[Note to the preacher: This message is not presented as a sermon with an introduction, three points, and a conclusion, though you are welcome to rewrite it that way if you wish. My goal for this message is to invite my listeners to experience the events of Jesus’ week, more as he and his disciples experienced them. This message takes us to the arrest in the orchard of Gethsemane. The messages for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday will complete the journey. My goal was not to explain the stories or use them to create a series of conclusions or points, but to experience the stories once again, and allow God’s voice to add any additional input that might be helpful. Imagine the following presented in the format of a movie with the screen quietly fading to black between each part…
The Week
Mark 14:1-15:47
Mark 14:1-15:47
Sermon
by John Jamison
by John Jamison
CSS Publishing Co., Inc., Simple Faith?: Cycle B Sermons for Lent-Easter based on the Gospel Texts, by John Jamison