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Events outlined which will lead to the death of Jesus
' Sunday school lesson
I
IN THE GARDEN
(Luke 22:39-53
L "Father, if thou be willing, remove
is cup from me: nevertheless, not
$iy will but thine be done." (Luke
*2:42)
j It was spring in Palestine (about
April on our calendar) the year was
I A D 30. The place was the Garden of
Gethsemane (the name means "oil
press) located part way up the Mount
<|F Olives, which lay west of Jerusa
lem across the Kidron Brook. It was
Thursday night, but because the Jew
ish day started at sundown it was ac
tually early Friday.
i It was here that events would begin
tiat would lead to Christ's death on
tbe cross, His burial and His resur
rection from the tomb. These are the
essential elements of the Christian
With these events completed,
t's earthly mission would be vir
tually completed.
Christ's mission was to establish
God's Kingdom, to establish a new
covenant between God and man and
to seal that covenant with His own
blood, and to teach how the new king
dom citizens were to live. It was a
new day for people; full of hope for
the future. God's thread of redemp
tion?which began with the fall of
Adam and Eve? would now be differ
ent.
Previously, God's laws (com
mands) were written on tablets of
stone, now they would be written on
the hearts of mankind, lest they
should forget. But first, Christ had to
endure the humiliation, the shame
and the agony of a sacrificial death
on the cross.
PRAYER
(Luke 22:39-46)
After eating the last supper (Pas
sover meal) with Apostles in the up
per room, Jesus and His Apostles left
and made their way toward the
Mount of Olives, where Gethsemane
was located. As the group moved
along He continued to teach them.
When they arrived at Gethsemane
Jesus said unto them, "Pray that ye
enter not into temptation." (Vs. 40) A
warning of the events to come which
they would not fully understand.
He had already warned them that
they would be tempted to stumble
that night, and Peter, especially,
would be tempted to deny that he
even knew Jesus. Jesus then with
draw a short distance from the others
for prayer. How interesting it is to
note the many times the New Testa
ment records that Jesus prayed.
That in itself, makes a strong
statement to Christians. Verse 42 re
cords that He prayed to the Father
r
that the bitter of the eras might be
removed? Nevertheless, not my will,
but thine, be done."
God sent an angel to strengthen Him.
Verse 44 tells us that Jesus was in ag
ony as He prayed, and that He liter
ally sweat drops of blood which fell to
the ground. Our word "agony"
comes from the Greek word "Ag
onia", which means "a desperate
conflict in the arena."
Oh the internal conflict which must
have been raging between Jesus, the
God and Jesus, the human. It was the
human Jesus who suffered the ag
onies of the crucifixion. Judas, the
betrayer, one of His inner circle of
twelve, added to the suffering.
ARREST
(Luke 22:47-53)
Jesus, having finished praying,
joined the eleven Apostles who had
fallen asleep, and admonished them
to "pray, lest ye enter into tempta
tion." Jesus knew that the events of
this night would try their souls. At
this time a large group of people
from Jerusalem approached them,
led by Judas, the Apostle? he would
betray Jesus with a kiss.
He was accompanied by the chief
priests, soldiers, and other religious
leaders, for they had determined the
time was right for Jesus' arrest and
trial. If the religious leaders had
been searching for the truth of Jesus'
identity they would have found it this
night in one of Jesus' acts. He did a
miracle before their very eyes? re- '
placed a servant's ear which had
been cut off. Jesus said to the reli
gious leaders in verse 53, "This is
your hour, and the power of dark
ness," Jesus did resist because "for
this purpose He had come into the
world."
(Lesson based on the International
Sunday School Lessons)
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Piney Grove to hold
butdoor drama
cause I live, ye shall live also,
[is the glorious Message of Eas
Thus begins Piney Grove Bap
lurch's 8th annual outdoor pre
ition of The Message Of Easter.
i story is the greatest ever told;
ever, the actors and technicians
Jiiot professional theater people,
^rather members of the Piney
^ve Baptist Church near
imston, N.C.
atering into its eighth season as a
:tion, the drama will be pre
Friday, April through Mon
day, April 20 with performances at
8:15 p.m. each evening. As always,
there is no admission charge.
)The effort behind the drama, like
tfye attendance, has grown from year
t<j year. Having begun in 1980 with a
cast of approximately 50 people, the
1987 production will feature a cast of
approximately 130 with another 40 to
50 people working in technical areas.
Hie production has a remarkable
amount of realism, most of which has
been created through the efforts of
the Piney Grove Church members.
Costumes, lighting, and a specially
designed outdoor theatre help trans
port the audience back 2000 years to
the streets of old Jerusalem and the
surrounding hillsides. The realism is
even more evident as the familiar
story moves from scene to scene.
The drama seems to make the audi
ence a part of the events rather than
just observers.
