Title: Last Supper/Matthew 26:24-30
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Last Supper/Matthew 26:24-30
In Matthew 26, Jesus enters into Jerusalem to meet the final moment.
All. And there he served the Last Supper to his disciples and prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Well, at last, when the chief priests and elders arrested him and brought him to trial, Peter
I deny three times that I don't know you.
This Wednesday evening, we will receive grace through the words of Matthew 26.
1. The shadow of death falls on Jesus.
1) This is the prophecy of Jesus.
In today's reading, the moment was approaching when Jesus' atoning death for the redemption of mankind would be carried out.
I did. And as that moment drew nearer, the shadow of death began to become clearer.
is. It was none other than Jesus Himself who began to sharpen the shadow of Jesus' atoning death.
It was according to the prophecy of Jesus died on the cross as the Passover Lamb
His own prophecy had opened the curtain of the ransom death.
2) The plan of the high priests and elders.
At the same time as the prophecy of Jesus himself, on the other hand, the work to fulfill the prophecy is in progress.
There was. It was an unjust plan where the chief priests and elders tried to kill Jesus by trickery.
It was a meeting. The chief priests and elders were not in obedience to Jesus' will, but in rebellion against Jesus.
and gathered. Rather, it was an act that fulfilled Jesus' prophecy.
3) A woman poured perfume on Jesus.
The fact that Jesus' death was really near is evident when Jesus was in the house of Simon the leper in Bethany.
It is evident from the fact that a woman came to Jesus and anointed the dead with perfume.
revealed. Then Jesus commended the woman's act as an insightful act. this
The death of Jesus was a fact that no one could prevent.
dear ones
Jesus came to this earth to die on the cross and that prophecy was fulfilled. God's will
It's obviously happening.
I hope you and I will live according to the will of God.
2. Jesus prepares for death.
1) The Last Supper takes place.
Jesus knew that his death was an irresistible providence of God the Father and obeyed that providence.
prepared to do it. The first course of preparation is the opening of the Last Supper to the disciples of their own porridge.
At the same time as telling what the meaning of the yin was, he actually conveyed the effect of his own death.
All. In other words, Jesus made his disciples know the redemptive meaning of his death, while at the same time
He gave the sacrament service so that the redemptive work had a practical effect on the disciples.
2) He prayed all night in the Garden of Gethsemane.
The second course of preparation that Jesus made before his death was to pray with blood and sweat.
It is sour (Luke 22:44). Jesus knew that his death was God's will, and would it be the last?
He communed with God the Father through prayer, confirmed obedience to His will, and
I prayed that His power would be fully unfolded. Jesus entrusted everything to the Father and
is a thorough preparation.
3) You obey God's will.
In Jesus' prayer, he not only spoke of obeying the Father's will, but actually
obeyed the will. Even when his disciple betrayed him, the priests and elders
Even when trying to arrest him, even when he arrests him and sentences him to death on false evidence, he holds an illegal assembly and kills himself.
He does not use his power to condemn the Lamb who is completely led to the slaughter.
He was obedient to the end. This shows how faithful Jesus was to his work of atonement.
It shows clearly.
dear ones
Jesus prays all night in the Garden of Gethsemane, obedient to God's will. it's jesus
You are going to die on the cross.
I hope that you and I will be faithful to God until we die.
3. What was the attitude of the disciples in the face of Jesus' death?
1) I betrayed you.
At the moment when Jesus was about to lay down his life for the great work of redemption for mankind given to him.
His disciples were on the other side of him, fighting for their own lives.
The first of all attitudes was betrayal. Judas Iscariot his teacher and the high priest
Anticipating that he would be defeated by the elders, he forsook his master and took the side of the high priests and elders.
He pursued his own profit and comfort by selling his master.
2) Run away.
As Jesus walked the path of obedience for the atoning death, the disciples other than Judas Iscariot showed
The attitude was run away. They are not as positive and ungrateful as Judas Iscariot.
But it was a very mean attitude. In this way man by his own nature
Even in the face of the great event of the atonement for mankind, he has no choice but to flee for his own benefit.
3) They deny that they do not know Jesus.
Peter fled the moment Jesus was arrested, but on the other hand, there was a remorse in the corner of his heart.
He secretly followed Jesus to see the end of the incident. But he lost his identity
At that time, Peter again weakly cursed his teacher three times and became rich.
it was in It cannot but be a scene where the frailty of human beings is very clearly revealed.
dear ones
When Jesus was arrested by Roman soldiers, tortured, and died on the cross, you and I
What would you have looked like if you were there? Do you not deny that you do not know Jesus like Peter?
would you? Wouldn't he have run away? Would he not have betrayed like Judas Iscariot?
You will say no to me, but people are feeble and John wants his peace and comfort.
Wasn't he betrayed more easily than the apostles because he was ashes?
Could you have died on the cross?
conclusion
Although Jesus Christ, who is God, is the Lord of all, He is the Father for the great purpose of redemption of mankind.
He obeyed his will and even gave his life for it. How much less are we who have become creatures
Disobedience to Me is an impossible sin. Therefore, we recognize our weakness
I pray that you will become believers who fully obey the will of God while understanding and trusting in God.
is.