Bible Text: John 3, 13\u201317 | Pre\u00ada\u00adcher: Bern\u00adhard Hohl | Series: Wel\u00adco\u00adme home | Today we think of Jesus\u00bb last jour\u00adney to the cross and death. The pas\u00adsi\u00adon sto\u00adry is always impres\u00adsi\u00adve and gets under the skin. What did Jesus take upon hims\u00adelf to open the way back to God for us? Alo\u00adne, wit\u00adhout help? Who stood by him and hel\u00adped him? I\u2019m not sure if you alre\u00ada\u00addy know that the\u00adre are last aid cour\u00adses in addi\u00adti\u00adon to first aid cour\u00adses. The Sun\u00adday news\u00adpa\u00adper titled its report on the\u00adse cour\u00adses \u00abThe basics of dying well\u00bb. It is about lear\u00adning what rela\u00adti\u00adves can do for their loved ones at the end of life. The Refor\u00admed Church offers the\u00adse cour\u00adses, which are real\u00adly boo\u00adming at the moment. The pre\u00advious 32 cour\u00adses were boo\u00adked up in no time. The\u00adre are alre\u00ada\u00addy wai\u00adting lists for the cur\u00adrent year. What did the rela\u00adti\u00adves of Jesus, I mean his disci\u00adples, do for Jesus back then?<\/p>\n
At first one has the impres\u00adsi\u00adon that the 12 disci\u00adples of Jesus gave a bad pic\u00adtu\u00adre, on the way of suf\u00adfe\u00adring of their Master!<\/p>\n
\tWhen\u00adever Jesus spo\u00adke of the impen\u00adding suf\u00adfe\u00adring on his last jour\u00adney, they reac\u00adted with incom\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adon. They did not even have the cou\u00adra\u00adge to ask more about it. It sad\u00adden\u00aded them (Matthew 17:23), but they did not inqui\u00adre. Per\u00adhaps they thought, \u00abWhat is actual\u00adly going on with our Mas\u00adter? What is he tal\u00adking about? Is he having a depres\u00adsi\u00adve episode?\u00bb
\n\tThey asked ques\u00adti\u00adons for it that were com\u00adple\u00adte\u00adly off the mark: \u00abYou, Jesus, who will be the grea\u00adtest in the king\u00addom of hea\u00adven?\u00bb And among them\u00adsel\u00adves they ask, \u00abWho do you think is the grea\u00adtest among us?\u00bb How can you!!<\/p>\n
\tJudas betrays Jesus. When Jesus announ\u00adces this betra\u00ady\u00adal anony\u00admously, ever\u00adyo\u00adne wit\u00adhout excep\u00adti\u00adon asks Jesus: \u00abIs it me? They all dare to make such a mistake!<\/p>\n
\tLater Peter denies Jesus three times. But in advan\u00adce he said: \u00abLord, I am rea\u00addy to go with you to pri\u00adson and to death\u00bb (Luke 22:33 LUT<\/span>). What is the right atti\u00adtu\u00adde for us now? That of the disci\u00adples, who could also trust them\u00adsel\u00adves to betray, or that of Peter, who is rock-solid\u00adly con\u00advin\u00adced of his faithful\u00adness to Jesus? Jesus gave the ans\u00adwer to the disci\u00adples in the next sce\u00adne in the Gar\u00adden of Gethsemane.<\/p>\n \tIns\u00adtead of sup\u00adport\u00ading Jesus in pray\u00ader, they sleep. What have we alre\u00ada\u00addy slept through in the spi\u00adri\u00adtu\u00adal life! I deli\u00adbera\u00adte\u00adly say \u00abwe\u00bb and include mys\u00adelf. Ins\u00adtead of overs\u00adlee\u00adping, I can also say missed, frit\u00adte\u00adred away, got our prio\u00adri\u00adties wrong, screwed up, negle\u00adc\u00adted\u2026 The\u00adre, in the Gar\u00adden of Geth\u00adse\u00adma\u00adne, Jesus gives us an ans\u00adwer to the ques\u00adti\u00adon of how we can tack\u00adle betra\u00ady\u00adal, deni\u00adal, overs\u00adlee\u00adping. Jesus wakes up the slee\u00adping disci\u00adples and us with the advice: \u00abStay awa\u00adke and pray. Other\u00adwi\u00adse tempt\u00ada\u00adti\u00adon will over\u00adta\u00adke you. For the spi\u00adrit is wil\u00adling, but the body is weak!