“Walking with Jesus”

1. “Walking with Jesus”

2. Are You… …Walking With Jesus?

3. “Walking with Jesus” • A Significant Step

4. WhoDidHeBecome? • He Emptied Himself

5. WhoDidHeBecome? • He Surrendered His Rights

6. “Walking with Jesus” • A Selfless Step

7. He Was Well Respected. • He was known for serving. • He was known for benevolence. • He was known for being busy. • He shined outwardly.

8. He Was Well Disguised. • He was motivated by self interest.. • He was a cold, calculated, deceiver. • He was a replica of his father, the devil.

9. HewitnessedtheGlory.

10. HewantedtheGlory.

11. How could they not have known? SelfandPride

12. “Walking with Jesus” • A Suffering Step

13. 1st Peter 2:19-21 - “For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps”

14. 2 Corinthians 5:21 – “For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” He Had To Become Sin

15. He Had ToBearForsaking

16. Mark 14:41- “It is Enough” He Had To BeResolved

17. “Walking with Jesus” • A Strong Step

18. John 13:25-27 – “He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.”

19. Luke 22:44 – “And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly: and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”

20. Mark 14:41- “ItisEnough”

23. Mount of Olives Ahithophel 1st mention 2nd Samuel 15:23-33, 16:15- 17:23 David, the rejected king, leaves Jerusalem, and with his faithful men he crosses the Brook Kidron and goes weeping up to the mount. Meanwhile, his former friend and counselor Ahithophel betrays him to Absalom and soon hangs himself. (2nd Samuel 17:23)

24. Ahithophel

25. His Approach

26. Why did Jesus go to the garden?

27. Why did Jesus go to the garden? • Because it was where He always went to pray.

28. Why did Jesus go to the garden? . Because it was where He always went to pray. . Luke 21:37 – “And in the day time He was teaching in the temple; and at night He went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.”

29. Daniel 6:10-11 – “Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.”

30. This was His place!

31. Why did Jesus go to the garden? . Because it was where He always went to pray. • Because He knew Judas would be there.

32. Revelation 13:8 – “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” • John 6:64 - “But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray Him.”

33. John 6:70 – “Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?” • John 17:12 – “While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.”

35. Why did Jesus go to the garden? • Because it was where He always went to pray. • Because He knew Judas would be there. • Because of you and me.

36. He wanted us to know there was no other way.

38. Luke 22:44 – “And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly: and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”

39. Acts 4:12 – “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” John 14:6 – “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.”

40. He wanted us to know there was no other way. • He knew we must each face the garden – (we are not alone).

41. He was teaching us how to walk! • He always obeyed His Father’s Word.

42. His Army

43. The Band of Men

47. The Bizarre Idea

48. Luke 4:28-30 – “And allthey in the synagogue, whenthey heard these things, were filled with wrath, Androse up, andthrust Him outof thecity, andled Him unto the brow of the hillwhereon their city was built, that they might cast Him downheadlong.But He passing through the midst of them went His way.”

49. John 8:57-59 – “Then said the Jews unto Him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.Then took they up stones to cast at Him: but Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.”

50. John 10:38-39 – “But if I do, though ye believe not Me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in Me, and I in Him. Therefore they sought again to take him: but He escaped out of their hand”