The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-03-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
MARCH s, 1859
BY Rev. Geo. A. Harper,
511 Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.
GreenWOOd, Miss.

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Greenwood, Miss.
JESUS FACES THE CROSS.
Mark 14:12-42 - Print - Mark
14:2-42.
MEMORY SELECTION -
Not what / will, but what thou
wilt. - Mark 1885. Father
all things are possible to thee,
Note, Even that which we can
not except to be done for us,
we ought yet to believe that
God is able to do: and when
we submit to his will, and re.
fer ourselves to his wisdom
and mercy, it must be with a
believing acknowledgment OF
his power, that all things are
possible to him. | know the
matter is settled and cannot
be altered, | must suffer and
die, and | bid it welcome.
SCENE IN GETHSEMANE:
"And they came to a place
which was named Gethsemane:
and he said to his disciples,
Sit We here, while | shall pray
The Last Supper had been
ended, and Jesus and his dis
ciples left the upper room for
a quiet spot where they often
resorted whenever they were
in that area. Most of the time
he would leave even his dis
cipleS behind while he went
away to some secluded spot to
pray. The scene in Gethse-
name was not different from
that of times past, for Jesus
meant to devote a portion of
this night in prayer like he
had done so many times be-
fore in other places and on
other occasions.
"And he taketh with him
Peter and James and John,
and began to be sore amazed,
and to be very heavy - The
description of the agony of
Jesus in the garden is given
by all three of the Synoptic
Gospel writer's, and shows that
there was great deal of hui
mainly in the Master as we'll
as divinity. "And saith unto
them, My soul is exceeding
sorroWful unto death: tarry We
here, and watch" - In pre-.
pairing for a period of solitude
and prayer Jesus left the three
chosen disciples to keep inner
watch and went away to him.
self where he might engage in
deep meditation and uninter-
rupted prayer The weight of
sorrow which he felt is be-
Eeved by most people to be
his deep concern and compass
sion for the peoples of the
world. "And he went forward
little, and fell on the ground,
and prayed that, if it were pos
sible, the hour might pass
from him" - Jesus agony and
prayer in the Garden of Geth-
semane have posed some diff
ficulty to those who would see
him as altogether divine with
out any human qualities.
Those who accept the human
side of Jesus as well as his di-
vinity are satisfied to say that
at that time the flesh weaken
ed under strain, but the spirit
remained strong until help
was sent from God. "And he
said, Abba, Father, all things
are possible unto thee; take
away this cup from me: never
theless not what | will, but
what thou Wilt - The prayer
of Jesus must have been given
by divine revelation, for he
was alone when he prayed this
prayer. 1t is easier to be-
lieve that the disappointments,
denial, betrayal, and host of
other things which Jesus fac
ed, burdened him to a break
ing point, and that it was re-
lief from this that he prayed.
THE WEAKNESS OF HUI
MAN FLESH:
"And he cometh, and findeth
them sleeping, and saith unto
Peter, Simon, sleepest thou?
couldest not thou watch one
hur" - Naturally they fell a.
sleep from exhaustion. But it
seemed to Jesus that there
ought to have been enough
concern for him and for what
was going on to keep the
watching disciples awake for
at least an hour.
1t was a question of which
was the stronger, their love
for the Master or the physical
exertion they were undergo
ing. "Watch We and prav. lest