\u00bb (Matthew 26:41 NL<\/span>)<\/p>\n The\u00adre is ano\u00adther woman who also lea\u00adves a bad image:<\/p>\n \tThe mother of the disci\u00adples James and John asked Jesus to allow her sons to sit on the left and right of Jesus in the king\u00addom of God. Shaking of the head here too, but per\u00adhaps God has also had to shake his head becau\u00adse of a request from me or you!<\/p>\n But the\u00adre are also cha\u00adrac\u00adters in this dark sto\u00adry who shi\u00adne through their behaviour:<\/p>\n \tSimon from Cyre\u00adne allo\u00adwed hims\u00adelf to be urged, even if not vol\u00adun\u00adt\u00ada\u00adri\u00adly, to car\u00adry Jesus\u00bb cross to Golgotha. When we think of all the tor\u00adment he had to go through becau\u00adse of our debt bur\u00adden he car\u00adri\u00aded on his should\u00aders, one can real\u00adly wonder: \tJesus was not alo\u00adne. He said to his disci\u00adples: \u00abLook, the time is coming, inde\u00aded it is alre\u00ada\u00addy here, when you will run away, each one to whe\u00adre he comes from, and you will lea\u00adve me alo\u00adne. But I am not alo\u00adne; the Father is with me\u00bb (John 16:32 NG\u00dc<\/span>).<\/p>\n \tJesus remains clo\u00adse to his disci\u00adples until his capture.<\/p>\n \tIn the first two announce\u00adments of the Pas\u00adsi\u00adon, Jesus spo\u00adke only of hims\u00adelf. At the third he said, \u00abWe are now going up to Jeru\u00adsa\u00adlem\u00bb (Matthew 20:18 NG\u00dc<\/span>). \tJesus clings to his hea\u00adven\u00adly Father:<\/p>\n \tIn Jesus\u00bb fare\u00adwell dis\u00adcour\u00adses in John chap\u00adters 13 to 17, we sen\u00adse how he is very clo\u00adse to his hea\u00adven\u00adly Father. He men\u00adti\u00adons his Father 44 times! \tAccor\u00adding to the Gos\u00adpel of Luke, Jesus addres\u00adsed two short, remar\u00adkab\u00adle pray\u00aders to the Father on the cross: \u00abFather for\u00adgi\u00adve them, for they know not what they do\u00bb and \u00abFather, I com\u00admend my spi\u00adrit into your hands! That is the basics of dying well, who can for\u00adgi\u00adve and ent\u00adrust hims\u00adelf to the hands of the hea\u00adven\u00adly Father. Jesus expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced litt\u00adle last aid from peo\u00adp\u00adle on his path of suf\u00adfe\u00adring \u2013 rather, Jesus still offe\u00adred us first aid for our spi\u00adri\u00adtu\u00adal life until the end! \tThe afo\u00adre\u00admen\u00adtio\u00adned fare\u00adwell dis\u00adcour\u00adses John chap\u00adters 13 to 17 are so encou\u00adra\u00adging, streng\u00adthening and hel\u00adpful that I say: When\u00adever you are in a cri\u00adsis of faith, or in a spi\u00adri\u00adtu\u00adal low, read the\u00adse 4 chap\u00adters \u2013 again and again! This is first aid of the first order! Jesus cle\u00adar\u00adly says what he wants in front of the hea\u00adven\u00adly Father and the disci\u00adples: \u00abFather, I want tho\u00adse whom you have given me to be whe\u00adre I am. I want them to be with me so that they may see my glo\u00adry\u2026\u00bb (John 17:24 NG\u00dc<\/span>). He pro\u00admi\u00adses us that he will one day take all his fol\u00adlo\u00adwers to hims\u00adelf in his king\u00addom. He will take care of our homes. And again and again he says: \u00abDo not be afraid, do not be afraid. I know you are afraid in the world, but let that com\u00adfort you: I have con\u00adque\u00adr\u00aded the world!