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1. On the Mount of Olives

Luke 22:47-53, Luke 22:39-46, Luke 22:7-38

Teach the Text

R.T. France

... of pacifism and of nonviolence? 2. Reflect on the failure of the disciples. It may help to ask listeners to put themselves in the place of the disciples and attempt to relive their rollercoaster of reactions and emotions as they moved from the supper to the Mount of Olives, failed to stay awake with Jesus, and then watched his arrest. How might things have been different if they had been able to obey Jesus’s repeated injunction in 22:40, 46? 3. Jesus’s prayer in 22:42 invites us to consider our own ...

2. Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

Luke 22:39-46

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... meal is now over. In this section we see Jesus’ ministry come to an end with his betrayal and arrest. The moment of testing for Jesus and for his disciples is now at hand. The section under consideration consists of three parts: (1) Jesus’ Prayers on the Mount of Olives (vv. 39–46); (2) Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest (vv. 47–53); and (3) Peter’s Denials of Jesus (vv. 54–62). Luke has derived his material from Mark 14:32–50, 53–54, 66–72. 22:39–46 As has been his practice (see 21:37) Jesus ...

3. Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

Luke 22:39-46

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

After the meal ends, Jesus and the disciples go to the Garden of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives (22:39). The theme of testing continues from the preceding paragraphs. The account begins and ends with Jesus exhorting his disciples to pray that they will not enter into temptation (22:39–46). Jesus functions as the model. He naturally feels revulsion about his destiny, entreating his Father to take ...

4. Places That Have a Memory

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... commanding officer appeared at his bedside and gruffly said, “Well, it did not pay, did it?” The soldier said, “Oh, yes it did. He was looking for me. He said he knew I would come. He was counting on me, and it paid.” (5) As Jesus walked the Mount of Olives on his way to Jerusalem, he knew the people of Israel were looking for their Messiah. They knew he would come. But he also knew they didn’t expect him to be humble and gentle, a King of Peace, and the One who would deliver them from the power ...

5. Rooted and Rebooted

Psalm 126:1-6, Luke 13:31-35, 2 Samuel 15:13-37

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Lori Wagner

... the salvific reminder that God will always have a people, that from out of the root, a branch will continue to grow until a tree emerges that can house all the birds of the air and the beasts of the field. For God always prevails. On the Mount of Olives each year, Jewish people will gather around the graves of their ancestors, not just to remember those who were lost to them, friends and family, but to restore and remember their own identity and purpose. For we look to our past in order to grasp the meaning ...

6. Higher Ground

Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53

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Lori Wagner

... Surely God’s abundant mercy and love abounded here in the place Jerusalem wanted nothing to do with. And those who ministered to those sick and dying bore the true fruit and abundance of God’s blessing. It is here near Bethany, on the slopes of the Mount of Olives, that Jesus would give his final blessing to his disciples, perhaps teaching them that the way to be elevated in the sight of God is to “get down and dirty,” to minister to God’s people at the very bottom of the earthly ladder. From here ...

7. Are You In the Know

Job 19:23-27

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James Merritt

... world is headed for Jesus. But not only is Jesus going to take His stand on the earth, God has revealed exactly where He's going to take His stand. Listen to Zech. 14:4, "And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, from east to west, making a very large valley; half of the mountain shall move toward the north and half of it toward the south." I was interested to come across in my study the fact that at one time ...

8. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Mark 16:1-20, Luke 24:50-53, Luke 24:36-49

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John R. Brokhoff

... hills (Psalm 121:1)." 3. The Ups in Jesus' Life. The ascension is not the only time Jesus went up. His entire life was a matter of going up. He went up to the Mount of Transfiguration. He went up to Jerusalem for his passion. He went up to the Mount of Olives for prayer in Gethsemane and later for his departure. Our redemption depends on his going up: "I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself (John 12:32)." For a Christian, life is not a "downer" but an "upper." 4. The End is the ...

9. The Triumphal Entry

Mark 11:1-11

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... Jerusalem, perhaps because he was offered hospitality there. It is described as the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus in John 11:1–44 and was the location for the supper at Simon’s house (14:3–9). (See “Bethany,” IDB, vol. 1, pp. 387–88.) The Mount of Olives is a ridge about two and a half miles long lying east of Jerusalem across a small valley. From the top of this ridge (about 2,900 feet) one can see the whole city. Jesus discusses the destruction of the temple and the city from there in 13 ...

