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The Dark Night
The Gospel of Mark – Part 48
The Dark Night – Mark 14:26-52
Mosaic Rockford – Dave Spooner – Aug. 23rd, 2020
Intro:
This is Jesus’ last night before He would be crucified. He and the 12 had participated in the Passover; Judas had left to join the Priests to lead them in betraying Jesus. This was all happening as scripture had foretold and Jesus had proclaimed. The word had been spoken, the trap had been set, the dark night had come. Jesus came so that we may have life, and life to the full. In order to gain that life, there is a walk through the valley of the shadow of death and all the while Jesus continued to follow the will and the word of His Father. We all have a choice in how we respond to the will and word of the Lord. How you respond matters in this life and the life to come.
The Word and the warrior
Mark 14:26-28 ESV
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.”
Jesus gave His disciples the bottom line, “You will all fall away.” He told them what they would do, and He supported this conclusion by quoting a passage in the Old Testament from the Prophet Zechariah.
Zech 13:7 ESV
“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me,” declares the Lord of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;
Notice who the principle actor is in this passage: “the Lord of hosts.” He is the one who called for the sword to strike the shepherd. It was His will and His word to do this. Why was this so?
Isa 53:10-11 ESV
Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.
This was done to make many to be accounted righteous. There was a greater good and a bigger story that was in play. This was a one-time act that would have results and reward for all time. This was a temporary moment for an eternal reward. Jesus was then going to be raised up and go before them in Galilee. But when He was struck, the sheep were scattered, and they would fall away. But Peter would have none of it.
Mark 14:29-31 ESV
Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” 30 And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” 31 But he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.
Now you would think that by this point they would take Jesus for His word. Everything He said happened. And yet Peter still resisted and rose up against the word of the Lord. Why? He did not want to believe the truth about himself. He thought that his strength was enough to overcome the will of the Lord. He wanted his plan over the plan of the Father. Because of his failure to submit himself to the word of the Lord, his pride had to be poured out in order for him to be used. These things keep us and all people from resisting the word and will of God. People can’t hear it because they don’t want to hear it because they don’t want to believe the truth about themselves and give themselves over to the word and will of God, which is always right and always good. But that does not mean that it is without cost. The right response to the difficult word of God should have been out of submission and sorrow and prayer and petition. I want you to compare now how Peter and the disciples responded to the word and will of God vs. how Jesus responded to the word and will of the Father.
The Word and
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By Mosaic RockfordThe Gospel of Mark – Part 48
The Dark Night – Mark 14:26-52
Mosaic Rockford – Dave Spooner – Aug. 23rd, 2020
Intro:
This is Jesus’ last night before He would be crucified. He and the 12 had participated in the Passover; Judas had left to join the Priests to lead them in betraying Jesus. This was all happening as scripture had foretold and Jesus had proclaimed. The word had been spoken, the trap had been set, the dark night had come. Jesus came so that we may have life, and life to the full. In order to gain that life, there is a walk through the valley of the shadow of death and all the while Jesus continued to follow the will and the word of His Father. We all have a choice in how we respond to the will and word of the Lord. How you respond matters in this life and the life to come.
The Word and the warrior
Mark 14:26-28 ESV
And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.”
Jesus gave His disciples the bottom line, “You will all fall away.” He told them what they would do, and He supported this conclusion by quoting a passage in the Old Testament from the Prophet Zechariah.
Zech 13:7 ESV
“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me,” declares the Lord of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;
Notice who the principle actor is in this passage: “the Lord of hosts.” He is the one who called for the sword to strike the shepherd. It was His will and His word to do this. Why was this so?
Isa 53:10-11 ESV
Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.
This was done to make many to be accounted righteous. There was a greater good and a bigger story that was in play. This was a one-time act that would have results and reward for all time. This was a temporary moment for an eternal reward. Jesus was then going to be raised up and go before them in Galilee. But when He was struck, the sheep were scattered, and they would fall away. But Peter would have none of it.
Mark 14:29-31 ESV
Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” 30 And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” 31 But he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.
Now you would think that by this point they would take Jesus for His word. Everything He said happened. And yet Peter still resisted and rose up against the word of the Lord. Why? He did not want to believe the truth about himself. He thought that his strength was enough to overcome the will of the Lord. He wanted his plan over the plan of the Father. Because of his failure to submit himself to the word of the Lord, his pride had to be poured out in order for him to be used. These things keep us and all people from resisting the word and will of God. People can’t hear it because they don’t want to hear it because they don’t want to believe the truth about themselves and give themselves over to the word and will of God, which is always right and always good. But that does not mean that it is without cost. The right response to the difficult word of God should have been out of submission and sorrow and prayer and petition. I want you to compare now how Peter and the disciples responded to the word and will of God vs. how Jesus responded to the word and will of the Father.
The Word and