In the midst of mockery, pain, and public shame, Jesus loved. He loved his enemies enough to forgive and he loved a crook enough to promise him paradise. The unfathomable love of God is on full display when Jesus dies on the cross.
Luke’s description reminds us that Jesus is the all-powerful Son of God yet humble enough to allow himself to be arrested for the sake of our salvation.
The only thing greater than Jesus’ desire to avoid the cross was his desire to carry out his Father’s plan to save you. His gut-wrenching prayer in the garden outside of Jerusalem shows us the humility and heart of God’s One and Only Son.
Jesus knows what it is like to be betrayed. One of his closest friends, Judas, decided that money was worth more than the Messiah. Sin asks us to make that same trade today.
23 min
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Weekly sermons from the campus ministry of Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel in Madison, Wisconsin (USA)