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And being in agony…. Luke 22: 44. His agony – our ecstasy. God – self – sin - salvation. His agony – our ecstasy. My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Matthew 26: 38. And being in agony… His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. Luke 22: 44.
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And being in agony… Luke 22: 44
His agony – our ecstasy God – self – sin - salvation
His agony – our ecstasy My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death Matthew 26: 38 And being in agony… His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground Luke 22: 44
His agony – our ecstasy The world has long accused those who crucified my Savior. For 2000 years the Church has pointed to the Jews, the Romans, the religious leaders saying, “They crucified our Lord!”
His agony – our ecstasy But it wasn’t Judas, it wasn’t Caiphas nor Pilate – it wasn’t the Jews who nailed Him to the cross.
His agony – our ecstasy It was someone else who betrayed Him – it was someone else who sentenced Him and drove in the nails. It was someone else who crucified my Savior…
His agony – our ecstasy It was I It is me
And being in agony… Luke 22: 44
His agony – our ecstasy Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto My sorrow Lamentations 1: 12-14, 16 NKJV
His agony – our ecstasy Why have you forgotten Me? My bones suffer mortal agony Psalm 42: 9-10
His agony – our ecstasy My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? groaning, crying out, scorned, despised, mocked, insulted Psalm 22
His agony – our ecstasy He humbled himself and became obedient unto death – even death on a cross Philippians 2: 5-8
His agony – our ecstasy He himself bore our sins in His body on the tree I Peter 2: 21-25
And being in agony… Luke 22: 44
His agony – our ecstasy disfigured appearancemarred formnot attractivedespised, rejectedstricken, smitten by Godpierced, crushedoppressed, afflictedcut offsuffering servantguilt offeringlike a lamb to slaughterdeath Isaiah 52: 13 - 53: 12
His agony – our ecstasy Surely he took up my infirmitiesand carried my sorrows,yet Iconsidered him stricken by God,smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for my transgressions,he was crushed for my iniquities;the punishment that brought me peace was upon him,and by his wounds I amhealed. I, like a sheep, have gone astray,I haveturned to my own way;and the Lord has laid on him myiniquity. Isaiah 53
His agony – our ecstasy Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him NKJV Yet the Lord was willing to crush Him ISV Isaiah 53:10
His agony – our ecstasy … who for the joy set before Him endured the cross… Hebrews 12:2-3
His agony – our ecstasy For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world… …in accordance with His pleasure and will… Ephesians 1: 3-10
And being in agony… Luke 22: 44