Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-12-05

lest we enter into temptation. Mark l4;3s
ADDITIONAL MATERlAL-Mat 1856
sc; Luke 22;S9-5i John 1S:l-l.
PRIMARY ToPlC-An Angel Strength
ening Jesus
JUNIOR ToPIC.-Peter and John Fan
to Help Jesus
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC - Asleep or
Duty.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPlC-Jesus
Depends upon His Disciples.
!. christ's Suffering wv. 32-34j.
]. The place ". 32). The garden OF
Geihsemane-an Enclosure containing
olive and fig trees, beyond kidron,
about thrce.fourths Of n mile from Je-
rcsnlem. The name means ollve'press,
The name Is significant of the occasion.
Edcrsheim says It Is m emblem OF
trial, distress and agony. Perhaps the
garden was owned BY one Of Jesus
friends
2. His companions ". 35). lie took
with him the II disciples, that they
might share, so far as possible, this
sorrow with him. Being n real human
being he craved sympathy. He babe
them watch with him. While he knew
that he must tread the wine.press
Alone he had keen appreciation OF
sympathy so far as those who loved
him could give II. The behavior Of the
disciples shows the utter limitation OF
human sympathy.
3. His great sorrow ". 34). This IL
the same as the "cup" In verse 30. II
was not primarily the prospect OF
physical suffering that was crushing
him; It was the suffering as n sin.
bearer-the sensations Of his pure soul
coming into contact with the awful sin
and guilt Of the world Only pure and
refined natures can understand this.
In addition TO this. there was the judg.
ment stroke from the holy God as Il
fell upon his Son instead Of the sin.
ner God caused the iniqrltles Of the
world to strike upon Jesus I'll Cor
5:2l; Tsa. SO :6'.
IT, Christ Praying tvv. 35-4o).
Though he priced human sympathy
In the hour OF supreme need his only
recourse was prayer The sympathy
Of our friends Is helpful, but IN the
great crises Of life we can find help
only when we 60 to God in prayer. is
any among you afflicted? Let him
pray" (James 5:13).
|. The first prayer wv. 35.3S). %
His posture ". 35). He fell on his
face, PROSTATE on the ground In the
hour Of our great need we naturally
PROSTATE ourselves before God. This
is becoming posture, t2) His pti!-
tion ". 3G) "Take AWAY this cup
from me-" by The cup is meant his
death on the cross. He did not desire
to escape the cross. No doubt II was
most grievous to him to face its shame.
but he pressed on, knowing that fnr
this cause he had come nto the world
(John 1927. IS: cf. Heb. 2:1I). He
prayed that the hour might pass from
him." that is, that his life might he
prolonged to die on the cross at the
appointed time to make atonement for
the sins Of the world The burden was
so great that It seemed his life would
he crushed out. His prayer was heard
(Heb. $50. When God hears lur
prayers he grart1 the petition desired
Il John 5:14.15). Angels minstered
to him, giving the necessary grace to
endure to the end G.uke % :43). (3)
His resignation ". 3G). His will was
In subsection Ia the Father. He knew
that his death on the cross was the
will Of God the Father; for he was the
Lamb slain from the foundation If the
world. az The disciples rebuked ".
37). He singled out Peter. since he
had been the most conspicuous In pro-
claiming his loyalty John 1881.
Though he would 90 with him to death,
he could not watch one hour. (5) Ex.
hortation to the disciples ". 3s).
"Watch and pray. lest We enter into
The only way to he able
to stand In the time of trial Is to he
and praying. Jesus knew
that although the disciples meant well,
they would fail in the trial unless aid.
ed from above. The flesh Is too weak
to stand the strain.
2. The second prayer wv. 80. 4O).
He withdrew the second time from his
disciples and uttered the same words
In prayer This was not vain repeti
ton. II Is proper to repeat our re-
quests. He found the disciples ASLEEP
again. Their shame and confusion was
more marked than nj first.
3. The third prayer wv. Al. 42).
He uttered the same words in his
third prayer tMatt. 26:44). He now
tells the disciples to sleep on and take
their rest. as the hour had come for
his betrayal. There Is such thing
ms being asleep when wanted and
awat'ng when II is too late. n the
disciples had been praying they would
not have fallen asleep
Christ's Yoke Glorious.