would face.

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 He's consistently

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 pointed their attention

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 to the unchangeable reality

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 of the Father's care.

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 These final words

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 were vital

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 for the ongoing

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 endurance

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 of this group of men.

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 But now that the time

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 has come,

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 Jesus now makes his way

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 with his disciples

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 outside of the city

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 of Jerusalem,

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 and now they begin

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 their trek

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 to the Mount of Olives

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 into the Garden

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 of Gethsemane.

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 Jesus was concerned

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 about this band of men.

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 He talks about

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 the great celebration

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 that they will enjoy

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 in a future day,

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 looking forward

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 to when the Father

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 would come

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 and to take them home.

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 but he has predicted

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 on at least three occasions

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 that this moment

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 would come,

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 the moment of his

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 arrest,

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 the moment of his

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 crucifixion

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 and his resurrection.

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 And now the long

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 awaited day

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 was here.

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 Jesus knew

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 the timing

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 of his arrest.

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 Jesus also knew

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 the betrayal

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 in his arrest.

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 He knew the circumstances

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 of the betrayal

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 and the betrayer.

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 Here we see

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 in verse 2,

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 it says,

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 Now Judas,

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 who betrayed him,

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 also knew the place.

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 Jesus was not surprised

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 by the man

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 who stood before him

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 at this point

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 of time.

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 From the beginning

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 of Judas' time

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 with the group,

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 Jesus was well aware

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 of the way

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 that he would be

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 instrumental

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 in betraying him

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 to the cross.

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 Early on

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 in his ministry,

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 in the feeding

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 of the 5,000,

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 Jesus points

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 to this very issue

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 in John chapter 6.

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 Turn with me

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 there for a moment

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 as we look

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 at this together.

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 John chapter 6,

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 verse 64.

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 Jesus has shared

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 some difficult words

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 with the people

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 who were participating

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 in the feeding

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 of the 5,000.

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 And as a result

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 of the difficult words,

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 it says that

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 many of his disciples

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 who heard it

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 then left him.

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 But in verse 66,

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 it says,

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 After this,

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 many of his disciples

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 turned back

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 and no longer

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 walked with him.

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 So Jesus said

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 to the 12,

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 Do you want

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 to go away as well?

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 Simon Peter asked him,

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 Lord,

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 to whom shall we go?

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 You have the words

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 of eternal life.

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 And we believed

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 and have come

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 to know

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 that you are

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 the Holy One of God.

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 Jesus answered them,

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 Did I not choose you,

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 the 12?

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 And yet,

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 one of you

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 is a devil.

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 He spoke of Judas,

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 the son of Simon Iscariot,

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 for he,

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 one of the 12,

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 was going

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 to betray him.

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 It's unbelievable

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 to think

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 that even

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 in the selection

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 process

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 of his disciples,

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 as Jesus

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 submits himself

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 to the will

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 of the Father.

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 He knew exactly

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 what Judas

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 would be.

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 Judas would be

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 the betrayer.

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 And all the while,

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 Judas is participating

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 with the disciples,

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 with the 12,

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 in the ministry

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 of Jesus,

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 seeing what he does,

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 observing the works,

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 hearing the words,

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 and even,

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 at one point,

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 receiving the power

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 that Jesus gave

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 to the 12

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 to cast out demons

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 and to do

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 and perform miracles.

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 Judas was a

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 full participant

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 in the public

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 ministry

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 of Jesus.

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 But Jesus

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 was not surprised.

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 Jesus was not

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 convinced

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 of Judas'

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 loyalty.

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 He knew his heart,

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 the heart

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 of a betrayer.

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 And on this night,

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 as the disciples

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 were gathered

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 for the Passover,

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 Jesus again

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 exposes Judas

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 for what he was.

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 Turn with me

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 to John chapter 13

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 now,

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 verses 10 and 11.

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 John 13,

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 10 and 11.

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 Jesus has just

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 washed the disciples'

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 feet.

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 Peter protests

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 and says,

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 wash not just

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 my feet,

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 but just wash

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 all of me.

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 Jesus' response

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 in verse 10,

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 the one who is

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 washed does not

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 need to wash

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 except for his

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 feet,

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 but is

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 completely

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 clean.

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 And you are

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 clean,

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 but not every

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 one of you,

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 for he knew

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 who was to

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 betray him.

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 That was why

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 he said,

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 not all

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 of you are

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 clean.

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 Jesus knew

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 the heart

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 of Judas.

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 Jesus knew

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 his role

00:16:17.980 --> 00:16:19.460
 in being the

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 betrayer,

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 in turning

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 Jesus over

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 to the

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 authorities.

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 So Jesus

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 knew the

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 time,

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 Jesus knew

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 the betrayer,

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 but Jesus

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 also knew

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 the place

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 of his

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 arrest.

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 We find that

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 here at the

00:16:36.120 --> 00:16:36.919
 end of verse 2.

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 John chapter

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 18,

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 verse 2,

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 continues this

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 way.

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 Judas,

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 who betrayed

00:16:44.259 --> 00:16:44.439
 him,

00:16:44.500 --> 00:16:45.000
 also knew

00:16:45.000 --> 00:16:45.620
 the place,

00:16:46.279 --> 00:16:46.839
 for Jesus

00:16:46.839 --> 00:16:47.839
 often met

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 there with

00:16:48.959 --> 00:16:49.579
 his disciples.

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 from the

00:16:52.920 --> 00:16:53.440
 other gospel

00:16:53.440 --> 00:16:53.860
 records,

00:16:54.040 --> 00:16:54.840
 we find

00:16:54.840 --> 00:16:56.400
 that Judas'

00:16:56.580 --> 00:16:57.120
 heart was

00:16:57.120 --> 00:16:58.860
 just moving

00:16:58.860 --> 00:16:59.160
 in the

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 direction of

00:16:59.920 --> 00:17:00.540
 this betrayal.

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 So that

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 likely on

00:17:04.000 --> 00:17:04.360
 the very

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 day that

00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:06.700
 Judas is

00:17:06.700 --> 00:17:07.059
 about to

00:17:07.059 --> 00:17:07.799
 betray Jesus,

00:17:08.019 --> 00:17:08.940
 he goes

00:17:08.940 --> 00:17:10.539
 to the

00:17:10.539 --> 00:17:11.000
 authorities,

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 to the

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 religious

00:17:12.059 --> 00:17:12.579
 authorities,

00:17:12.779 --> 00:17:13.160
 and he

00:17:13.160 --> 00:17:13.920
 sells Jesus

00:17:13.920 --> 00:17:14.299
 out.

00:17:16.539 --> 00:17:17.519
 Now Judas,

00:17:18.299 --> 00:17:18.900
 looking for

00:17:18.900 --> 00:17:19.519
 opportunities,

00:17:19.579 --> 00:17:20.519
 to betray

00:17:20.519 --> 00:17:21.159
 Jesus,

00:17:21.639 --> 00:17:22.500
 finds the

00:17:22.500 --> 00:17:22.919
 perfect

00:17:22.919 --> 00:17:23.460
 moment.

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 Now remember

00:17:25.259 --> 00:17:26.359
 that during

00:17:26.359 --> 00:17:27.480
 the Passover

00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:27.879
 meal,

00:17:28.019 --> 00:17:29.299
 Jesus concealed

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 the actual

00:17:30.419 --> 00:17:31.299
 location of

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 where that

00:17:31.679 --> 00:17:31.980
 meal would

00:17:31.980 --> 00:17:32.579
 take place

00:17:32.579 --> 00:17:33.819
 by sending

00:17:33.819 --> 00:17:34.519
 the apostles

00:17:34.519 --> 00:17:35.480
 into the

00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:35.779
 city of

00:17:35.779 --> 00:17:36.579
 Jerusalem to

00:17:36.579 --> 00:17:36.839
 look for

00:17:36.839 --> 00:17:37.159
 the man

00:17:37.159 --> 00:17:37.759
 carrying for

00:17:37.759 --> 00:17:38.059
 the pitcher

00:17:38.059 --> 00:17:38.460
 of water.

00:17:39.439 --> 00:17:39.699
 Jesus

00:17:39.699 --> 00:17:40.740
 masterfully

00:17:40.740 --> 00:17:41.759
 understood

00:17:41.759 --> 00:17:42.519
 that in

00:17:42.519 --> 00:17:43.159
 order to

00:17:43.159 --> 00:17:44.039
 have this

00:17:44.039 --> 00:17:44.500
 meal with

00:17:44.500 --> 00:17:45.079
 his disciples,

00:17:45.220 --> 00:17:45.559
 needed to

00:17:45.559 --> 00:17:46.619
 conceal the

00:17:46.619 --> 00:17:47.519
 actual location,

00:17:47.639 --> 00:17:48.980
 otherwise it

00:17:48.980 --> 00:17:49.259
 might be

00:17:49.259 --> 00:17:50.120
 jeopardized by

00:17:50.120 --> 00:17:50.599
 Judas

00:17:50.599 --> 00:17:51.079
 interfering.

00:17:52.180 --> 00:17:52.640
 So the

00:17:52.640 --> 00:17:53.440
 next opportunity

00:17:53.440 --> 00:17:53.799
 that Judas

00:17:53.799 --> 00:17:54.220
 would have

00:17:54.220 --> 00:17:55.099
 is to go

00:17:55.099 --> 00:17:55.360
 to the

00:17:55.360 --> 00:17:57.400
 place that

00:17:57.400 --> 00:17:58.240
 Jesus often

00:17:58.240 --> 00:17:58.700
 met with

00:17:58.700 --> 00:17:59.279
 his disciples

00:17:59.279 --> 00:17:59.759
 and where

00:17:59.759 --> 00:18:00.380
 was that

00:18:00.380 --> 00:18:00.860
 place?

00:18:02.700 --> 00:18:03.460
 We find

00:18:03.460 --> 00:18:04.620
 that as a

00:18:04.620 --> 00:18:04.960
 pattern,

00:18:05.180 --> 00:18:05.799
 Jesus and

00:18:05.799 --> 00:18:06.420
 his disciples

00:18:06.420 --> 00:18:07.500
 through this

00:18:07.500 --> 00:18:08.519
 Passion Week

00:18:08.519 --> 00:18:10.120
 after teaching

00:18:10.120 --> 00:18:10.559
 the temple

00:18:10.559 --> 00:18:11.039
 would go

00:18:11.039 --> 00:18:11.640
 into the

00:18:11.640 --> 00:18:11.940
 Mount of

00:18:11.940 --> 00:18:12.660
 Olives and

00:18:12.660 --> 00:18:13.000
 that's where

00:18:13.000 --> 00:18:13.420
 he and his

00:18:13.420 --> 00:18:14.039
 disciples would

00:18:14.039 --> 00:18:14.620
 stay for the

00:18:14.620 --> 00:18:15.420
 night until

00:18:15.420 --> 00:18:16.059
 the next day.

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 Listen as I

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 just read

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 Luke chapter

00:18:18.700 --> 00:18:19.659
 21 verse

00:18:19.659 --> 00:18:20.220
 37.