10. Lost in the Wonder of God

Matthew 28:16-20

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Lori Wagner

... prophets of Baal. It was on the mountain that Jesus and his disciples met with Moses and Elijah. It was on the mountain, the mount called Calvary, that Jesus was nailed to the cross and saved the world. It would later be on the mountain, the Mount of Olives, where Jesus would ascend to the heavens. “Great things happen when men and mountains meet,” wrote William Blake But do you really think they could ever imagine the impact of what would happen next on the mountain, or how it would imprint the rest of ...

11. The War of Malchus’ Ear

John 18:1-11

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Donald B. Strobe

... the Romans in 70 A.D. They leveled the land around the Holy City. But it may well be that these ancient trees were formed from the shoots of trees that were there in Jesus’ day. Still, it is probable that the little paths which criss-cross the Mount of Olives were trodden by our Lord Himself. It was to this garden of rest on the side of a hill Jesus went. William Barclay suggests that some wealthy citizen of Jerusalem - a friend of Jesus, perhaps - whose name will never be known to us may have given Him ...

12. Jesus’s Entry as the Messiah Who Triumphs through Suffering

Mark 11:1-11

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Grant R. Osborne

... nature and the coming cross. Jesus confronts the world and its sin as the Son of David (10:47–48) and as David’s Lord (12:35–37). Interpretive Insights 11:1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives. The road to Jerusalem has ended; they have arrived at the place of destiny. Pilgrims often arrived a week before Passover to purify themselves and get ready. Bethany (on the Jericho road two miles east of Jerusalem) was where Jesus stayed during passion week ...

13. The Triumphal Entry

Mark 11:1-11

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... which proceeds from Jericho to Bethany to Bethphage to Jerusalem, the Roman road in Jesus’s day ran along the spine of the mountain flank that led from Jericho up to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, and from there either down to Bethany or to Jerusalem. It is this route that Mark describes in 11:1. The Mount of Olives runs on a north-south axis east of Jerusalem, and its summit, three hundred feet higher and less than a mile distant, affords a breathtaking view of the holy city. Mark, who seldom mentions ...

14. The Lord Comes and Reigns

Zechariah 14:1-21

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... implication of Yahweh’s enormous size is also present in this anthropomorphic description suggestive of a colossus astride the higher ridge east of the city (cf. Amos 4:13; Mic. 1:3; “the LORD . . . treads the high places of the earth”). Yahweh’s appearance on the Mount of Olives fulfills Ezekiel’s vision of the return of the glory of the Lord to the temple from the east (Ezek. 43:1–5). Mountains move in various ways when the Lord appears upon them (e.g., Exod. 19:18; Nah. 1:5; Ps. 97:5; Mic. 1 ...

15. Mark 13:1-8

Mark 13:1-31

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Leonard Sweet

... over a million pounds. Truly these were “large stones and large buildings.” Jesus’ response to his disciples’ awe was dismissive: “Not one stone will be left here upon another, all will be thrown down”(v.2). At this distant perspective upon the Mount of Olives, Jesus is questioned further by his disciples. They want to know the “when.” They want to know the “why.” They want to know “what sign.” They want what’s due them special knowledge about the impending end Jesus has predicted ...

16. Thursday: Broken Bread And Broken Trust

Mark 14:10-26

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... covenant, which is poured out for many. [25] Truly I tell you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God." [26] When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Introduction (12 White Candles, 1 Black Candle. Light the candles, one by one) Here we are in our "Way of the Cross" our journey with Jesus through His last week of ministry. Today in our journey is Thursday. Next week we celebrate Palm Sunday and the Triumphal entry ...

17. The Week

Mark 14:1-15:47

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John Jamison

... not true, and they all argued with him and insisted they would all remain true to him forever and follow him to the end of the world. (fade out, pause, then up) Gethsemane is a small olive orchard at the bottom of the Kidron Valley between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives near where the town of Bethany sits. It was as safe a place as any for Jesus and the disciples to stop. Mark tells us that Jesus told the group to sit down while he prayed, and then took Peter, James, and John with him to another part of ...

