Luke 22:47-71

Published: March 18, 2012, 10 a.m.

Who Do You Say Jesus Is?March 18, 2012Please turn in Bible to Luke 22:47-71Vs 47-48: Betrayed App: Determine, with God\u2019s help, Christ will be your first love no matter whatFaithful are the wounds of a friend,But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Proverbs 27:6Vs 49-62: When we fail in our promises\u201cLord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.\u201d Luke 22:33 \u201cWatch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing , but the flesh is weak.\u201d Matthew 26:41NKJVLessons from Peter First: Thank God for the models he\u2019s given us. Remember two things\u2026 \u201c\u2026apart from me you can do nothing.\u201d John 15:5b\u201c\u2026the battle is the LORD\u2019S\u2026\u201d 1Samuel 17:47b Second: Never grow weary in abiding. We deeply need Him. Third: To follow at a distance is no option. Desire a close walk with the Lord.Vs 61: When Jesus looks straight at you, remember\u20261.No matter how out of control things may seem, God is still in control2.No matter how badly you blow it, God\u2019s forgiveness still stands3.No matter how dark it gets, there\u2019s a new day dawning Vs 63-65: The moment darkness had its wayLike one from whom men hide their faces\u2026 Isaiah 53:3c4Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows,yet we considered Him stricken by God, smitten by Him, and afflicted.5But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities;the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.6We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way;and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:4-5Vs 66: Who Do You Say Jesus Is (Messianic prophecies quoted: Daniel 7:13, Psalm 110:1) \u201cI Am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.\u201d John 14:6What is God\u2019s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?