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 It says

00:18:21.460 --> 00:18:21.940
 this,

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 And every

00:18:23.139 --> 00:18:24.039
 day he was

00:18:24.039 --> 00:18:24.539
 teaching in

00:18:24.539 --> 00:18:24.919
 the temple,

00:18:25.819 --> 00:18:26.179
 but at

00:18:26.179 --> 00:18:26.639
 night he

00:18:26.639 --> 00:18:27.099
 went out

00:18:27.099 --> 00:18:27.940
 and lodged

00:18:27.940 --> 00:18:28.500
 on the

00:18:28.500 --> 00:18:29.159
 mount called

00:18:29.159 --> 00:18:29.779
 Olivet.

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 And early

00:18:30.980 --> 00:18:31.159
 in the

00:18:31.159 --> 00:18:31.679
 morning all

00:18:31.679 --> 00:18:32.059
 the people

00:18:32.059 --> 00:18:32.519
 came to

00:18:32.519 --> 00:18:33.019
 him in

00:18:33.019 --> 00:18:33.480
 the temple

00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:34.419
 to hear

00:18:34.419 --> 00:18:34.700
 him.

00:18:37.039 --> 00:18:37.519
 Jesus

00:18:37.519 --> 00:18:40.079
 set Judas

00:18:40.079 --> 00:18:40.399
 up.

00:18:42.319 --> 00:18:43.659
 Jesus in

00:18:43.659 --> 00:18:44.779
 spending time

00:18:44.779 --> 00:18:44.980
 at the

00:18:44.980 --> 00:18:45.240
 Mount of

00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:45.819
 Olives knew

00:18:45.819 --> 00:18:46.339
 that this

00:18:46.339 --> 00:18:46.939
 was the

00:18:46.939 --> 00:18:48.539
 place where

00:18:48.539 --> 00:18:49.059
 Judas would

00:18:49.059 --> 00:18:49.619
 bring this

00:18:49.619 --> 00:18:50.139
 band of

00:18:50.139 --> 00:18:50.299
 men.

00:18:50.379 --> 00:18:50.720
 This was

00:18:50.720 --> 00:18:51.439
 the place

00:18:51.439 --> 00:18:51.939
 where Judas

00:18:51.939 --> 00:18:52.500
 would know

00:18:52.500 --> 00:18:52.980
 that the

00:18:52.980 --> 00:18:53.259
 twelve

00:18:53.259 --> 00:18:53.759
 disciples,

00:18:53.859 --> 00:18:54.220
 the eleven

00:18:54.220 --> 00:18:55.159
 disciples now

00:18:55.159 --> 00:18:56.039
 with Jesus

00:18:56.039 --> 00:18:56.659
 would be.

00:18:58.339 --> 00:18:59.079
 A place

00:18:59.079 --> 00:18:59.539
 where Jesus

00:18:59.539 --> 00:19:00.279
 often found

00:19:00.279 --> 00:19:00.960
 refreshment.

00:19:01.720 --> 00:19:02.019
 A place

00:19:02.019 --> 00:19:02.460
 where Jesus

00:19:02.460 --> 00:19:03.379
 often was

00:19:03.379 --> 00:19:04.039
 encouraged,

00:19:05.179 --> 00:19:05.859
 was strengthened

00:19:05.859 --> 00:19:07.220
 by the

00:19:07.220 --> 00:19:07.839
 comfort of

00:19:07.839 --> 00:19:08.559
 his relationship

00:19:08.559 --> 00:19:08.939
 with the

00:19:08.939 --> 00:19:09.240
 Father.

00:19:10.859 --> 00:19:11.159
 Do you

00:19:11.159 --> 00:19:11.480
 have any

00:19:11.480 --> 00:19:11.779
 of those

00:19:11.779 --> 00:19:12.319
 kinds of

00:19:12.319 --> 00:19:12.839
 places?

00:19:13.599 --> 00:19:14.259
 Places of

00:19:14.259 --> 00:19:14.939
 refreshment,

00:19:14.940 --> 00:19:15.920
 places of

00:19:15.920 --> 00:19:16.299
 comfort?

00:19:17.660 --> 00:19:18.140
 One of the

00:19:18.140 --> 00:19:18.820
 things that I

00:19:18.820 --> 00:19:19.860
 like to do

00:19:19.860 --> 00:19:20.740
 when I visit

00:19:20.740 --> 00:19:22.840
 different

00:19:22.840 --> 00:19:24.580
 cities that

00:19:24.580 --> 00:19:25.200
 I once

00:19:25.200 --> 00:19:25.920
 lived is I

00:19:25.920 --> 00:19:26.720
 like to go

00:19:26.720 --> 00:19:27.059
 to the

00:19:27.059 --> 00:19:27.680
 places where

00:19:27.680 --> 00:19:27.980
 I met

00:19:27.980 --> 00:19:28.400
 with God.

00:19:29.200 --> 00:19:29.720
 The places

00:19:29.720 --> 00:19:30.680
 which were

00:19:30.680 --> 00:19:31.480
 common

00:19:31.480 --> 00:19:33.059
 locations of

00:19:33.059 --> 00:19:33.559
 fellowshipping

00:19:33.559 --> 00:19:33.980
 with him.

00:19:34.580 --> 00:19:35.320
 Being reminded

00:19:35.320 --> 00:19:36.160
 of God's

00:19:36.160 --> 00:19:36.860
 goodness in

00:19:36.860 --> 00:19:37.640
 that specific

00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:37.960
 place.

00:19:38.160 --> 00:19:38.640
 That's what

00:19:38.640 --> 00:19:39.820
 the Garden

00:19:39.820 --> 00:19:40.340
 of Gethsemane

00:19:40.339 --> 00:19:40.839
 was for

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 Jesus.

00:19:42.079 --> 00:19:42.679
 Whenever he

00:19:42.679 --> 00:19:43.079
 was in

00:19:43.079 --> 00:19:43.539
 Jerusalem,

00:19:44.039 --> 00:19:44.399
 the Garden

00:19:44.399 --> 00:19:45.019
 of Gethsemane

00:19:45.019 --> 00:19:45.259
 and the

00:19:45.259 --> 00:19:45.559
 Mount of

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 Olives was

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 the place

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 of refreshment,

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 the place

00:19:47.959 --> 00:19:48.599
 of communion

00:19:48.599 --> 00:19:49.379
 with the

00:19:49.379 --> 00:19:49.720
 Father.

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 And Judas

00:19:51.439 --> 00:19:51.919
 knew that's

00:19:51.919 --> 00:19:53.619
 precisely the

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 place where

00:19:54.159 --> 00:19:54.839
 he could find

00:19:54.839 --> 00:19:55.659
 Jesus at

00:19:55.659 --> 00:19:56.099
 this point.

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 Jesus moved

00:20:00.919 --> 00:20:02.039
 to the

00:20:02.039 --> 00:20:03.079
 exact location

00:20:03.079 --> 00:20:04.339
 where he

00:20:04.339 --> 00:20:04.740
 had been

00:20:04.740 --> 00:20:05.480
 the previous

00:20:05.480 --> 00:20:06.419
 nights this

00:20:06.419 --> 00:20:07.139
 entire week.

00:20:07.959 --> 00:20:08.480
 And so Judas

00:20:08.480 --> 00:20:09.179
 knew where to

00:20:09.180 --> 00:20:09.660
 find him.

00:20:13.820 --> 00:20:14.820
 Jesus was

00:20:14.820 --> 00:20:16.500
 masterfully in

00:20:16.500 --> 00:20:17.860
 control of

00:20:17.860 --> 00:20:18.720
 the circumstances.

00:20:19.960 --> 00:20:20.620
 We also find

00:20:20.620 --> 00:20:21.240
 the participants

00:20:21.240 --> 00:20:22.640
 in his arrest.

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 Jesus understood

00:20:23.940 --> 00:20:24.700
 who would be

00:20:24.700 --> 00:20:25.299
 involved in

00:20:25.299 --> 00:20:26.019
 this process.

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 We find in

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 verse 3 more

00:20:28.039 --> 00:20:28.860
 details related

00:20:28.860 --> 00:20:29.340
 to that.

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 So Judas,

00:20:32.180 --> 00:20:33.140
 having procured

00:20:33.140 --> 00:20:33.779
 a band of

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 soldiers and

00:20:34.600 --> 00:20:35.580
 some officers

00:20:35.580 --> 00:20:36.100
 from the

00:20:36.100 --> 00:20:36.799
 chief priests

00:20:36.799 --> 00:20:37.740
 and the

00:20:37.740 --> 00:20:38.660
 Pharisees went

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 there,

00:20:39.180 --> 00:20:40.560
 with lanterns

00:20:40.560 --> 00:20:41.580
 and torches

00:20:41.580 --> 00:20:42.900
 and weapons.

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 Jesus had

00:20:45.160 --> 00:20:45.799
 predicted in

00:20:45.799 --> 00:20:46.340
 Matthew chapter

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 20, he

00:20:47.880 --> 00:20:48.340
 says,

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 Behold, we

00:20:49.580 --> 00:20:50.000
 are going up

00:20:50.000 --> 00:20:50.600
 to Jerusalem

00:20:50.600 --> 00:20:51.740
 and the

00:20:51.740 --> 00:20:52.420
 Son of Man

00:20:52.420 --> 00:20:52.940
 will be

00:20:52.940 --> 00:20:53.660
 betrayed to

00:20:53.660 --> 00:20:54.060
 the chief

00:20:54.060 --> 00:20:54.779
 priests and

00:20:54.779 --> 00:20:55.060
 to the

00:20:55.060 --> 00:20:56.019
 scribes and

00:20:56.019 --> 00:20:56.279
 they will

00:20:56.279 --> 00:20:56.840
 condemn him

00:20:56.840 --> 00:20:57.340
 to death

00:20:57.340 --> 00:20:58.080
 and deliver

00:20:58.080 --> 00:20:58.500
 him to

00:20:58.500 --> 00:20:59.340
 the Gentiles

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 to mock

00:21:00.220 --> 00:21:00.700
 him and

00:21:00.700 --> 00:21:01.360
 to scourge

00:21:01.360 --> 00:21:01.680
 him and

00:21:01.680 --> 00:21:02.279
 to crucify

00:21:02.279 --> 00:21:02.920
 him and

00:21:02.920 --> 00:21:03.180
 on the

00:21:03.180 --> 00:21:03.640
 third day

00:21:03.640 --> 00:21:03.940
 he will

00:21:03.940 --> 00:21:04.400
 rise.

00:21:05.600 --> 00:21:06.500
 Jesus knew

00:21:06.500 --> 00:21:06.779
 who the

00:21:06.779 --> 00:21:07.519
 players were

00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:07.820
 going to

00:21:07.819 --> 00:21:08.139
 be.

00:21:09.460 --> 00:21:10.000
 Jesus is

00:21:10.000 --> 00:21:10.759
 not surprised

00:21:10.759 --> 00:21:11.279
 to see

00:21:11.279 --> 00:21:12.639
 this band

00:21:12.639 --> 00:21:14.220
 and multitude

00:21:14.220 --> 00:21:15.079
 of individuals

00:21:15.079 --> 00:21:15.799
 show up

00:21:15.799 --> 00:21:16.559
 to arrest

00:21:16.559 --> 00:21:16.879
 him.

