The Passion of the Christ: The Agony in the Garden

 First Prediction Luke 9:22 The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.”  Second Prediction Luke 9: 44 “Pay attention to what I am telling you. The Son of Man is to be handed over to men.”  Third Prediction Luke 18: “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem and everything written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. ‘He will be handed over to the Gentiles and he will be mocked and insulted and spat upon; and after they have scourged him they will kill him, but on the third day he will rise.’”

 Garden of Eden in Genesis We are now born with sin. Originally Adam and Eve walked with God but now we are alienated from Him. Christ’s sacrifice leads us back to the garden

Even the Lord himself prayed

 In what way have we ever trusted in God so much that we ask Him for His will to be done?

 Have you ever had a moment where you were so worried that you were in a deep sweat

 Betrayal begins with a kiss  Why is this important? What is a kiss a sign of?

JJesus says the Peter will deny Christ three times before the rooster crows…