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T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S th e ground and prayed, and asked God, his heavenly F ath er, to let th is g reat sorrow pass away, h u t then he told God h e was w illing to bear it and die for th e world if it was God’s will. Now be cause Jesus showed such a sweet and w illing sp irit to do what God wanted him to do, an angel appeared to Jesus and strengthened and com forted Him, so th a t He was able to go through what was before Him'. I t was no t.fo r himself th a t Jesus suffered so, bu t for our sakes, and for th e sake of all th e world. Then when Jesus came back" to th e th ree friends, he found them sleeping. Do you not th ink th a t if they had prayed, they could have watched w ith Jesus? A fterwards they must have remembered and tried to be faithful, b u t they never (33) A nd w h e n th e y w e re com e to th e p lace, w h ic h is c a lle d C a lv a ry , th e re th e y cru cified him , a n d th e m a le fa c to rs , o n e on th e r ig h t h an d , a n d th e o th e r on th e le ft. (34) T h en sa id Je su s , F a th e r, fo rg iv e th em ; fo r th e y k n o w n o t w h a t th e y do. A n d th e y p a rte d h is ra im e n t, a n d c a s t lo ts. (35) A nd th e p eo p le sto o d b eh o ld in g . A nd th e r u le r s a lso w ith th e m d erid ed him , sa y in g , H e sa v ed o th e rs ; le t h im sa v e h im self, if he be C h rist, th e ch o sen of God. (36) A nd th e so ld ie rs a lso m o ck ed h im , com in g to him , a n d o ffe rin g h im v in e g a r. (37) A nd sa y in g , I f th o u he th e k in g of th e Je w s, sa v e th y ? se lf. (38) A nd a su p e rs c rip tio n also w a s w r itte n o v er h im in le tte r s of G reek , a n d L a tin , a n d H eb rew , T h is is th e K in g of th e Je w s. (39) A nd one o f th e m a le fa c to rs w h ic h wiere h a n g e d ra ile d on h im , sa y in g , I f Outline ( 1 ) ' The Derision of the Rulers, vs. 35-38. . .. (2) The Defense of th e Thief, vs. 39-43. (3 ) .T he Darkness a t Noonday, vs. 44, 45.
had ano th er chance to watch and pray w ith Him in th e garden. God has many, many angels in heaven. They are his messengers, and are glad to do his errands. An angel came to tell Mary th a t she was to be the mother of Jesus; th a t his name was to be Jesus because he was to save them from th e ir sins. Then an angel w arned Joseph in a dream to tak e th e young child and his mother to ano th er place, where h e would be kep t safe from th e wicked Herod. An angel rolled away th e stone from the tomb on th e first E aster day; an angel told the disciples who watched th e Lord go back to heaven, th a t He was coming back again. We all need to watch and pray as Jesu s told th e disciples. Closing P rayer.
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Golden Text: “He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniqu ities; th e chastisem ent of our peace was upon him.; and w ith his stripes we are healed.” Is. 53:5. LESSON TEXT Luke 23:33-46
th o u .b e C h rist, sa v e th y s e lf a n d us. B u t th e o th e r a n s w e rin g re b u k e d him , sa y in g , D o st n o t th o u f e a r God, se e in g th o u a r t in th e sam e co n - 1 d e m n a tio n ? (41) A nd w e in d eed ju s tly ; fo r w e re c e iv e th e d u e r e w a rd of o u r d eed s; b u t th is m a n h a th d o n e n o th in g am iss. (42) A nd h e sa id u n to Je su s, L o rd , rem em b er, m e w h en th o u c o m est in to th y k in g dom . (43) A n d Je s u s sa id u n to him , V e rily I sa y u n to th ee, T o d ay s h a lt th o u be w ith m e in p a ra d ise . (44) A nd i t w a s a b o u t th e s ix th h o u r, a n d th e re w a s d a rk n e s s o v er a ll th e e a r th u n til th e n in th h o u r. (45) A nd th e su n w a s d a rk e n e d , a n d th e v eil of th e te m p le w a s r e n t in th e m id st. (461 A nd w h en J e s u s h a d crie d w ith a lo u d voice, h e ' said . F a th e r , in to th y h a n d s I com m en d m y s p ir it: a n d h a v in g sa id th u s, h e g a v e u p th e g h o st. 04) The Death of Jesus, vs. 46-49. (5) The Devotion of Joseph, vs. 50- 53. ♦ Introduction P ilate released Barabbas b u t Jesus was delivered in to the hands of the Jews and they “ led Him away.” W hat an
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