00:21:19.119 --> 00:21:19.939
 He knew

00:21:19.939 --> 00:21:20.259
 who was

00:21:20.259 --> 00:21:21.980
 coming and

00:21:21.980 --> 00:21:23.839
 Judas leads

00:21:23.839 --> 00:21:24.379
 them into

00:21:24.379 --> 00:21:25.659
 this garden.

00:21:26.839 --> 00:21:27.200
 Well, who

00:21:27.200 --> 00:21:27.659
 were they?

00:21:28.939 --> 00:21:29.399
 Well, a

00:21:29.399 --> 00:21:31.339
 cohort is a

00:21:31.339 --> 00:21:32.019
 group of

00:21:32.019 --> 00:21:34.139
 600 soldiers.

00:21:34.140 --> 00:21:34.240
 soldiers.

00:21:35.500 --> 00:21:35.920
 That's a

00:21:35.920 --> 00:21:36.480
 significant

00:21:36.480 --> 00:21:37.120
 group of

00:21:37.120 --> 00:21:37.600
 individuals

00:21:37.600 --> 00:21:38.220
 coming to

00:21:38.220 --> 00:21:39.420
 arrest an

00:21:39.420 --> 00:21:40.400
 individual who

00:21:40.400 --> 00:21:41.460
 for up to

00:21:41.460 --> 00:21:41.940
 this point

00:21:41.940 --> 00:21:42.320
 had been

00:21:42.320 --> 00:21:42.880
 all but

00:21:42.880 --> 00:21:43.320
 peace.

00:21:45.400 --> 00:21:46.259
 He brings

00:21:46.259 --> 00:21:47.020
 some officers.

00:21:47.980 --> 00:21:48.259
 These would

00:21:48.259 --> 00:21:48.560
 have been the

00:21:48.560 --> 00:21:49.440
 temple officials,

00:21:49.940 --> 00:21:50.680
 those given

00:21:50.680 --> 00:21:51.320
 authority in

00:21:51.320 --> 00:21:51.800
 the Jewish

00:21:51.800 --> 00:21:53.080
 realm to

00:21:53.080 --> 00:21:54.340
 exact some

00:21:54.340 --> 00:21:55.360
 level of

00:21:55.360 --> 00:21:56.800
 judgment on

00:21:56.800 --> 00:21:57.900
 individuals within

00:21:57.900 --> 00:21:58.540
 the Jewish

00:21:58.540 --> 00:21:59.060
 community.

00:22:00.259 --> 00:22:00.820
 And then the

00:22:00.820 --> 00:22:02.320
 Pharisees who

00:22:02.320 --> 00:22:02.960
 represented the

00:22:02.960 --> 00:22:03.720
 authority of the

00:22:03.720 --> 00:22:05.319
 moral law and

00:22:05.319 --> 00:22:05.779
 the scripture.

00:22:07.220 --> 00:22:07.799
 You may ask

00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:08.640
 yourself, why

00:22:08.640 --> 00:22:09.440
 so many?

00:22:10.299 --> 00:22:11.440
 Why torches

00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:12.299
 and why

00:22:12.299 --> 00:22:13.339
 lanterns and

00:22:13.339 --> 00:22:14.600
 why swords

00:22:14.600 --> 00:22:15.160
 and clubs?

00:22:15.299 --> 00:22:15.880
 Why the

00:22:15.880 --> 00:22:16.480
 weaponry?

00:22:17.860 --> 00:22:18.579
 What is

00:22:18.579 --> 00:22:19.220
 taking place

00:22:19.220 --> 00:22:19.440
 here?

00:22:21.259 --> 00:22:21.740
 Well, Jesus

00:22:21.740 --> 00:22:23.079
 had avoided

00:22:23.079 --> 00:22:23.920
 life-threatening

00:22:23.920 --> 00:22:24.900
 situations on

00:22:24.900 --> 00:22:26.220
 numerous occasions

00:22:26.220 --> 00:22:26.860
 leading up to

00:22:26.860 --> 00:22:27.319
 this point.

00:22:28.480 --> 00:22:29.799
 We find in

00:22:29.799 --> 00:22:30.640
 several occasions

00:22:30.640 --> 00:22:31.360
 through the

00:22:31.360 --> 00:22:32.140
 gospel of John

00:22:32.140 --> 00:22:32.579
 alone.

00:22:33.720 --> 00:22:35.680
 that the

00:22:35.680 --> 00:22:36.480
 officials came

00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:37.039
 to arrest

00:22:37.039 --> 00:22:37.740
 Jesus but

00:22:37.740 --> 00:22:38.519
 because his

00:22:38.519 --> 00:22:39.180
 hour had not

00:22:39.180 --> 00:22:39.759
 yet come,

00:22:40.759 --> 00:22:41.299
 somehow he

00:22:41.299 --> 00:22:41.920
 vanished from

00:22:41.920 --> 00:22:42.480
 their midst or

00:22:42.480 --> 00:22:43.160
 somehow he

00:22:43.160 --> 00:22:43.660
 moved through

00:22:43.660 --> 00:22:44.140
 the crowd.

00:22:44.819 --> 00:22:45.279
 Somehow he

00:22:45.279 --> 00:22:45.799
 was able to

00:22:45.799 --> 00:22:46.839
 hide himself

00:22:46.839 --> 00:22:47.759
 and escape

00:22:47.759 --> 00:22:49.299
 their captivity.

00:22:50.220 --> 00:22:50.960
 In one

00:22:50.960 --> 00:22:51.920
 particular example

00:22:51.920 --> 00:22:52.339
 in John

00:22:52.339 --> 00:22:52.940
 chapter 10,

00:22:53.299 --> 00:22:53.620
 it says,

00:22:53.759 --> 00:22:54.279
 the Jews took

00:22:54.279 --> 00:22:55.180
 up stones to

00:22:55.180 --> 00:22:55.819
 stone him,

00:22:56.120 --> 00:22:56.640
 therefore they

00:22:56.640 --> 00:22:57.339
 sought again to

00:22:57.339 --> 00:22:57.680
 seize him,

00:22:57.759 --> 00:22:58.839
 but he escaped

00:22:58.839 --> 00:22:59.299
 out of their

00:22:59.299 --> 00:22:59.680
 hand.

00:22:59.680 --> 00:23:01.600
 Well, this

00:23:01.600 --> 00:23:02.060
 wasn't going to

00:23:02.060 --> 00:23:02.680
 happen again,

00:23:03.400 --> 00:23:04.320
 at least not

00:23:04.320 --> 00:23:04.960
 in their minds.

00:23:05.539 --> 00:23:06.299
 So they bring

00:23:06.299 --> 00:23:07.560
 this multitude

00:23:07.560 --> 00:23:08.440
 of individuals

00:23:08.440 --> 00:23:09.740
 to ensure that

00:23:09.740 --> 00:23:10.440
 Jesus could not

00:23:10.440 --> 00:23:10.860
 escape.

00:23:12.700 --> 00:23:13.539
 But as we'll

00:23:13.539 --> 00:23:14.620
 see, Jesus is

00:23:14.620 --> 00:23:15.779
 not only supreme

00:23:15.779 --> 00:23:17.080
 over the details

00:23:17.080 --> 00:23:17.960
 of his arrest,

00:23:18.519 --> 00:23:19.380
 we'll also see

00:23:19.380 --> 00:23:19.860
 that Jesus

00:23:19.860 --> 00:23:20.620
 demonstrates

00:23:20.620 --> 00:23:22.740
 decisiveness of

00:23:22.740 --> 00:23:23.320
 his authority.

00:23:23.920 --> 00:23:24.500
 We see that in

00:23:24.500 --> 00:23:25.200
 the next several

00:23:25.200 --> 00:23:26.600
 verses from 4 to

00:23:26.600 --> 00:23:26.940
 6.

00:23:26.940 --> 00:23:28.519
 Jesus demonstrates

00:23:28.519 --> 00:23:29.559
 the decisiveness

00:23:29.559 --> 00:23:30.299
 of his authority.

00:23:32.080 --> 00:23:32.759
 Let me read

00:23:32.759 --> 00:23:33.440
 this for us.

00:23:34.759 --> 00:23:35.600
 Then Jesus,

00:23:36.320 --> 00:23:37.039
 knowing all that

00:23:37.039 --> 00:23:37.580
 would happen to

00:23:37.580 --> 00:23:38.440
 him, came forward

00:23:38.440 --> 00:23:39.039
 and said to

00:23:39.039 --> 00:23:39.320
 them,

00:23:39.840 --> 00:23:41.240
 Whom do you

00:23:41.240 --> 00:23:41.700
 seek?

00:23:42.740 --> 00:23:43.420
 They answered

00:23:43.420 --> 00:23:44.539
 him, Jesus of

00:23:44.539 --> 00:23:45.120
 Nazareth.

00:23:46.420 --> 00:23:47.140
 Jesus said to

00:23:47.140 --> 00:23:48.000
 them, I am he.

00:23:48.840 --> 00:23:49.759
 Judas, who

00:23:49.759 --> 00:23:50.420
 betrayed him,

00:23:50.460 --> 00:23:51.000
 was standing

00:23:51.000 --> 00:23:51.620
 with them.

00:23:52.640 --> 00:23:53.120
 When Jesus

00:23:53.120 --> 00:23:53.700
 said to them,

00:23:53.759 --> 00:23:54.380
 I am he,

00:23:54.799 --> 00:23:55.460
 they drew

00:23:55.460 --> 00:23:56.759
 back and

00:23:56.759 --> 00:23:57.420
 fell to the

00:23:57.420 --> 00:23:57.740
 ground.

00:23:58.879 --> 00:23:59.319
 I want you

00:23:59.319 --> 00:24:00.220
 to notice two

00:24:00.220 --> 00:24:02.200
 things from

00:24:02.200 --> 00:24:03.240
 this circumstance

00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:04.019
 that demonstrate

00:24:04.019 --> 00:24:04.960
 that Jesus is

00:24:04.960 --> 00:24:05.599
 in command.

00:24:06.480 --> 00:24:07.319
 Jesus is showing

00:24:07.319 --> 00:24:08.680
 decisive authority

00:24:08.680 --> 00:24:09.460
 in this situation.

00:24:10.119 --> 00:24:10.660
 First of all,

00:24:10.700 --> 00:24:11.400
 notice that he

00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:12.339
 steps forward.

00:24:13.220 --> 00:24:13.819
 He takes

00:24:13.819 --> 00:24:14.339
 initiative.

00:24:15.160 --> 00:24:15.879
 He is moving

00:24:15.879 --> 00:24:16.579
 to the front.

00:24:20.839 --> 00:24:21.619
 How would he

00:24:21.619 --> 00:24:22.140
 do that?

00:24:23.140 --> 00:24:24.339
 Especially given

00:24:24.339 --> 00:24:25.140
 what we find in

00:24:25.140 --> 00:24:25.720
 verse 4.

00:24:25.720 --> 00:24:27.620
 knowing all

00:24:27.620 --> 00:24:27.960
 that would

00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:28.460
 happen to

00:24:28.460 --> 00:24:29.559
 him, he

00:24:29.559 --> 00:24:30.480
 moves forward.

