The Steadfastness of Christ - Mark 14:26-42

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A Conversation on the Way to the Garden (14:26-31)

  • An Announcement of Wavering Faith (vv. 27-28) (Zechariah 13:7) 
  • A Declaration of Confident Faith (vv. 29-31) (Proverbs 16:18)

  

A Time of Testing in the Garden (14:32-42) 

  • The Firm and Steadfast Faith of Jesus (vv. 32-36)

 

  • His Distress (vs. 33-34) (Mark 15:34)
  • His Prayer (vs. 35-36a) 
  • His Resolve (vs. 36b)

 

  • The Weak and Faltering Faith of the Disciples (vv. 37-41a)

 

  • The Command to Watch and Pray
  • A Willing Spirit and a Weak Flesh (Romans 7:15-20)

  

  • The Steadfastness of Christ – Jesus Enters the Hour (vv. 41b-42) (Hebrews 5:7-10; Hebrews 12:1-2; 2 Thessalonians 3:5)