\u00bb Jesus also pro\u00admi\u00adses the disci\u00adples the Holy Spi\u00adrit, the Com\u00adfort\u00ader. He makes it clear to his disci\u00adples that he has cho\u00adsen them and desti\u00adned them to bear fruit for God\u2019s king\u00addom, las\u00adting fruit. Then Jesus pray\u00aded for them, for love among them\u00adsel\u00adves and unity. Then things hap\u00adpen\u00aded on that dark day that shi\u00adne like rays of light towards the resur\u00adrec\u00adtion day:<\/p>\n \tThe curtain in the temp\u00adle is torn from top to bot\u00adtom. The way to God, the way to grace is free for everyone. When we now cele\u00adbra\u00adte Holy Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adon tog\u00ade\u00adther, we want to focus on three things:<\/p>\n \tGra\u00adti\u00adtu\u00adde: What we do not have to thank our Lord and Saviour for! If only when we beco\u00adme awa\u00adre: Jesus went this way for me too!<\/p>\n \tRep\u00aden\u00adtance: Bil\u00adly Gra\u00adham, in his old age, once aptly descri\u00adbed what rep\u00aden\u00adtance is: \u00abYou ask what is rep\u00aden\u00adtance? Rep\u00aden\u00adtance means that you say to God, \u00abI am a sin\u00adner, a sin\u00adner. I am sor\u00adry for my sins. I want to rep\u00adent of my sins, but Lord, you must help me in this rep\u00aden\u00adtance. I have tried so many times to let go of things that I know are wrong, but I just can\u2019t get it done. I need your help. Then, in faith, you accept Christ who died for you on the cross. You open your heart and say, \u00abYes, Lord Jesus, come in. I am rea\u00addy to fol\u00adlow you.\u00bb<\/p>\n \tDevo\u00adti\u00adon: Jesus, you have given ever\u00ady\u00adthing for me. You shall have and fill my who\u00adle life. I can have it nowhe\u00adre bet\u00adter than with you, held and safe in your hand. <\/p>\n Ques\u00adti\u00adons for the small groups \tWho stood by Jesus befo\u00adre his death? Bible Text: John 3, 13\u201317 | Pre\u00ada\u00adcher: Bern\u00adhard Hohl | Series: Wel\u00adco\u00adme home | Today we think of Jesus\u00bb last jour\u00adney to the cross and death. The pas\u00adsi\u00adon sto\u00adry is always impres\u00adsi\u00adve and gets under the skin. What did Jesus take upon hims\u00adelf to show us the way back to God?<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","wpfc_preacher":[35],"wpfc_sermon_series":[53],"wpfc_sermon_topics":[],"wpfc_bible_book":[],"wpfc_service_type":[12],"class_list":{"0":"wpfc_preacher-bernhard-hohl","1":"wpfc_sermon_series-willkommen-daheim","2":"wpfc-sermon-single","3":"post-2168","4":"wpfc_sermon","5":"type-wpfc_sermon","6":"status-publish","7":"hentry","10":"wpfc_service_type-gottesdienst"},"acf":[],"sermons_blog_filters_topics":"\t\t\t\t
\n\tJoseph from Ari\u00admathea pro\u00advi\u00addes his own tomb, new\u00adly hewn in rock, for Jesus. What generosity!
\n\tThe women stay\u00aded clo\u00adse to Jesus on the cross until he had brea\u00adthed his last. They also want to know whe\u00adre he will be buried; and they alre\u00ada\u00addy have their oint\u00adments rea\u00addy to anoint Jesus\u00bb body.<\/p>\n
\nHow did Jesus do it?<\/p>\n
\n\tJesus still wants to cele\u00adbra\u00adte the Pas\u00adso\u00adver meal with the disci\u00adples: \u00abMy hour has come. I will cele\u00adbra\u00adte the Pas\u00adso\u00adver meal with my disci\u00adples at your house (at the landlord\u2019s house of a cer\u00adtain room)\u00bb (Matthew 26:18 NG\u00dc<\/span>). Else\u00adwhe\u00adre Jesus said, \u00abHow I have lon\u00adged to cele\u00adbra\u00adte this Pas\u00adso\u00adver with you befo\u00adre I suf\u00adfer\u00bb (Luke 22:15 NG\u00dc<\/span>). Jesus real\u00adly took a lot of time for this fel\u00adlow\u00adship and tal\u00adked about a lot with his disci\u00adples. Once he even addres\u00adsed them as \u00abchild\u00adren\u00bb. He even washes their feet. In this way he sets a sign of app\u00adre\u00adcia\u00adti\u00adon and cle\u00adan\u00adsing. In this con\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adon he prai\u00adses his team: \u00abAnd you \u2013 you have faithful\u00adly endu\u00adred with me in all that I have gone through\u00bb (Luke 22:28 NG\u00dc<\/span>).