00:24:32.039 --> 00:24:32.600
 Jesus,

00:24:32.839 --> 00:24:33.700
 understanding the

00:24:33.700 --> 00:24:34.440
 circumstances, the

00:24:34.440 --> 00:24:35.180
 events that would

00:24:35.180 --> 00:24:36.079
 follow in the

00:24:36.079 --> 00:24:37.539
 next 12 hours,

00:24:38.240 --> 00:24:39.360
 his crucifixion,

00:24:39.500 --> 00:24:42.519
 the scourging that

00:24:42.519 --> 00:24:42.799
 he would

00:24:42.799 --> 00:24:43.640
 experience,

00:24:45.240 --> 00:24:47.120
 he steps

00:24:47.120 --> 00:24:47.519
 forward.

00:24:48.779 --> 00:24:49.380
 Jesus has been

00:24:49.380 --> 00:24:50.299
 stepping forward

00:24:50.299 --> 00:24:52.559
 since leaving

00:24:52.559 --> 00:24:53.539
 the ministry in

00:24:53.539 --> 00:24:53.980
 Galilee.

00:24:54.519 --> 00:24:55.200
 For the last

00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:56.579
 six months,

00:24:56.700 --> 00:24:57.759
 Jesus has been

00:24:57.759 --> 00:24:58.619
 determined to

00:24:58.619 --> 00:24:59.960
 move towards the

00:24:59.960 --> 00:25:00.599
 direction of the

00:25:00.599 --> 00:25:01.059
 cross.

00:25:01.940 --> 00:25:02.759
 We find in Luke

00:25:02.759 --> 00:25:03.639
 chapter 9 that

00:25:03.639 --> 00:25:05.079
 he set his face

00:25:05.079 --> 00:25:05.700
 to go to

00:25:05.700 --> 00:25:06.200
 Jerusalem.

00:25:07.559 --> 00:25:08.480
 He knew exactly

00:25:08.480 --> 00:25:09.079
 what was waiting

00:25:09.079 --> 00:25:09.759
 for him there and

00:25:09.759 --> 00:25:11.159
 he knew the

00:25:11.159 --> 00:25:11.839
 Father's will.

00:25:11.940 --> 00:25:12.879
 He determined

00:25:12.879 --> 00:25:14.339
 to himself that

00:25:14.339 --> 00:25:15.019
 he was going to

00:25:15.019 --> 00:25:15.639
 follow through

00:25:15.639 --> 00:25:17.000
 with God's plan

00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:18.740
 for his life.

00:25:20.539 --> 00:25:21.559
 He did not run,

00:25:21.559 --> 00:25:23.399
 he did not cower,

00:25:24.279 --> 00:25:25.339
 he did not hide,

00:25:25.659 --> 00:25:26.639
 he did not evade

00:25:26.639 --> 00:25:29.379
 their advances,

00:25:29.919 --> 00:25:30.779
 he did not retreat,

00:25:31.779 --> 00:25:32.740
 but he takes

00:25:32.740 --> 00:25:33.440
 command of the

00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:33.960
 situation.

00:25:34.359 --> 00:25:35.279
 He steps forward

00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:36.179
 and he is the

00:25:36.179 --> 00:25:37.200
 one to initiate

00:25:37.200 --> 00:25:39.579
 this conversation.

00:25:41.200 --> 00:25:42.099
 The mob who

00:25:42.099 --> 00:25:42.779
 had come to

00:25:42.779 --> 00:25:43.559
 manhandle the

00:25:43.559 --> 00:25:44.960
 Messiah is

00:25:44.960 --> 00:25:45.740
 actually put in

00:25:45.740 --> 00:25:46.339
 their place.

00:25:47.179 --> 00:25:47.919
 As Jesus,

00:25:48.440 --> 00:25:49.279
 not a victim of

00:25:49.279 --> 00:25:50.179
 his circumstances,

00:25:50.180 --> 00:25:51.840
 takes control

00:25:51.840 --> 00:25:53.240
 of this process.

00:25:55.039 --> 00:25:55.640
 Who are you

00:25:55.640 --> 00:25:56.200
 looking for?

00:25:56.440 --> 00:25:57.120
 Jesus says.

00:25:58.320 --> 00:25:58.759
 And then they

00:25:58.759 --> 00:25:59.340
 respond,

00:25:59.880 --> 00:26:01.019
 Jesus of Nazareth.

00:26:02.279 --> 00:26:02.860
 Jesus says,

00:26:02.980 --> 00:26:03.560
 I am he.

00:26:03.700 --> 00:26:04.340
 And with that,

00:26:05.340 --> 00:26:06.240
 this mob of

00:26:06.240 --> 00:26:07.200
 maybe as many

00:26:07.200 --> 00:26:08.759
 as 650 people

00:26:08.759 --> 00:26:09.700
 fall backwards

00:26:09.700 --> 00:26:10.759
 at the word

00:26:10.759 --> 00:26:11.299
 of God.

00:26:12.259 --> 00:26:13.060
 Not only does

00:26:13.060 --> 00:26:13.960
 Jesus demonstrate

00:26:13.960 --> 00:26:14.779
 his decisiveness

00:26:14.779 --> 00:26:15.500
 and authority

00:26:15.500 --> 00:26:16.759
 through stepping

00:26:16.759 --> 00:26:17.220
 forward,

00:26:17.320 --> 00:26:17.620
 but he,

00:26:18.200 --> 00:26:18.820
 with the word,

00:26:18.819 --> 00:26:19.839
 he knocks them

00:26:19.839 --> 00:26:20.339
 to the ground.

00:26:20.460 --> 00:26:21.480
 He demonstrates

00:26:21.480 --> 00:26:22.819
 his power

00:26:22.819 --> 00:26:23.839
 over them

00:26:23.839 --> 00:26:25.079
 in just a word.

00:26:28.079 --> 00:26:28.419
 I want you

00:26:28.419 --> 00:26:28.819
 to notice

00:26:28.819 --> 00:26:31.299
 the undeniable

00:26:31.299 --> 00:26:32.000
 authority

00:26:32.000 --> 00:26:33.259
 of the Messiah.

00:26:35.179 --> 00:26:35.859
 Undeniable

00:26:35.859 --> 00:26:36.399
 authority.

00:26:36.579 --> 00:26:37.700
 Jesus will not

00:26:37.700 --> 00:26:38.220
 escape.

00:26:39.659 --> 00:26:40.159
 He will not

00:26:40.159 --> 00:26:40.839
 be taken by

00:26:40.839 --> 00:26:41.339
 force.

00:26:43.039 --> 00:26:43.379
 They were

00:26:43.379 --> 00:26:43.659
 thinking,

00:26:43.819 --> 00:26:44.279
 he's not going

00:26:44.279 --> 00:26:44.839
 to be able

00:26:44.839 --> 00:26:45.619
 to hide.

00:26:46.519 --> 00:26:46.980
 He won't be

00:26:46.980 --> 00:26:47.559
 able to resist

00:26:47.559 --> 00:26:48.179
 to rest.

00:26:50.500 --> 00:26:51.099
 But then

00:26:51.099 --> 00:26:51.799
 when he says,

00:26:52.000 --> 00:26:52.519
 I am he,

00:26:53.319 --> 00:26:54.179
 he totally

00:26:54.179 --> 00:26:55.299
 immobilizes

00:26:55.299 --> 00:26:55.619
 them.

00:26:56.519 --> 00:26:56.839
 They didn't

00:26:56.839 --> 00:26:57.399
 anticipate

00:26:57.399 --> 00:26:58.079
 this turn

00:26:58.079 --> 00:26:58.679
 of events.

00:26:59.659 --> 00:27:00.039
 They didn't

00:27:00.039 --> 00:27:00.559
 anticipate

00:27:00.559 --> 00:27:01.879
 that they

00:27:01.879 --> 00:27:02.220
 would be

00:27:02.220 --> 00:27:02.799
 repelled

00:27:02.799 --> 00:27:03.460
 with just

00:27:03.460 --> 00:27:04.200
 a word.

00:27:07.079 --> 00:27:07.759
 Now they're

00:27:07.759 --> 00:27:08.220
 flat on their

00:27:08.220 --> 00:27:08.579
 backs.

00:27:09.539 --> 00:27:10.179
 Now they're

00:27:10.179 --> 00:27:10.700
 vulnerable.

00:27:12.000 --> 00:27:12.639
 Jesus at this

00:27:12.639 --> 00:27:13.079
 point could

00:27:13.079 --> 00:27:13.559
 have easily

00:27:13.559 --> 00:27:14.460
 have escaped,

00:27:14.679 --> 00:27:15.700
 but instead

00:27:15.700 --> 00:27:16.500
 he remains

00:27:16.500 --> 00:27:17.160
 committed to

00:27:17.160 --> 00:27:17.759
 the task.

00:27:18.519 --> 00:27:19.140
 In this

00:27:19.140 --> 00:27:19.920
 display of

00:27:19.920 --> 00:27:20.819
 divine authority,

00:27:21.880 --> 00:27:23.160
 Jesus continues

00:27:23.160 --> 00:27:23.759
 to remain

00:27:23.759 --> 00:27:24.579
 stationary,

00:27:25.819 --> 00:27:26.319
 committed to

00:27:26.319 --> 00:27:26.859
 the plan

00:27:26.859 --> 00:27:27.559
 of God.

00:27:29.259 --> 00:27:30.160
 He's not a

00:27:30.160 --> 00:27:30.859
 victim of

00:27:30.859 --> 00:27:31.960
 his circumstances.

00:27:32.119 --> 00:27:32.519
 He is in

00:27:32.519 --> 00:27:33.420
 complete control.

00:27:35.420 --> 00:27:36.180
 But if that

00:27:36.180 --> 00:27:36.700
 wasn't enough,

00:27:36.799 --> 00:27:37.579
 Jesus continues

00:27:37.579 --> 00:27:38.140
 to demonstrate

00:27:38.140 --> 00:27:38.779
 his authority

00:27:38.779 --> 00:27:39.539
 through the

00:27:39.539 --> 00:27:40.119
 situation.

00:27:41.619 --> 00:27:42.279
 Even through,

00:27:43.019 --> 00:27:44.119
 even though

00:27:44.119 --> 00:27:44.880
 his authority,

00:27:44.880 --> 00:27:46.360
 he is humbly

00:27:46.360 --> 00:27:47.280
 submitting himself

00:27:47.280 --> 00:27:47.620
 to the

00:27:47.620 --> 00:27:47.900
 Father.

00:27:49.800 --> 00:27:50.560
 But now we

00:27:50.560 --> 00:27:50.960
 see his

00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:52.400
 power as

00:27:52.400 --> 00:27:53.060
 he keeps

00:27:53.060 --> 00:27:53.720
 his promises.

00:27:54.800 --> 00:27:55.800
 Jesus proves

00:27:55.800 --> 00:27:56.740
 the dependability

00:27:56.740 --> 00:27:57.760
 of his

00:27:57.760 --> 00:27:58.980
 promises in

00:27:58.980 --> 00:28:00.140
 verses 7 to

00:28:00.140 --> 00:28:00.420
 9.

