john 18

When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it. John 18:1
Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?” John 18:4

At the end, some might assume Jesus was "captured" and the circumstances were out of His hands. That like a leaf on the sea, He was jostled about and tossed where the Jewish leaders wanted to take Him. Nothing is further from the truth. As Ken Hughes in the Preaching The Word commentary shares, 
The Lord deliberately chose Gethsemane. John's specific mention of it as a "garden" in verse 1 (NASB) suggests that the apostle has in mind a deliberate comparison with the original Garden of Eden. The symbolism is this:
"The first Adam began life in a garden. Christ, the second Adam, came at the end of his life to a garden.
"In Eden Adam sinned. In Gethsemane the Savior overcame sin.
"In Eden Adam fell. In Gethsemane Jesus conquered.
"In Eden Adam hid himself. In Gethsemane our Lord boldly presented himself.
"In Eden the sword was drawn. In Gethsemane it was sheathed.
This symbolism is not accidental or incidental to Jesus' death. It was an assurance for future generations of readers that Christ was in control. John 18:1

Join me in reading John 18 and be encouraged!

Just a Guy and His World

Preached on Sunday the 30th of July, 2023.

The Pharisees were exact and precise in their worship of God. The very picture of religious piety. Yet, whilst they were careful to keep each ceremonial detail, they were the very ones who hated and murdered the Lord Jesus. They had mere religion on the outside, but inwardly, lived in total opposition to the true living God. This is frighteningly true of many today who worship God hypocritically with mere religion but no inward love for him. Is this so with you?

Deacon Bob Hutchison
April 7, 2023
Peace Lutheran Church of Camarillo
"Proclaiming Peace Through Christ"

Deacon Bob Hutchison
April 7, 2023
Peace Lutheran Church of Camarillo
"Proclaiming Peace Through Christ"

Beginning our new Easter sermon series titled 'Easter According to John', Pastor Myron shares from John 18:1-14 a sermon titled 'The Arrest'. 

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In today's episode(282) - We cover John 18 and reach the pivotal moment of Jesus' arrest. Join us! JPBible.Study.com/#listen

Rethinking Scripture Podcast - 

Episode 23: God in a Garden (John 18)

November 19, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

In John 18, we get to see God in a garden. It’s the night of Jesus’ betrayal and arrest. During all the commotion Jesus makes a request of those arresting him that you may not have noticed. He asks the Roman cohort to let his disciples go their way. Surprisingly, this request gives us a unique insight into the nature and development of faith.

Referenced Resources:

• Thatcher, Tom. (1994). A New Look at Asides in the Fourth Gospel. Bibliotheca Sacra, 151, 430.
• Thatcher, Tom - Linkedin Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-thatcher-4b97363b/ 

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• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

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As we examine the last couple  days of Jesus' life (Preparation, Condemnation, Crucifixion) we find that Good Friday reveals Jesus to be a very different kind of King, a King of footwashing, faithfulness, and fallenness that leads to fruitfulness.  A King that looks like the cross.  And as we put ourselves in the place of Pilate, we ask crucial questions of the crucified King.

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Stay tuned for some hard-hitting theological questions for this very holy day.  Questions regarding Disney characters.

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Lenten Reflections 2021
From Dirty Hands To Clean Hearts: 
Lenten Reflections On The Passion Story Of Our Lord
Part 3: Hands of Misguided Zeal with Deacon Bob

In this passage, we read of Pontius Pilate interviewing the Lord Jesus Christ who has been bound by the Jewish leaders who opposed him. Pilate is the Roman governor with the power to execute or free Jesus and he thus interrogates him and what he has done to so anger his opponents. Jesus declares that his kingdom is not of this world - this is part of the truth that he has come into the world to reveal to all of mankind. 

But what does it mean that his kingdom is not of this world? Pastor Hanli explores this truth by considering three key questions about Jesus's kingdom: 1) what are the goals of his kingdom? 2) how do citizens of his kingdom live? 3) how does a person enter the kingdom? This truth is of critical importance, for one will never enjoy life everlasting with the Lord Jesus Christ unless they enter into the kingdom of the blessed God.

Stephen Turner speaks on John 18:1-27, where the disciple Peter denies his Lord three times the night Jesus was betrayed. When we considers this shocking betrayal with the fact that Peter was the unspoken leader of the 12 disciples closest to Jesus, we are left wondering how he fell to such lows. 

Pastor Steve highlights that Peter was ashamed of Christ that night because of one core reason: he did not know his Lord well enough, as he should have known him. This challenge is the same for every Christ follower - do we know Jesus Christ well? Are we growing in this intimate relationship with our Lord? The bible clearly teaches that believers will be challenged and opposed by the unbelieving world which rejects God. How will we be able to stand for Jesus unashamedly unless we have a rock solid knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ in all his goodness and glory? 

Scripture Used: John 18:34-40

Notes:

Two Kingdoms

• Jesus or Barabbas?
• Rejected God as King
• The availability of God's Kingdom
  • Citizenship in Heaven
  • Visual Reminders
  • Practical Outpouring of Love

Way back at the beginning of John’s narrative of Jesus’ ministry, when John the Baptist first saw Jesus, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God. who takes away the sin of the world” (Jn. 1:29)

John’s source for the image of the lamb was the sacrificial worship of Israel
– this symbol was embedded in Israel’s collective memory 
• the offering of a lamb provided atonement for Israel’s sin 
• “atone” means to cover 
– when it came to sin, God had his people covered

Again early in Jesus’ ministry, Nicodemus came to him for a nighttime chat
– during their interview Jesus told him,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life (Jn. 3:14-15)