\n\tAfter the time in the Gar\u00adden of Geth\u00adse\u00adma\u00adne, Jesus wants to go out with the disci\u00adples into the dark\u00adness of suf\u00adfe\u00adring and says: \u00abGet up, let us go! He who betrays me is here\u00bb (Matthew 26 46 NG\u00dc<\/span>).<\/p>\n
\n\tThen he seeks the Father\u2019s clo\u00adsen\u00adess again very inten\u00adse\u00adly in pray\u00ader in the Gar\u00adden of Geth\u00adse\u00adma\u00adne. Three times he pray\u00aded the same words: \u00abMy Father, if it is pos\u00adsi\u00adble, let this bit\u00adter cup pass from me! But not as I will, but as you will\u00bb (Matthew 26:39 NG\u00dc<\/span>). The\u00adre in the gar\u00adden he is also streng\u00adthe\u00adned. \u00abThen an angel appeared from hea\u00adven and streng\u00adthe\u00adned him\u00bb (Luke 22:43 NG\u00dc<\/span>). The hea\u00adven\u00adly Father sends an angel to him to streng\u00adthen him.<\/p>\n
\n\tHis clinging to the Father is also expres\u00adsed in his final cry: \u00abMy God, my God, why have you for\u00adsa\u00adken me?\u00bb<\/p>\n
\nI want to list this fact:<\/p>\n
\n\tJesus pray\u00aded for Peter even befo\u00adre the deni\u00adal and told him: \u00abBut I have pray\u00aded for you that your faith may not cea\u00adse. Later, when you have tur\u00adned back and come back to me, streng\u00adthen your brot\u00adhers\u00bb (Luke 22:32 NL<\/span>).
\n\tAt his arrest Jesus puts in a word for his disci\u00adples and says to the sol\u00addiers: \u00abIf I am the one you are loo\u00adking for, let the others here go\u00bb (John 18:8 NG\u00dc<\/span>).
\n\tTo the thief next to him on the cross, he pro\u00admi\u00adses that his request will be gran\u00adted: \u00abI assu\u00adre you, today you will be with me in para\u00addi\u00adse\u00bb (Luke 23:43 NL<\/span>).
\n\tFrom the cross he still cares for John and says to his mother Mary, \u00abWoman, this is now your son,\u00bb and tur\u00adning to John, \u00abBehold, this is now your mother.\u00bb Wel\u00adco\u00adme home!<\/p>\n
\n\tThe earth shakes as if God wants to remind peo\u00adp\u00adle of his power.
\n\tThe dead rise and appear to the living \u2013 a sign that Jesus Christ will also rise!
\n\tThen the\u00adre are the first to come to faith through this event: the cap\u00adtain of the guard prai\u00adses God and con\u00adfes\u00adses: \u00abTru\u00adly, this one was the Son of God!\u00bb
\n\tJesus said many important things in this last mee\u00adting with his disci\u00adples, inclu\u00adding this: \u00abI say to you: From now on I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it again with you in my Father\u2019s king\u00addom\u00bb (Matthew 26:29 LU<\/span>). Jesus is say\u00ading: This was not the last sup\u00adper with you, I will cele\u00adbra\u00adte it again with you in my king\u00addom! On his way of suf\u00adfe\u00adring he radia\u00adtes future and hope!<\/p>\n
\nRead the Bible text: John 3:13\u201317
\nGood Fri\u00adday: Jesus gives us eutha\u00adna\u00adsia \u2013 and help to live!<\/p>\n
\n\tWho hel\u00adped him to walk this dif\u00adfi\u00adcult path?
\n\tHas he not rather given us life assis\u00adtance and eutha\u00adna\u00adsia along the way?<\/p>\n
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