Sermon Outline
Crying out to God
Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-44)
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- Context
- End of Jesus’ life, on the final night,
- Gethsemane
- Importance of Prayer (Mt 26:36-27)
- Prayer is supposed to be a group event (Mt 26:36-37)
- Sitting, watching, praying are all words meant as an invitation to join with Jesus in seeking the Father. (Mt 26:36, 38, 40, 41)
- But Jesus is Alone as he prays (v.39, 42, 44)
Depth of Jesus’ cries (Mt 26:37-39)
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- The adjectives and Adverbs
- If it be possible… (v39)
The Cup of Suffering (Mt 26:39)
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- OT context (Ps 116:13, Jer 16:7, Eze 23:33, Isa 51:17)
- NT context (Rev 14:10, 16:19)
Submitting to the Father takes time (Mt 26:40, 42)
Bringing it home today
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- Speak from your inner being
- Invite someone to pray with you
- Remember The good news is that Jesus is interceding for you today, from his heart.
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