Saturday, October 14, 2006
Scripture Space Text for this Tuesday
This Tuesday we will be looking at Luke 22:39-46: -
He came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him. When he reached the place, he said to them, "Pray that you may not come into the time of trial." Then he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet, not my will but yours be done." Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength. In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground. When he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping because of grief, and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not come into the time of trial.
Questions about the passage:-
What does the passage reveal about the nature of prayer?
... about Christ?
... about God's will?
... about temptation?
What gives this passage it sense of power and presence - what is it that is so present - suffering, God, humanity, struggle?
Really keen...
Compare with Mark 14:39-42 & Matthew 26: 36-46
Hope to see you there... Tuesday 7.30pm in the St Matthews Tower.
(posted by Gareth on behalf of a soon-to-be-IT-savvy Jonathan)
He came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him. When he reached the place, he said to them, "Pray that you may not come into the time of trial." Then he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet, not my will but yours be done." Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength. In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground. When he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping because of grief, and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not come into the time of trial.
Questions about the passage:-
What does the passage reveal about the nature of prayer?
... about Christ?
... about God's will?
... about temptation?
What gives this passage it sense of power and presence - what is it that is so present - suffering, God, humanity, struggle?
Really keen...
Compare with Mark 14:39-42 & Matthew 26: 36-46
Hope to see you there... Tuesday 7.30pm in the St Matthews Tower.
(posted by Gareth on behalf of a soon-to-be-IT-savvy Jonathan)