00:28:02.160 --> 00:28:02.780
 Notice what

00:28:02.780 --> 00:28:03.180
 it says,

00:28:03.260 --> 00:28:03.680
 So he

00:28:03.680 --> 00:28:04.240
 asked them

00:28:04.240 --> 00:28:04.600
 again,

00:28:05.460 --> 00:28:06.000
 Whom do

00:28:06.000 --> 00:28:06.620
 you seek?

00:28:07.340 --> 00:28:07.780
 And they

00:28:07.780 --> 00:28:08.000
 said,

00:28:08.080 --> 00:28:08.660
 Jesus of

00:28:08.660 --> 00:28:09.280
 Nazareth.

00:28:10.320 --> 00:28:11.040
 Jesus answered,

00:28:11.120 --> 00:28:11.880
 I told you

00:28:11.880 --> 00:28:12.720
 that I am

00:28:12.720 --> 00:28:12.980
 he.

00:28:12.980 --> 00:28:14.420
 So if

00:28:14.420 --> 00:28:14.920
 you seek

00:28:14.920 --> 00:28:15.180
 me,

00:28:15.299 --> 00:28:15.779
 let these

00:28:15.779 --> 00:28:16.799
 men go.

00:28:17.740 --> 00:28:18.599
 This was

00:28:18.599 --> 00:28:19.160
 to fulfill

00:28:19.160 --> 00:28:19.779
 the word

00:28:19.779 --> 00:28:20.299
 that he

00:28:20.299 --> 00:28:20.880
 had spoken.

00:28:21.599 --> 00:28:22.220
 Of those

00:28:22.220 --> 00:28:22.620
 whom you

00:28:22.620 --> 00:28:23.000
 gave me,

00:28:23.059 --> 00:28:23.299
 I have

00:28:23.299 --> 00:28:24.920
 lost no

00:28:24.920 --> 00:28:25.160
 one.

00:28:27.360 --> 00:28:28.039
 We see

00:28:28.039 --> 00:28:28.500
 that Jesus

00:28:28.500 --> 00:28:29.480
 now takes

00:28:29.480 --> 00:28:30.079
 command of

00:28:30.079 --> 00:28:30.700
 the situation

00:28:30.700 --> 00:28:31.120
 in another

00:28:31.120 --> 00:28:31.460
 way.

00:28:32.539 --> 00:28:32.860
 He has

00:28:32.860 --> 00:28:33.360
 asked this

00:28:33.360 --> 00:28:34.140
 question a

00:28:34.140 --> 00:28:34.779
 second time.

00:28:35.559 --> 00:28:35.880
 He has

00:28:35.880 --> 00:28:36.299
 asked them

00:28:36.299 --> 00:28:36.720
 to help

00:28:36.720 --> 00:28:37.779
 refine their

00:28:37.779 --> 00:28:38.720
 focus.

00:28:39.319 --> 00:28:39.660
 Who do

00:28:39.660 --> 00:28:40.160
 you seek?

00:28:40.440 --> 00:28:40.680
 Well,

00:28:40.839 --> 00:28:41.440
 Jesus of

00:28:41.440 --> 00:28:42.000
 Nazareth.

00:28:42.000 --> 00:28:43.099
 So if

00:28:43.099 --> 00:28:43.519
 you seek

00:28:43.519 --> 00:28:44.079
 Jesus of

00:28:44.079 --> 00:28:44.539
 Nazareth,

00:28:44.700 --> 00:28:45.799
 then here

00:28:45.799 --> 00:28:46.319
 I am,

00:28:47.539 --> 00:28:48.099
 leave the

00:28:48.099 --> 00:28:48.480
 disciples

00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:48.940
 alone.

00:28:50.619 --> 00:28:51.059
 I kind

00:28:51.059 --> 00:28:51.259
 of get

00:28:51.259 --> 00:28:51.859
 this picture

00:28:51.859 --> 00:28:53.240
 of the

00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:53.559
 Jedi

00:28:53.559 --> 00:28:54.240
 waving their

00:28:54.240 --> 00:28:54.700
 hand and

00:28:54.700 --> 00:28:54.940
 saying,

00:28:55.259 --> 00:28:55.740
 leave the

00:28:55.740 --> 00:28:56.119
 disciples

00:28:56.119 --> 00:28:56.579
 alone.

00:28:59.279 --> 00:29:00.099
 That's not

00:29:00.099 --> 00:29:00.539
 the picture

00:29:00.539 --> 00:29:01.119
 we're supposed

00:29:01.119 --> 00:29:01.619
 to get.

00:29:02.640 --> 00:29:03.480
 The picture

00:29:03.480 --> 00:29:04.079
 we're supposed

00:29:04.079 --> 00:29:04.720
 to get is

00:29:04.720 --> 00:29:05.700
 of Jesus

00:29:05.700 --> 00:29:06.700
 in command,

00:29:07.039 --> 00:29:07.720
 the king

00:29:07.720 --> 00:29:08.680
 of kings,

00:29:09.039 --> 00:29:09.819
 the master

00:29:09.819 --> 00:29:10.160
 of the

00:29:10.160 --> 00:29:10.619
 universe,

00:29:10.980 --> 00:29:11.839
 is making

00:29:11.839 --> 00:29:13.079
 a statement,

00:29:13.179 --> 00:29:13.839
 a command

00:29:13.839 --> 00:29:14.240
 to his

00:29:14.240 --> 00:29:14.779
 subjects.

00:29:15.959 --> 00:29:16.500
 It's

00:29:16.500 --> 00:29:17.279
 authoritative,

00:29:17.740 --> 00:29:18.259
 it's

00:29:18.259 --> 00:29:18.779
 decisive,

00:29:19.619 --> 00:29:20.759
 and it's

00:29:20.759 --> 00:29:21.399
 dependable.

00:29:22.339 --> 00:29:22.959
 The word

00:29:22.959 --> 00:29:23.419
 that Jesus

00:29:23.419 --> 00:29:23.980
 had given

00:29:23.980 --> 00:29:24.419
 to his

00:29:24.419 --> 00:29:24.879
 disciples,

00:29:25.519 --> 00:29:25.939
 the word

00:29:25.939 --> 00:29:26.220
 that he

00:29:26.220 --> 00:29:26.899
 had preached

00:29:26.899 --> 00:29:27.419
 in his

00:29:27.419 --> 00:29:27.859
 ministry,

00:29:28.259 --> 00:29:28.639
 the word

00:29:28.639 --> 00:29:28.919
 that he

00:29:28.919 --> 00:29:29.500
 had prayed

00:29:29.500 --> 00:29:29.859
 to the

00:29:29.859 --> 00:29:30.220
 Father,

00:29:30.539 --> 00:29:30.859
 is a

00:29:30.859 --> 00:29:31.240
 word that

00:29:31.240 --> 00:29:31.879
 he intends

00:29:31.879 --> 00:29:32.439
 to keep

00:29:32.439 --> 00:29:33.859
 in fulfillment

00:29:33.859 --> 00:29:34.279
 of the

00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:34.619
 scriptures.

00:29:35.299 --> 00:29:35.759
 To

00:29:35.759 --> 00:29:36.199
 demonstrate

00:29:36.199 --> 00:29:36.779
 that his

00:29:36.779 --> 00:29:37.220
 word is

00:29:37.220 --> 00:29:37.639
 true,

00:29:38.199 --> 00:29:38.299
 and

00:29:38.299 --> 00:29:38.939
 dependable,

00:29:39.439 --> 00:29:39.699
 and

00:29:39.699 --> 00:29:40.199
 trustworthy.

00:29:41.839 --> 00:29:43.079
 Jesus

00:29:43.079 --> 00:29:43.779
 demonstrates

00:29:43.779 --> 00:29:44.079
 the

00:29:44.079 --> 00:29:44.679
 mastery

00:29:44.679 --> 00:29:45.299
 over

00:29:45.299 --> 00:29:45.480
 the

00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:46.099
 situation.

00:29:47.119 --> 00:29:47.339
 Let

00:29:47.339 --> 00:29:47.720
 these

00:29:47.720 --> 00:29:48.099
 men

00:29:48.099 --> 00:29:48.859
 go.

00:29:50.539 --> 00:29:51.099
 Jesus

00:29:51.099 --> 00:29:51.339
 had

00:29:51.339 --> 00:29:51.519
 just

00:29:51.519 --> 00:29:51.779
 prayed

00:29:51.779 --> 00:29:51.959
 for

00:29:51.959 --> 00:29:52.079
 his

00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:52.519
 disciples

00:29:52.519 --> 00:29:53.779
 in

00:29:53.779 --> 00:29:54.079
 John

00:29:54.079 --> 00:29:54.379
 chapter

00:29:54.379 --> 00:29:55.059
 17

00:29:55.059 --> 00:29:55.339
 verse

00:29:55.339 --> 00:29:55.759
 12.

00:29:56.619 --> 00:29:56.720
 He

00:29:56.720 --> 00:29:57.199
 says,

00:29:57.200 --> 00:29:58.200
 Jesus

00:29:58.200 --> 00:30:13.580
 will

00:30:13.580 --> 00:30:14.299
 make good

00:30:14.299 --> 00:30:14.759
 on his

00:30:14.759 --> 00:30:15.259
 promises.

00:30:16.140 --> 00:30:16.500
 They are

00:30:16.500 --> 00:30:17.220
 dependable.

00:30:17.559 --> 00:30:17.840
 They are

00:30:17.840 --> 00:30:18.319
 trustworthy.

00:30:18.960 --> 00:30:19.240
 You can

00:30:19.240 --> 00:30:19.840
 trust them.

00:30:19.839 --> 00:30:21.079
 in

00:30:21.079 --> 00:30:21.839
 the

00:30:21.839 --> 00:30:22.639
 moment.

00:30:22.639 --> 00:30:23.000
 And even

00:30:23.000 --> 00:30:23.639
 in this

00:30:23.639 --> 00:30:24.480
 moment,

00:30:25.240 --> 00:30:26.059
 where Jesus

00:30:26.059 --> 00:30:26.759
 seems to

00:30:26.759 --> 00:30:27.259
 be at

00:30:27.259 --> 00:30:29.099
 the moment

00:30:29.099 --> 00:30:29.500
 of

00:30:29.500 --> 00:30:30.179
 weakness,

00:30:30.500 --> 00:30:30.699
 he

00:30:30.699 --> 00:30:31.720
 demonstrates

00:30:31.720 --> 00:30:32.199
 his

00:30:32.199 --> 00:30:32.659
 supremacy

00:30:32.659 --> 00:30:33.539
 of the

00:30:33.539 --> 00:30:34.039
 situation,

00:30:34.179 --> 00:30:34.439
 and yet

00:30:34.439 --> 00:30:34.679
 his

00:30:34.679 --> 00:30:35.279
 surrender

00:30:35.279 --> 00:30:35.839
 and

00:30:35.839 --> 00:30:36.319
 submission

00:30:36.319 --> 00:30:37.079
 to the

00:30:37.079 --> 00:30:37.379
 Father.

00:30:40.799 --> 00:30:41.359
 Challenges

00:30:41.359 --> 00:30:41.879
 will come

00:30:41.879 --> 00:30:42.159
 in our

00:30:42.159 --> 00:30:42.579
 lives.

00:30:43.559 --> 00:30:44.079
 Hardships

00:30:44.079 --> 00:30:44.480
 will be

00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:44.879
 faced.

