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Sermon Outline for Sunday June 15, 2025
LUKE 22:39-46, Beholding Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
From time to time we come across a passage in Scripture that stops us in our tracks. Like Moses, who was told to remove his sandals when he approached the burning bush, there are some texts that just feel like we are treading on holy ground. Today is one such text. In it, we are presented with a Savior, Jesus Christ, who is wonderful, who is holy, who is human.
1. Behold the Humanity of Christ
We are struck as we read these words by the frailty of Jesus Christ. Here we have a scene that when truly considered can make the strongest of men weep. Jesus Christ, in all of his humanity, alone in the garden weeping, pouring his heart out in prayer, pleading with the Father.
2. Behold the Temptation of Christ
Our passage is bookended by Christ’s instruction to “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.” Between those two instructions from Christ, Christ enters the ring of temptation himself. As Christ prayed we can be sure he was tempted by the Devil in many ways.
3. Behold the Prayer of Christ
In this short prayer of Christ’s we learn much about Christ’s relationship with God the Father as well as instruction for how we ourselves can pray.
- Behold Christ’s Custom of Prayer
- Behold Christ’s Courage in Prayer
- Behold Christ’s Solitude of Prayer
- Behold Christ’s Posture of Prayer
- Behold Christ’s Agony of Prayer
- Behold Christ’s Relationship in Prayer
- Behold Christ’s Will in Prayer
- Behold Christ’s Victory in Prayer
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