Where's God? Finding Him in the Small Stuff

When we talk about Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, we need to consider the place itself.  The garden was located on the Mt. of Olives on the eastern side of Jerusalem.  The Mt. of Olives also played a critical role in the life of King David. Actually David's experience there can be compared to Jesus' own in many ways.

As we move into "phase two" of Peter's denial of Jesus, we look not only at the act itself, but the aftermath.  What were the consequences for Peter?  Did he learn a lesson from it?  If so, did he learn?

All the disciples "fell away" once Jesus was arrested, but Peter "disowned" Him.  What's the difference?  Peter illustrates how our strength can actually be weakness if we rely on ourselves too much.

CSI Jerusalem investigates the cause of death for one Judas Iscariot.  What, exactly, was his cause of death?  And what, in the final analysis, made him do what he did?

Judas came to the Garden of Gethsemane for one reason, to betray Jesus into the hands of the religious leaders.  It was dark and perhaps some of the soldiers with him were not able to distinguish Jesus from His disciples.  They needed a signal, one that would assure that they arrested the right man.  Judas decided upon a kiss.  A betrayer's kiss.  Satan can use the best thing in the worst way.

As the Last Supper with the disciples began, Judas was seated very close to Jesus, at the place of honor.  Surprising that Judas was so well thought of by the other disciples that night.  But sitting so near gave Jesus an opportunity to speak directly to Judas, revealing that Jesus knew what Judas was planning.

There has been a lot of speculation about why Judas betrayed Jesus. Could it be that the "devil made him" do it?  Or was it something else?

Someone close to Jesus was going to betray Him, that was certain.  It had been prophecied hundreds of years earlier.  But why was it Judas?

Why did Judas betray Jesus?  Some say it was money.  Was it?  That is what we will discuss in this episode.

The angel Gabriel made promises to Zechariah about his son, John, who would become John the Baptist.  But those promises were also proclamations about Jesus.  John's birth guaranteed the soon coming of the Messiah.