00:30:46.099 --> 00:30:46.740
 But if

00:30:46.740 --> 00:30:47.299
 we walk

00:30:47.299 --> 00:30:47.599
 the way

00:30:47.599 --> 00:30:47.819
 of the

00:30:47.819 --> 00:30:48.139
 cross,

00:30:48.199 --> 00:30:48.559
 we will

00:30:48.559 --> 00:30:49.379
 walk in

00:30:49.379 --> 00:30:49.659
 the way

00:30:49.659 --> 00:30:49.819
 of

00:30:49.819 --> 00:30:50.299
 submission

00:30:50.299 --> 00:30:51.220
 to

00:30:51.220 --> 00:30:51.679
 Christ.

00:30:52.579 --> 00:30:53.200
 And when

00:30:53.200 --> 00:30:53.879
 we submit

00:30:53.879 --> 00:30:54.480
 to Christ,

00:30:54.599 --> 00:30:54.919
 we will

00:30:54.919 --> 00:30:55.919
 experience

00:30:55.919 --> 00:30:56.200
 the

00:30:56.200 --> 00:30:56.720
 strengthening

00:30:56.720 --> 00:30:57.159
 of his

00:30:57.159 --> 00:30:57.599
 spirit

00:30:57.599 --> 00:30:59.619
 in those

00:30:59.619 --> 00:31:00.240
 hard times

00:31:00.240 --> 00:31:00.879
 as Jesus

00:31:00.879 --> 00:31:03.359
 does here.

00:31:04.259 --> 00:31:04.779
 And finally,

00:31:05.759 --> 00:31:06.579
 Jesus shows

00:31:06.579 --> 00:31:07.500
 his supremacy

00:31:07.500 --> 00:31:09.000
 and submission

00:31:09.000 --> 00:31:09.379
 to the

00:31:09.379 --> 00:31:09.679
 Father

00:31:09.679 --> 00:31:10.839
 in verses

00:31:10.839 --> 00:31:11.220
 10 and

00:31:11.220 --> 00:31:11.740
 11 by

00:31:11.740 --> 00:31:13.240
 confirming

00:31:13.240 --> 00:31:13.519
 the

00:31:13.519 --> 00:31:14.419
 determination

00:31:14.419 --> 00:31:15.440
 of his

00:31:15.440 --> 00:31:15.819
 obedience.

00:31:18.559 --> 00:31:19.200
 confirming

00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:19.460
 the

00:31:19.460 --> 00:31:20.179
 determination

00:31:20.179 --> 00:31:21.339
 of his

00:31:21.339 --> 00:31:21.819
 obedience.

00:31:23.779 --> 00:31:23.940
 Then

00:31:23.940 --> 00:31:24.279
 Simon

00:31:24.279 --> 00:31:24.639
 Peter,

00:31:25.519 --> 00:31:26.259
 verse 10,

00:31:26.779 --> 00:31:27.319
 having a

00:31:27.319 --> 00:31:27.599
 sword,

00:31:27.759 --> 00:31:28.220
 drew it

00:31:28.220 --> 00:31:29.240
 and struck

00:31:29.240 --> 00:31:29.619
 the high

00:31:29.619 --> 00:31:30.039
 priest's

00:31:30.039 --> 00:31:30.279
 servant

00:31:30.279 --> 00:31:31.279
 and cut

00:31:31.279 --> 00:31:31.579
 off his

00:31:31.579 --> 00:31:32.079
 right ear.

00:31:32.639 --> 00:31:32.899
 The

00:31:32.899 --> 00:31:33.359
 servant's

00:31:33.359 --> 00:31:33.759
 name was

00:31:33.759 --> 00:31:34.379
 Malchus.

00:31:35.460 --> 00:31:35.720
 So

00:31:35.720 --> 00:31:36.039
 Jesus

00:31:36.039 --> 00:31:36.440
 said to

00:31:36.440 --> 00:31:36.639
 Peter,

00:31:36.779 --> 00:31:37.179
 put your

00:31:37.179 --> 00:31:37.759
 sword in

00:31:37.759 --> 00:31:38.339
 its sheath.

00:31:39.359 --> 00:31:39.779
 Shall I

00:31:39.779 --> 00:31:40.339
 not drink

00:31:40.339 --> 00:31:40.899
 the cup

00:31:40.899 --> 00:31:41.980
 the Father

00:31:41.980 --> 00:31:43.019
 has given

00:31:43.019 --> 00:31:43.500
 to me?

00:31:44.980 --> 00:31:45.539
 Peter,

00:31:45.539 --> 00:31:46.480
 in an

00:31:46.480 --> 00:31:47.359
 impulsive

00:31:47.359 --> 00:31:48.659
 fit of

00:31:48.659 --> 00:31:49.460
 courage,

00:31:49.559 --> 00:31:50.200
 decides that

00:31:50.200 --> 00:31:50.659
 he's going

00:31:50.659 --> 00:31:51.440
 to hack

00:31:51.440 --> 00:31:51.980
 his way

00:31:51.980 --> 00:31:52.440
 through

00:31:52.440 --> 00:31:53.119
 this

00:31:53.119 --> 00:31:53.859
 cohort

00:31:53.859 --> 00:31:54.680
 of 600

00:31:54.680 --> 00:31:55.579
 trained

00:31:55.579 --> 00:31:56.200
 military

00:31:56.200 --> 00:31:56.559
 men.

00:31:59.379 --> 00:31:59.980
 Peter

00:31:59.980 --> 00:32:00.319
 was

00:32:00.319 --> 00:32:01.180
 presumptuous.

00:32:02.399 --> 00:32:02.579
 Peter

00:32:02.579 --> 00:32:03.019
 thought he

00:32:03.019 --> 00:32:03.599
 knew what

00:32:03.599 --> 00:32:04.539
 God's plan

00:32:04.539 --> 00:32:04.980
 was in

00:32:04.980 --> 00:32:05.659
 the situation.

00:32:06.500 --> 00:32:06.940
 But rather

00:32:06.940 --> 00:32:07.480
 than follow

00:32:07.480 --> 00:32:08.019
 the lead

00:32:08.019 --> 00:32:08.480
 of his

00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:09.019
 Messiah,

00:32:09.440 --> 00:32:10.059
 rather than

00:32:10.059 --> 00:32:10.839
 walk in

00:32:10.839 --> 00:32:11.279
 the steps

00:32:11.279 --> 00:32:11.639
 of the

00:32:11.639 --> 00:32:11.960
 Savior,

00:32:12.500 --> 00:32:12.680
 Peter

00:32:12.680 --> 00:32:13.259
 decides to

00:32:13.259 --> 00:32:13.859
 take matters

00:32:13.859 --> 00:32:14.299
 into his

00:32:14.299 --> 00:32:14.799
 own hands.

00:32:15.539 --> 00:32:16.659
 Well,

00:32:16.720 --> 00:32:17.200
 that proves

00:32:17.200 --> 00:32:17.700
 to be

00:32:17.700 --> 00:32:18.680
 foolishness

00:32:18.680 --> 00:32:19.420
 as all

00:32:19.420 --> 00:32:19.859
 he's able

00:32:19.859 --> 00:32:20.139
 to do

00:32:20.139 --> 00:32:20.519
 is cut

00:32:20.519 --> 00:32:20.839
 off an

00:32:20.839 --> 00:32:21.059
 ear,

00:32:21.940 --> 00:32:22.559
 which again

00:32:22.559 --> 00:32:23.159
 gives

00:32:23.159 --> 00:32:23.720
 Jesus

00:32:23.720 --> 00:32:24.460
 the opportunity

00:32:24.460 --> 00:32:24.960
 to show

00:32:24.960 --> 00:32:25.700
 up in

00:32:25.700 --> 00:32:26.159
 divine

00:32:26.159 --> 00:32:26.819
 display,

00:32:27.180 --> 00:32:27.500
 healing

00:32:27.500 --> 00:32:28.819
 this man's

00:32:28.819 --> 00:32:29.480
 ear and

00:32:29.480 --> 00:32:30.440
 showing again

00:32:30.440 --> 00:32:30.879
 that he

00:32:30.879 --> 00:32:31.240
 is the

00:32:31.240 --> 00:32:31.700
 one who

00:32:31.700 --> 00:32:32.159
 is in

00:32:32.159 --> 00:32:32.619
 control

00:32:32.619 --> 00:32:33.519
 of all

00:32:33.519 --> 00:32:33.720
 that's

00:32:33.720 --> 00:32:33.940
 taking

00:32:33.940 --> 00:32:34.379
 place.

00:32:36.159 --> 00:32:36.720
 Peter

00:32:36.720 --> 00:32:37.299
 represents

00:32:37.299 --> 00:32:38.000
 presumptuous

00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:38.519
 action.

00:32:39.659 --> 00:32:40.200
 Those who

00:32:40.200 --> 00:32:40.700
 say they're

00:32:40.700 --> 00:32:41.339
 moving forward

00:32:41.339 --> 00:32:42.019
 in faith,

00:32:42.859 --> 00:32:43.379
 but are not

00:32:43.379 --> 00:32:43.940
 following the

00:32:43.940 --> 00:32:44.200
 lead of

00:32:44.200 --> 00:32:44.659
 their Savior.

00:32:45.539 --> 00:32:47.359
 But Jesus,

00:32:48.460 --> 00:32:49.740
 determining to

00:32:49.740 --> 00:32:50.639
 do what the

00:32:50.639 --> 00:32:51.159
 Father has

00:32:51.159 --> 00:32:52.019
 commanded him,

00:32:52.960 --> 00:32:53.799
 rebukes Peter

00:32:53.799 --> 00:32:54.519
 and we get a

00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:55.379
 glimpse of the

00:32:55.379 --> 00:32:56.899
 motivation for

00:32:56.899 --> 00:32:57.779
 Jesus that

00:32:57.779 --> 00:32:58.740
 comes again to

00:32:58.740 --> 00:32:59.299
 the surface.

00:33:00.460 --> 00:33:00.960
 He says,

00:33:01.500 --> 00:33:02.240
 put your sword

00:33:02.240 --> 00:33:02.639
 into its

00:33:02.639 --> 00:33:03.019
 sheath.

00:33:04.099 --> 00:33:04.539
 Shall I not

00:33:04.539 --> 00:33:05.099
 drink the

00:33:05.099 --> 00:33:05.659
 cup that the

00:33:05.659 --> 00:33:06.779
 Father has

00:33:06.779 --> 00:33:07.399
 given to me?

00:33:08.619 --> 00:33:09.599
 Missing from

00:33:09.599 --> 00:33:10.639
 this narrative

00:33:10.640 --> 00:33:11.860
 is the

00:33:11.860 --> 00:33:13.220
 discussion or

00:33:13.220 --> 00:33:13.940
 the

00:33:13.940 --> 00:33:15.860
 discourse of

00:33:15.860 --> 00:33:17.000
 Jesus in

00:33:17.000 --> 00:33:18.040
 committing himself

00:33:18.040 --> 00:33:18.740
 to the

00:33:18.740 --> 00:33:19.380
 Father in

00:33:19.380 --> 00:33:19.820
 terms of

00:33:19.820 --> 00:33:20.100
 prayer.

