Jesus Is Arrested
JESUS IS ARRESTED
Tonight, Wednesday, May 27, at 7:00 p.m., join your Calvary Chapel family for coffee at 6:00 p.m., followed by the service at 7:00 p.m. in the Holy Ground Café or online via our website www.calvaryinv.com
Facebook, and YouTube (Calvary Inverness). We will continue our journey through the New Testament in the Gospel of Matthew (26:36-75).
Jesus sang a hymn. Imagine what that would have sounded like? He had just finished the last Passover and instituted the New Covenant. He led His disciples in song, as He had for the past three and a half years. All of them raised their voices to God, honoring and exalting Him and giving Him the glory He deserved.
Afterward, Jesus led the eleven; Judas had already left, having gone to Caiaphas to complete his treachery by betraying Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. When the Son of God reached the Mount of Olives, He called Peter, James, and John to enter the Garden of Gethsemane to pray.
Jesus knew Judas would soon arrive with the Pharisees, the Temple guard, and a detachment of Roman soldiers to arrest Him. But He went anyway. He had visited the garden many times to meet and commune with His Heavenly Father. A place away from the world’s chaos and growing hatred. A place where He could hear from His Father and prepare His heart and mind for what would soon follow.
The hour spent in the garden was marked by spiritual warfare. The pressure on Him was extreme. At stake was the purpose of Jesus’ coming to earth. He had been sent to give His life as a ransom for many. Through Him, men and women, the good, religious, secular, and deeply depraved could be forgiven of their sins and experience the new birth.
Jesus’ time in prayer set an example for His followers of the importance of having a regular time and place to meet with God, to know His will, and receive strength. A time to be encouraged, equipped, and empowered to face whatever life and Satan will throw at you in an attempt to derail God’s will for your life and ministry.
When Jesus finished praying, He quickly awakened the three He had brought with Him so they could rejoin the others. As Judas approached, he signaled to his new benefactors who to arrest by greeting Him with a kiss. John writes later in his gospel that when they tried to arrest Jesus, they all fell to the ground like dead men when He spoke to them.
When the soldiers regained their bearings, they quickly bound Jesus and led Him away for trial. Throughout the night, Jesus would stand trial six times, three before the Jewish Sanhedrin and three before the Romans. Each trial was illegal and violated numerous Jewish and Roman laws. But that didn’t matter. Jesus had to be dealt with and removed.
Jesus’ arrest, trial, and eventual death had been prophesied by the Old Testament prophets, who foretold that God would provide Israel and the world with a Savior who alone can deliver anyone who comes to Him from their sins and give them a new nature, one set on pleasing God.
His death would occur in the morning. To Caiaphas and his religious apostates, it seemed they had finally rid themselves of this troublemaker. Rome considered the matter closed and another riot avoided. Satan thought he had finally defeated his arch nemesis once and for all. And for the moment, a casual observer would agree, but in three days, everything would change.
I’m excited to continue this journey with you through the twenty-seven books of the New Testament, trusting that none of us will remain unchanged as we grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please pray for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the entire Calvary Chapel family.
In His Strong Love,
Pastor
Tonight, Wednesday, May 27, at 7:00 p.m., join your Calvary Chapel family for coffee at 6:00 p.m., followed by the service at 7:00 p.m. in the Holy Ground Café or online via our website www.calvaryinv.com
Jesus sang a hymn. Imagine what that would have sounded like? He had just finished the last Passover and instituted the New Covenant. He led His disciples in song, as He had for the past three and a half years. All of them raised their voices to God, honoring and exalting Him and giving Him the glory He deserved.
Afterward, Jesus led the eleven; Judas had already left, having gone to Caiaphas to complete his treachery by betraying Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. When the Son of God reached the Mount of Olives, He called Peter, James, and John to enter the Garden of Gethsemane to pray.
Jesus knew Judas would soon arrive with the Pharisees, the Temple guard, and a detachment of Roman soldiers to arrest Him. But He went anyway. He had visited the garden many times to meet and commune with His Heavenly Father. A place away from the world’s chaos and growing hatred. A place where He could hear from His Father and prepare His heart and mind for what would soon follow.
The hour spent in the garden was marked by spiritual warfare. The pressure on Him was extreme. At stake was the purpose of Jesus’ coming to earth. He had been sent to give His life as a ransom for many. Through Him, men and women, the good, religious, secular, and deeply depraved could be forgiven of their sins and experience the new birth.
Jesus’ time in prayer set an example for His followers of the importance of having a regular time and place to meet with God, to know His will, and receive strength. A time to be encouraged, equipped, and empowered to face whatever life and Satan will throw at you in an attempt to derail God’s will for your life and ministry.
When Jesus finished praying, He quickly awakened the three He had brought with Him so they could rejoin the others. As Judas approached, he signaled to his new benefactors who to arrest by greeting Him with a kiss. John writes later in his gospel that when they tried to arrest Jesus, they all fell to the ground like dead men when He spoke to them.
When the soldiers regained their bearings, they quickly bound Jesus and led Him away for trial. Throughout the night, Jesus would stand trial six times, three before the Jewish Sanhedrin and three before the Romans. Each trial was illegal and violated numerous Jewish and Roman laws. But that didn’t matter. Jesus had to be dealt with and removed.
Jesus’ arrest, trial, and eventual death had been prophesied by the Old Testament prophets, who foretold that God would provide Israel and the world with a Savior who alone can deliver anyone who comes to Him from their sins and give them a new nature, one set on pleasing God.
His death would occur in the morning. To Caiaphas and his religious apostates, it seemed they had finally rid themselves of this troublemaker. Rome considered the matter closed and another riot avoided. Satan thought he had finally defeated his arch nemesis once and for all. And for the moment, a casual observer would agree, but in three days, everything would change.
I’m excited to continue this journey with you through the twenty-seven books of the New Testament, trusting that none of us will remain unchanged as we grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please pray for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the entire Calvary Chapel family.
In His Strong Love,
Pastor
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