Title: Overcome Suffering Through Prayer
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Gospel of John
18:1 After Jesus had said these words, he and his disciples went out across the Kidron brook.
There was a garden there, and he went in with his disciples.
18:2 It was a place where Jesus often met with his disciples,
Even Judas, who betrayed Jesus, knew the place.
18:3 Judah took the army, the chief priests, and officers from the Pharisees,
They came there with lamps and torches and weapons.
18:4 Jesus, knowing all that was about to happen, went out and said, "Whom are you looking for?
18:5 He answered, Jesus of Nazareth. And he said to them, "I am he."
Judas, who betrayed him, also stood with them.
18:6 When Jesus said to them, I am he, they withdrew and fell to the ground.
18:7 And when he asked who else he was looking for, they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."
18:8 Jesus answered, I said to you, I am.
If you seek me, let these people go.
18:9 For I have not lost any of those you gave me.
so that the word you have spoken may be fulfilled.
18:10 Then Simon Peter had a sword, and drew it
He struck the high priest's servant and cut off his right ear, and the servant's name was Malchus.
18:11 Jesus said to Peter, Put your sword in its sheath.
Shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?
-Nick Vujicic-
There are never mistakes or coincidences on the part of God. in all that is planned in him
It has to have a purpose. Even if you don't see it right now, even if you fall into a sense of guilt and failure, never, never give up on life. Don't be discouraged if you ask God for a miracle and pray and nothing changes. You can be a miracle for someone.
1. Jesus prepared for suffering through prayer (18:1-4)
18:1 After Jesus had said these words, he and his disciples went out across the Kidron brook.
There was a garden there, and he went in with his disciples.
18:2 It was a place where Jesus often met with his disciples,
Even Judas, who betrayed Jesus, knew the place.
18:3 Judah took the army, the chief priests, and officers from the Pharisees,
They came there with lamps and torches and weapons.
18:4 Jesus, knowing all that was about to happen, went out and said, "Whom are you looking for?
2. After praying, Jesus governed himself (18:4-6).
18:4 Jesus, knowing all that was about to happen, went out and said, "Whom are you looking for?
18:5 He answered, Jesus of Nazareth. And he said to them, "I am he."
Judas, who betrayed him, also stood with them.
18:6 When Jesus said to them, I am he, they withdrew and fell to the ground.
Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
He who rules his heart is better than he who takes a city.
3. Jesus, who prayed, did not look at Judas, but God. (18:11)
Jesus said to Peter, Put your sword in its sheath
Shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?