00:33:20.800 --> 00:33:21.460
 Three times

00:33:21.460 --> 00:33:22.380
 Jesus goes

00:33:22.380 --> 00:33:23.380
 to the

00:33:23.380 --> 00:33:23.880
 Father in

00:33:23.880 --> 00:33:24.300
 prayer and

00:33:24.300 --> 00:33:24.640
 says,

00:33:25.020 --> 00:33:25.320
 not my

00:33:25.320 --> 00:33:25.740
 will but

00:33:25.740 --> 00:33:26.340
 yours be

00:33:26.340 --> 00:33:26.660
 done.

00:33:27.980 --> 00:33:28.380
 And although

00:33:28.380 --> 00:33:28.900
 that is

00:33:28.900 --> 00:33:29.780
 missing from

00:33:29.780 --> 00:33:30.920
 this gospel

00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:31.200
 record,

00:33:31.259 --> 00:33:31.960
 we see that

00:33:31.960 --> 00:33:32.800
 that was the

00:33:32.800 --> 00:33:33.280
 heart of

00:33:33.280 --> 00:33:35.580
 Jesus in

00:33:35.580 --> 00:33:36.240
 this moment.

00:33:36.240 --> 00:33:39.180
 shall I not

00:33:39.180 --> 00:33:40.079
 drink the

00:33:40.079 --> 00:33:41.099
 cup the

00:33:41.099 --> 00:33:41.599
 Father has

00:33:41.599 --> 00:33:42.000
 given to

00:33:42.000 --> 00:33:42.240
 me,

00:33:42.940 --> 00:33:43.160
 Peter?

00:33:44.779 --> 00:33:45.460
 Shall I

00:33:45.460 --> 00:33:46.180
 not do what

00:33:46.180 --> 00:33:46.759
 the Father has

00:33:46.759 --> 00:33:47.460
 determined for

00:33:47.460 --> 00:33:48.059
 me to do

00:33:48.059 --> 00:33:49.000
 since the

00:33:49.000 --> 00:33:49.500
 beginning of

00:33:49.500 --> 00:33:49.859
 time?

00:33:51.539 --> 00:33:52.339
 Fighting was

00:33:52.339 --> 00:33:53.039
 not for this

00:33:53.039 --> 00:33:54.799
 night as

00:33:54.799 --> 00:33:55.539
 evident from

00:33:55.539 --> 00:33:56.180
 the other

00:33:56.180 --> 00:33:56.960
 gospel record

00:33:56.960 --> 00:33:57.880
 where Jesus

00:33:57.880 --> 00:33:58.180
 says,

00:33:58.299 --> 00:33:58.640
 don't you

00:33:58.640 --> 00:33:59.039
 know,

00:33:59.200 --> 00:33:59.440
 Peter,

00:33:59.579 --> 00:33:59.859
 that I

00:33:59.859 --> 00:34:00.579
 could call

00:34:00.579 --> 00:34:01.200
 a legion

00:34:01.200 --> 00:34:02.059
 of angels

00:34:02.059 --> 00:34:02.640
 to deliver

00:34:02.640 --> 00:34:02.920
 me?

00:34:04.460 --> 00:34:04.960
 But

00:34:04.960 --> 00:34:05.539
 scripture must

00:34:05.539 --> 00:34:06.160
 be fulfilled.

00:34:06.240 --> 00:34:06.900
 in this

00:34:06.900 --> 00:34:07.180
 way.

00:34:08.460 --> 00:34:09.260
 I need to

00:34:09.260 --> 00:34:09.860
 follow the

00:34:09.860 --> 00:34:10.960
 plan of

00:34:10.960 --> 00:34:11.340
 the Father.

00:34:13.639 --> 00:34:14.159
 Jesus

00:34:14.159 --> 00:34:16.039
 was interested

00:34:16.039 --> 00:34:16.519
 in doing

00:34:16.519 --> 00:34:16.860
 what the

00:34:16.860 --> 00:34:17.300
 Father had

00:34:17.300 --> 00:34:17.559
 said.

00:34:18.340 --> 00:34:18.639
 He would

00:34:18.639 --> 00:34:19.159
 drink the

00:34:19.159 --> 00:34:21.219
 cup of

00:34:21.219 --> 00:34:21.699
 the Father's

00:34:21.699 --> 00:34:22.800
 wrath for

00:34:22.800 --> 00:34:23.900
 the sake of

00:34:23.900 --> 00:34:24.219
 those who

00:34:24.219 --> 00:34:24.840
 would come to

00:34:24.840 --> 00:34:25.159
 him in

00:34:25.159 --> 00:34:25.480
 faith.

00:34:26.519 --> 00:34:26.880
 He would

00:34:26.880 --> 00:34:27.360
 drink the

00:34:27.360 --> 00:34:27.880
 judgment of

00:34:27.880 --> 00:34:28.539
 God for

00:34:28.539 --> 00:34:29.659
 sin by

00:34:29.659 --> 00:34:30.300
 dying on

00:34:30.300 --> 00:34:30.840
 the cross.

00:34:32.840 --> 00:34:33.480
 He would

00:34:33.480 --> 00:34:34.159
 absorb the

00:34:34.159 --> 00:34:34.559
 wrath of

00:34:34.559 --> 00:34:34.980
 God for

00:34:34.980 --> 00:34:35.260
 you.

00:34:36.239 --> 00:34:37.500
 And he

00:34:37.500 --> 00:34:37.959
 would offer

00:34:37.959 --> 00:34:39.179
 salvation to

00:34:39.179 --> 00:34:39.599
 any who

00:34:39.599 --> 00:34:40.059
 would come

00:34:40.059 --> 00:34:41.359
 to him in

00:34:41.359 --> 00:34:42.659
 repentance and

00:34:42.659 --> 00:34:43.119
 faith.

00:34:44.699 --> 00:34:45.559
 Jesus would

00:34:45.559 --> 00:34:46.039
 drink the

00:34:46.039 --> 00:34:46.479
 cup, the

00:34:46.479 --> 00:34:47.519
 bitter cup of

00:34:47.519 --> 00:34:47.919
 the Father.

00:34:48.659 --> 00:34:48.959
 He would

00:34:48.959 --> 00:34:49.739
 move forward

00:34:49.739 --> 00:34:51.179
 following after

00:34:51.179 --> 00:34:52.099
 the will of

00:34:52.099 --> 00:34:52.719
 the Father to

00:34:52.719 --> 00:34:53.699
 do what the

00:34:53.699 --> 00:34:54.099
 Father had

00:34:54.099 --> 00:34:54.439
 commanded.

00:34:56.139 --> 00:34:56.959
 As we've

00:34:56.959 --> 00:34:57.419
 moved through

00:34:57.419 --> 00:34:58.039
 this passage,

00:34:58.279 --> 00:34:59.639
 I hope that

00:34:59.639 --> 00:35:00.219
 it's been

00:35:00.219 --> 00:35:01.359
 clear that

00:35:01.359 --> 00:35:01.879
 we've seen

00:35:01.879 --> 00:35:02.559
 the supremacy

00:35:02.559 --> 00:35:03.480
 of Jesus

00:35:03.480 --> 00:35:04.500
 show up

00:35:04.500 --> 00:35:04.960
 through this

00:35:04.960 --> 00:35:05.360
 narrative.

00:35:06.440 --> 00:35:06.679
 And yet,

00:35:06.759 --> 00:35:07.400
 though he was

00:35:07.400 --> 00:35:08.259
 supreme in

00:35:08.259 --> 00:35:09.139
 all of these

00:35:09.139 --> 00:35:09.820
 circumstances,

00:35:10.019 --> 00:35:11.320
 he committed

00:35:11.320 --> 00:35:12.179
 himself to

00:35:12.179 --> 00:35:12.779
 obedience.

00:35:14.139 --> 00:35:14.940
 This morning,

00:35:15.039 --> 00:35:16.460
 as we think

00:35:16.460 --> 00:35:16.940
 about the

00:35:16.940 --> 00:35:17.440
 elements,

00:35:18.179 --> 00:35:18.900
 it's a picture

00:35:18.900 --> 00:35:19.739
 really of what

00:35:19.739 --> 00:35:21.219
 Jesus has done

00:35:21.219 --> 00:35:21.920
 for us.

00:35:22.639 --> 00:35:23.480
 A picture of

00:35:23.480 --> 00:35:24.259
 his body and

00:35:24.259 --> 00:35:25.019
 a picture of

00:35:25.019 --> 00:35:25.599
 his blood.

00:35:26.500 --> 00:35:27.219
 The broken

00:35:27.219 --> 00:35:28.059
 body of

00:35:28.059 --> 00:35:28.460
 Christ,

00:35:28.659 --> 00:35:29.779
 broken for

00:35:29.780 --> 00:35:31.120
 us, to

00:35:31.120 --> 00:35:32.760
 make way for

00:35:32.760 --> 00:35:33.360
 salvation.

00:35:33.620 --> 00:35:34.780
 The life's

00:35:34.780 --> 00:35:35.180
 blood that

00:35:35.180 --> 00:35:36.480
 was spilt for

00:35:36.480 --> 00:35:36.940
 us.

00:35:38.519 --> 00:35:39.360
 A picture of

00:35:39.360 --> 00:35:40.600
 this Passover

00:35:40.600 --> 00:35:41.960
 time, where

00:35:41.960 --> 00:35:42.540
 the blood was

00:35:42.540 --> 00:35:43.220
 painted on the

00:35:43.220 --> 00:35:44.100
 doorposts, and

00:35:44.100 --> 00:35:46.380
 back in Egypt,

00:35:46.540 --> 00:35:47.160
 Israel was

00:35:47.160 --> 00:35:47.760
 delivered, the

00:35:47.760 --> 00:35:48.140
 Jews were

00:35:48.140 --> 00:35:48.880
 delivered because

00:35:48.880 --> 00:35:50.519
 of this portrait

00:35:50.519 --> 00:35:51.980
 which pointed to

00:35:51.980 --> 00:35:53.200
 Christ, future

00:35:53.200 --> 00:35:54.720
 deliverance through

00:35:54.720 --> 00:35:55.320
 salvation.

00:35:56.519 --> 00:35:57.400
 Salvation through

00:35:57.400 --> 00:35:57.840
 the blood of

00:35:57.840 --> 00:35:59.320
 Christ, being

00:35:59.320 --> 00:36:00.820
 cleansed because

00:36:00.820 --> 00:36:02.080
 of the washing

00:36:02.080 --> 00:36:02.720
 of his blood.

00:36:05.080 --> 00:36:06.019
 Let's pray as

00:36:06.019 --> 00:36:07.360
 we commit our

00:36:07.360 --> 00:36:08.400
 time to him.

00:36:13.320 --> 00:36:14.019
 Lord, we're

00:36:14.019 --> 00:36:14.720
 grateful this

00:36:14.720 --> 00:36:17.220
 morning for

00:36:17.220 --> 00:36:17.780
 the supreme

00:36:17.780 --> 00:36:18.580
 example of

00:36:18.580 --> 00:36:19.100
 your son,

00:36:19.240 --> 00:36:22.080
 Jesus, who

00:36:22.080 --> 00:36:22.700
 in these

00:36:22.700 --> 00:36:24.519
 moments commanded

00:36:24.519 --> 00:36:25.360
 the situation.

