When [Jesus] returned to [the disciples] the third time, he said, “Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But no — the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Up, let’s be going. Look, my betrayer is here!” —Mark 14:41-42 NLT Key Thought Jesus returns from praying for …
When [Jesus] returned to [the disciples] again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open. And they didn’t know what to say. —Mark 14:40 NLT Key Thought Sometimes we just fail. Maybe we fail because we don’t understand the gravity of a behavior. Maybe it’s because we’re just too weary and distraught …
[After Jesus found Peter, James, and John sleeping rather than praying, he] left them again and prayed the same prayer as before. —Mark 14:39 NLT Key Thought So often we find ourselves praying the same prayer several times. Is doing so wrong? Should we keep on praying? How often is too often to pray the …
Then [Jesus] returned and found the disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” —Mark 14:37-38 NLT Key Thought We so often …
Then [Jesus] returned and found the disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour?” —Mark 14:37 NLT Key Thought How this situation must have hurt the LORD. My heart breaks for Jesus as he endures this time in Gethsemane. He knows he is going to …
“Abba, Father,” [Jesus] cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” —Mark 14:36 NLT Key Thought Jesus recognizes two crucial realities: First, God can do anything he wants to do; he is God, the sovereign ruler of …
[Jesus] went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by. —Mark 14:35 NLT Key Thought Jesus was honest in his prayers to the Father. He demonstrated his need both verbally and physically. In this story, Jesus showed us …
[Jesus] told [Peter, James, and John], “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” —Mark 14:34 NLT Key Thought We desperately need the presence of friends who love and support us in our times of struggle and distress. Jesus needed these closest three followers — …
[Jesus and the disciples] went to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, “Sit here while I go and pray.” He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed. —Mark 14:32-33 NLT Key Thought We must never underestimate the emotional and spiritual challenges that Jesus faced as approached …
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter — this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” “No!” Peter declared emphatically. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the others vowed the same. —Mark 14:30-31 NLT Key …