Title The Way of Gethsemane/Matthew 26:26
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If Jesus would come to his disciples after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross.
You said follow me. The way of Gethsemane is the way of his wife, the way of his cross.
It is the way of losing, and the way of following the Lord. The name Gethsemane is 'to oil'.
It is Hebrew, and it is the garden where we prayed and struggled as if we were squeezing oil from our body. Jesus
Before his death on the cross, he spent the most painful time of human suffering in this garden.
that was met. As Jesus went to the garden that night, he said,
You did. My heart is so troubled that I am about to die, so you stay here and come out
Then Jesus told him to stay awake, and he went to a place that had been pushed a little, and laid his face on the rock.
He fell down and prayed.
First, Jesus prayed to deny himself.
Jesus denied himself in the Garden of Getnemane and prayed to do God's will.
you said “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me.
Not my will, but your will.” (Matthew 26:39) “Jesus worked hard and
He prayed earnestly and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground” (Luke 22:14).
There was a victory of prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. Prayer is a battle with oneself. self
It is a battle that is won and the will of God is done. self-righteousness, self-pride, selfishness, self
It is a fight that requires killing everything in the center and completely nailing it. put yourself before the will of God
There is nothing greater than a total devotion. This victory is in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Prayer.
Second, Jesus took up his cross.
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus told his disciples to stay awake with me.
This is the final exercise to test the disciples. Now Jesus is with his disciples
please be there Mature faith is my being with Jesus. to Jesus
When he chose his disciples, he allowed them to be with him (3:14)-15) and the disciples were not with him.
and fell on the first test. Faith is never simply a wish, a will, or knowledge.
is. Faith is life and love. Faith is giving your whole life to Christ.
It is to be united with Christ. The way of discipleship is where Jesus is, there together
I must also be in. Believing in Jesus means taking up your cross and following
and to be with Christ wherever he is.
Third, it is the decision to offer this body as a living sacrifice to God.
The commandment to love the Lord God and my neighbor with all my heart and with all my mind is
It is the greatest commandment, and he asks us to go together to put this commandment into practice. love God
Because of this, he came closer to the cross that God wanted. jesus work
Asking us to go together is an example of that person's practice. Christ
Because people love God, they obey and be faithful to His will. That is true faith.
that is. Jesus was always ready to follow in his death if it was God's will.
There was. True martyrdom is giving one's life to God even before the end of one's life.
is. Therefore, every day he sacrifices himself for God's sake and sacrifices this body
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