18. Signs of the End of the Age

Luke 21:5-38

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... the watch and to pray that they may be able to stand before the Son of Man. Luke reminds his readers in vv. 37–38 that Jesus is still teaching at the temple, although each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives (perhaps in Bethany; see John 12:1, 9; Luke 19:29). Even though his lodgings were outside the city, Jesus would spend his days teaching in the temple. Thus, the discourse ends where it began (21:5)—“at the temple.” Additional Notes 21:5–7 There is some ...

19. The Triumphal Entry

Luke 19:28-44

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... cry out for his blood (23:18, 23). Thus, Luke solves this problem by showing that it was Jesus’ disciples who welcomed Jesus, but it was another crowd, among whom no doubt were Pharisees and religious leaders, that called for his crucifixion. On Mount of Olives see note on 22:39 below. 19:41–44 In a fascinating study C. H. Dodd (“The Fall of Jerusalem and the ‘Abomination of Desolation’,” JRS 37 [1947], pp. 47–54) tried to show that Luke’s passages predicting Jerusalem’s destruction (19 ...

20. A Long Obedience In The Same Direction

Luke 22:39-46

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Maxie Dunnam

... a clear sense of mission if we are going to sustain a long obedience in the same direction, we have to know where the power is. Notice how Luke introduces Jesus' experience in the garden, verse 39: "And he came out, and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him." This was no new experience for Jesus. This was no fox-hole prayer, no turning to God only in the clenches. This was his habit, his heart-beat. He knew where the power was. There is an old book written by Lytton ...

21. Advent 1

Isaiah 63:7--64:12, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Psalm 80:1-19, Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... the divisions of time is according to Roman customs, also known to the Greeks. The night was divided into four parts by them as opposed to the Hebrew division into three parts. 10. "Find you Asleep." (v. 36) Since this occurred on the Mount of Olives prior to the Passover week, this probably has echoes of the memory that the disciples were asleep when Jesus was praying in Gethsemane. They were unprepared when the arrest came. CONTEMPLATION Issues and Insights 1. What Power? We speak of many kinds of power ...

22. Eternal Echo Of Easter - Part 1

Matthew 28:1-10

Drama

Esther R. Russ

... Caesar’s inscription! It was too late for retreat! He ran for the door and out into the night. 7. A CHORAL SELECTION DEPICTING THE BETRAYAL - Choir 8. THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE - Narration Narrator: Later, at the midnight hour, Jesus led his disciples to the Mount of Olives for the last time. Little did they realize that this visit to the mount would become the prelude to his death. The gloom of the final hours furrowed the Master’s brow and weighted his words. Voice on Tape: Watch here and pray that you ...

23. The Sign of the Dove

Matthew 3:1-17 · John 1:1-34 · Mark 1:1-8 · Luke 3:1-38

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Lori Wagner

... Dove” there is so much death and destruction that the doves of the world leave their abodes, where they were painted, inked, sculpted, woven into tapestries, or alive in the wild, and hold a summit conference at the Mount of Olives. Their gathering is named The Great Council of the Doves. From the Mount of Olives the doves are sent on a mission: to find the lost dove of peace from Noah’s ark. The dove elder that calls them together warns that the journey will be arduous, but in each place they travel ...

24. Signs Of Christ's Return

Matthew 24:1-35

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Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... angels of heaven, nor the Son. No one knows when the world will end, but until then, God's love and God's acceptance, must be and will be proclaimed. Tell us, Jesus, what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? On the Mount of Olives, Jesus said, "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars." The cover of the May 16, 1994, issue of Time magazine bore this quote: " 'There are no devils left in Hell,' the missionary said. 'They are all in Rwanda.' " Wars and rumors of wars are breaking out all ...

25. The Double Cross

Mark 10:35-45

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Leonard Sweet

... specifically. Emmaus Suppers are surprise manifestations and revelations of what has already been going on in your life, but which you were unable to "see" until that moment. Mount of Olives Suppers are emotional lows even when others around you are high (e.g., Palm Sunday). Crying times? Times for tears of sadness and post-achievement depression? The Mount of Olives is the name given to a long ridge above the eastern side of Jerusalem. You can't get from Jerusalem to Bethany and vice versa without crossing ...

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