00:36:26.240 --> 00:36:26.740
 He was in

00:36:26.740 --> 00:36:28.180
 control, and

00:36:28.180 --> 00:36:28.440
 yet he

00:36:28.440 --> 00:36:29.700
 willingly gave

00:36:29.700 --> 00:36:31.780
 himself up to

00:36:31.780 --> 00:36:34.400
 death, to

00:36:34.400 --> 00:36:36.280
 betrayal, to

00:36:36.280 --> 00:36:38.179
 be crucified, and

00:36:38.179 --> 00:36:38.639
 then to rise

00:36:38.639 --> 00:36:38.940
 again.

00:36:40.000 --> 00:36:40.940
 And Lord, because

00:36:40.940 --> 00:36:42.820
 of his obedience

00:36:42.820 --> 00:36:44.119
 to the Father, we

00:36:44.119 --> 00:36:48.139
 can participate in

00:36:48.139 --> 00:36:49.519
 salvation and in

00:36:49.519 --> 00:36:49.900
 fellowship.

00:36:51.159 --> 00:36:51.679
 Lord, this

00:36:51.679 --> 00:36:52.679
 morning we

00:36:52.679 --> 00:36:53.200
 understand the

00:36:53.200 --> 00:36:53.820
 way of the cross

00:36:53.820 --> 00:36:54.980
 is the way of

00:36:54.980 --> 00:36:55.500
 surrender.

00:36:55.500 --> 00:36:55.559
 surrender.

00:36:56.179 --> 00:36:57.199
 It's the way of

00:36:57.199 --> 00:36:57.599
 submission.

00:36:58.539 --> 00:36:59.460
 It's not the

00:36:59.460 --> 00:37:01.780
 way of working

00:37:01.780 --> 00:37:02.920
 out our situation

00:37:02.920 --> 00:37:04.119
 for ourselves, of

00:37:04.119 --> 00:37:05.300
 taking matters into

00:37:05.300 --> 00:37:07.780
 our own hands, but

00:37:07.780 --> 00:37:08.800
 of seeing the power

00:37:08.800 --> 00:37:10.099
 of God working

00:37:10.099 --> 00:37:11.699
 through our lives as

00:37:11.699 --> 00:37:13.559
 we submit to your

00:37:13.559 --> 00:37:14.079
 sovereignty.

00:37:14.519 --> 00:37:16.460
 We trust that your

00:37:16.460 --> 00:37:19.300
 way is best, and we

00:37:19.300 --> 00:37:20.159
 prove to the world

00:37:20.159 --> 00:37:21.760
 that you are good.

00:37:21.760 --> 00:37:24.360
 Lord, as we come to

00:37:24.360 --> 00:37:25.060
 the elements this

00:37:25.060 --> 00:37:26.880
 morning, we pray that

00:37:26.880 --> 00:37:27.780
 you would unite our

00:37:27.780 --> 00:37:30.340
 hearts, call our

00:37:30.340 --> 00:37:31.740
 attention to the

00:37:31.740 --> 00:37:32.420
 wonder of our great

00:37:32.420 --> 00:37:32.760
 God.

00:37:34.080 --> 00:37:35.300
 May we submit once

00:37:35.300 --> 00:37:37.000
 again to your name

00:37:37.000 --> 00:37:39.040
 and follow you this

00:37:39.040 --> 00:37:40.480
 week in obedience.

00:37:40.680 --> 00:37:41.600
 We pray in Jesus'

00:37:41.800 --> 00:37:42.000
 name.

00:37:42.540 --> 00:37:42.780
 Amen.

00:37:43.020 --> 00:37:43.420
 Amen.

00:37:43.420 --> 00:37:48.700
 As we move to the

00:37:48.700 --> 00:37:50.680
 communion time, I

00:37:50.680 --> 00:37:51.280
 just want to call your

00:37:51.280 --> 00:37:52.900
 attention to Philippians

00:37:52.900 --> 00:37:54.079
 chapter 2.

00:37:54.920 --> 00:37:55.880
 Philippians chapter 2.

00:37:57.579 --> 00:37:58.840
 We see what the

00:37:58.840 --> 00:37:59.920
 obedience of Christ

00:37:59.920 --> 00:38:03.599
 did for us in

00:38:03.599 --> 00:38:04.579
 Philippians chapter 2.

00:38:04.579 --> 00:38:11.659
 beginning with verse

00:38:11.659 --> 00:38:13.639
 5.

00:38:13.819 --> 00:38:14.000
 It says,

00:38:14.119 --> 00:38:15.159
 Have this mind

00:38:15.159 --> 00:38:16.059
 among yourselves,

00:38:16.819 --> 00:38:18.039
 which is yours in

00:38:18.039 --> 00:38:19.159
 Christ Jesus, who,

00:38:19.659 --> 00:38:20.840
 though he was in the

00:38:20.840 --> 00:38:21.880
 form of God, did not

00:38:21.880 --> 00:38:23.079
 count equality with

00:38:23.079 --> 00:38:24.400
 God a thing to be

00:38:24.400 --> 00:38:26.400
 grasped, but made

00:38:26.400 --> 00:38:27.219
 himself nothing,

00:38:28.039 --> 00:38:29.279
 taking the form of a

00:38:29.279 --> 00:38:31.739
 servant, being born in

00:38:31.739 --> 00:38:32.739
 the likeness of men,

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 and being found in

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 human form, he humbled

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 himself by becoming

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 obedient to the point

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 of death, even death

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 on a cross.

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 We find from Isaiah

00:38:44.839 --> 00:38:46.759
 chapter 53 that it was

00:38:46.759 --> 00:38:49.239
 God's will to crush

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 him.

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 It was God's will to

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 bring his wrath down on

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 the Son.

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 And Jesus, willingly

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 surrendering to that

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 will, obediently

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 followed God's plan,

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 and was obedient to

00:39:06.659 --> 00:39:07.339
 the point of death,

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 even death on a

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 cross.

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 This morning, as we

00:39:13.739 --> 00:39:15.879
 consider the obedience

00:39:15.879 --> 00:39:17.000
 and submission of

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 Christ, it stands for

00:39:19.779 --> 00:39:21.980
 us as an example of

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 people who need to

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 follow the pattern of

00:39:27.500 --> 00:39:28.219
 Jesus' life.

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 The way of the cross is

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 the way of submission.

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 And maybe this morning

00:39:35.379 --> 00:39:38.059
 you say, but Pastor

00:39:38.059 --> 00:39:40.619
 Scheer, you don't know

00:39:40.619 --> 00:39:43.179
 my husband, or you

00:39:43.179 --> 00:39:44.339
 don't know my wife.

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 The Bible says for us

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 as husbands to love

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 your wife as Christ

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 loved the church.

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 That's what I call

00:39:54.980 --> 00:39:55.519
 surrender.

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 That's what I call

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 sacrifice.

00:39:58.000 --> 00:39:58.900
 That's what I call

00:39:58.900 --> 00:39:59.320
 love.

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 Or maybe you say,

00:40:01.599 --> 00:40:02.599
 Pastor Scheer, you

00:40:02.599 --> 00:40:03.739
 don't know my boss.

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 And all we need to do

00:40:07.320 --> 00:40:08.239
 is look at Ephesians

00:40:08.239 --> 00:40:10.360
 chapter 6, and we

00:40:10.360 --> 00:40:12.219
 find that servants are

00:40:12.219 --> 00:40:12.820
 to obey their

00:40:12.820 --> 00:40:15.179
 masters with fear and

00:40:15.179 --> 00:40:16.079
 trembling as to the

00:40:16.079 --> 00:40:16.940
 Lord and not to men.

00:40:18.239 --> 00:40:19.119
 We find that we're to

00:40:19.119 --> 00:40:20.440
 work heartily as to the

00:40:20.440 --> 00:40:22.219
 Lord and not to men.

00:40:23.099 --> 00:40:24.079
 Or maybe those of you

00:40:24.079 --> 00:40:24.920
 who are students would

00:40:24.920 --> 00:40:26.639
 say, well, Pastor Scheer,

00:40:26.639 --> 00:40:27.279
 you don't know my

00:40:27.279 --> 00:40:27.779
 teacher.

00:40:28.779 --> 00:40:29.460
 You don't know how

00:40:29.460 --> 00:40:31.019
 difficult things are in

00:40:31.019 --> 00:40:31.920
 my classroom.

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 And to that, Jesus

00:40:34.199 --> 00:40:36.579
 would say, respect your

00:40:36.579 --> 00:40:37.079
 authorities.

00:40:39.500 --> 00:40:41.159
 Follow after them as

00:40:41.159 --> 00:40:42.000
 those who are

00:40:42.000 --> 00:40:43.460
 representatives and

00:40:43.460 --> 00:40:45.059
 stewards of God.

00:40:46.299 --> 00:40:47.480
 God's in control of

00:40:47.480 --> 00:40:47.960
 those things.

00:40:48.179 --> 00:40:49.960
 He desires for us to

00:40:49.960 --> 00:40:50.859
 submit to the

00:40:50.859 --> 00:40:51.759
 governing authorities

00:40:51.759 --> 00:40:53.119
 as to Christ.

00:40:53.119 --> 00:40:53.179
 Christ.

00:40:55.059 --> 00:40:55.880
 Rather than take

00:40:55.880 --> 00:40:56.599
 matters into our

00:40:56.599 --> 00:40:58.880
 hands, we submit to

00:40:58.880 --> 00:40:59.500
 the will of the

00:40:59.500 --> 00:41:00.679
 Father as Christ did.

00:41:02.779 --> 00:41:03.639
 And then we can see

00:41:03.639 --> 00:41:04.400
 the power of God

00:41:04.400 --> 00:41:05.079
 show up in our

00:41:05.079 --> 00:41:05.420
 lives.

00:41:06.880 --> 00:41:07.739
 So this morning, as

00:41:07.739 --> 00:41:10.519
 we consider the

00:41:10.519 --> 00:41:12.099
 elements today, we

00:41:12.099 --> 00:41:13.079
 consider the obedience

00:41:13.079 --> 00:41:14.019
 of Christ and what he

00:41:14.019 --> 00:41:14.980
 accomplished for us.

00:41:16.119 --> 00:41:17.179
 And as we take those

00:41:17.179 --> 00:41:17.859
 elements, and I'm

00:41:17.859 --> 00:41:18.719
 going to ask the men

00:41:18.719 --> 00:41:20.219
 to come as I pray, as

00:41:20.219 --> 00:41:21.159
 we take those elements,

00:41:21.159 --> 00:41:22.659
 consider this morning

00:41:22.659 --> 00:41:27.019
 how God wants us, how

00:41:27.019 --> 00:41:29.420
 he wants you, to obey

00:41:29.420 --> 00:41:31.799
 and submit to him in

00:41:31.799 --> 00:41:33.299
 the circumstances in

00:41:33.299 --> 00:41:34.239
 which you find yourself

00:41:34.239 --> 00:41:35.699
 this week.

00:41:36.059 --> 00:41:36.980
 Let me pray for us

00:41:36.980 --> 00:41:37.219
 again.

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 Amen.

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