A spokesman for Piney Grove Bap
tist Church has extended an invita
tion to the general public to attend
any of the performances. More infor
mation may be obtained by calling
(919) 792-4977 or 792-4875 or writing
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of Thanks
To all my friends I would like to thank you
, for your prayers, visits, cards, flowers, and
gifts you gave me during my stay in the hospi
tal at Norfolk General and since my return
home. A special thanks to Dr. R. E. Lane.
Elizabeth (Lib) Thach
IN MEMORIAL
In loving memory of my husband, Merrill
Elisha Co pel and, who passed away
March 19, 1966:
"It broke our hearts to lose you,
You did not go alone.
For part of us went with you.
The day God called you home."
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schedule
The First Baptist Church Sunday
School begins at 9:45 a.m. with the
superintendent, R.B. Gibbs, in
charge. Morning worship starts at
11:00 a.m. with Pastor London
preaching from the subject "Yield
ing To The Holy Spirit" Roman 6:13.
The senior choir will be singing under
the direction of Robert Thomas.
The Pastor's Aide Club of First
Baptist Church will have their anni
versary at 2:30 p.m The Galatia
Male Chours will sing and Rev. J.H.
London will Preach from the Subject
"Don't take the Easy Way Out" Gen
esis 26:18.
Please come share with these hard
working ladies of the church who
help the pastor.
Singers perform
The Solid Rock Gospel Singers will
be ministering in music in a special
Saturday Night Singing at the Bagley
Swamp Weselyan Church this Satur
day evening, March 21, at 7:30 p.m.
The Solid Rock Gospel Singers are
from Belhaven. One of the members
of the group is Gail Watson Gibbs,
formerly of the Bagley Swamp Com
munity.
The Bagley Swamp Wesleyan
Church is located five miles north
east of Hertford, between Winfall and
Belvidere, one and one-half miles
east of Highway 37.
For more information contact the
pastor, Daniel E. LeRoy, at 426-7476.
Saunders Grove
Saunders Grove Baptist Church
Ushers are sponsoring a musical pro
gram on Sunday, March 22nd at 4:00
p.m. All singing groups are invited to
participate.
The public is invited to attend.
Service set
The Rev. Ricky Banks, choir, ush
ers and congregation of St. Stephens
Baptist Church of Elizabeth City will
render service at St. Paul A.M.E.
Zion Church on Sunday, March 22nd
at 3:00 p.m. The Rev. Thomas Mc
Pherson, host pastor, invites the pub
lic to attend.
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Dear
friends.
Child psychologists ucge
parents to avoid over-pro
tecting the child during
bereavement in the fam
ily. There is no way to
truly avoid the impact of
death upon the child, and
it is best to treat it as a
normal life experience.
Answer the child's ques
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and briefly. Your clergy
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"READ THE DIRECTIONS"
Pastor Raymond C. Needham
Hertford Baptist Church
Hertford, N.C.
"After trying everything else, read the directions." Have these words
ever been spoken to you? Have you ever made a mess of things and
become frustrated simply because you did not first read the directions?
Sometimes such failure results in sorrow, regret and even a great
expense.
How much better life would be for many if only God's directions were
consulted and followed instead of depending on human wisdom and
one's self-chosen way! God's word says, "This is the way, walk ye in
it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left." (Isaiah
30:21). God created a moral universe, and He sets forth His righteous
standards and calls men to live by them. Yet, we live in a nation and
world that is characterized largely by hurt, pain, sorrow, regret, and
frustration, much of which is self-induced, mainly because God's way
is ignored. In Jeremiah 6:16 we read, "Thus saith the Lord, Stand in
the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way,
and walk in it, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We
will not walk in it." How irrational man can be! He often takes the
course of the dying man who has in his hands life-giving medicine, and
yet dies because he refuses to take it. Individual lives, homes, and
nations self-destruct for the same reason. Listen to these words from
Jeremiah 7:23; "But this thing commanded I them saying, Obey my
voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk in all
the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you."
God promises to bless those who walk in His ways. Do we want "it to
be well with us?" Do we want inner peace and contentment, and
sustaining grace when we face trials? Then the Lord says that we
should follow His directions. If we want good relations with others, then
follow His instruction and "walk in love" (Ephesians 5:2). Do you want
your family relationships to be blessed? Then give heed to His
guidelines as found in His word (Ephesians 5:22-6:4). He Who insti
tuted the home, knows best how the members of it should relate to one
another. Read and find out. Apply it and be blessed !
Why not read the instructins He has provided for each of our lives?
The Psalmist said, "Thy word have I hidden in mine heart, that I might
not sin against thee." (Psalm 119:11). Spend time with Him Who
knows what is best for you. The hymn writer well stated it when he
penned these words, "Oh, what peace we often forfeit, oh, what nee
dless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in
prayer."
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