1. “The Cup” “Good Friday Service”
Pastor Dave Martin ~ Cross Creek Community Church ~ April 18, 2014

2. I. The Garden Battleground…
In the Upper room Jesus shared the Passover meal

3. I. The Garden Battleground…
In the Upper room Jesus shared the Passover meal
Jerusalem - Kidron Valley - Mount of Olives

4. I. The Garden Battleground…
In the Upper room Jesus shared the Passover meal
Jerusalem - Kidron Valley - Mount of Olives
Garden of “Gethsemane” which means “Oil Press”

5. Matthew 26: Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me."

6. 39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." 40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?" he asked Peter. 41 "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

7. 42 He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done." 43 When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. 44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.

8. II. The Dreaded “Cup”…
Not literal but a metaphor, symbol, figure of speech

9. II. The Dreaded “Cup”…
Not literal but a metaphor, symbol, figure of speech
The “Cup” means to experience something fully…

10. A. What was in the Cup…

11. A. What was in the Cup…
Was it Physical death by crucifixion?

12. A. What was in the Cup… Was it Physical death by crucifixion?
Was it Supernatural attacks by Satan?

13. A. What was in the Cup… Was it Physical death by crucifixion?
Was it Supernatural attacks by Satan?
Was it Betrayal of Judas or the failure of His disciples?

14. B. The Cup contained the Pollution and Punishment of Sin
Hebrews 4:15b “… but we have one (Jesus) who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin.”

15. Isaiah 53:4-6 4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But 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. 6 We 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.

16. C. Jesus “Drank the Cup” to Redeem Sinful Man…
Our sins had to be placed on Jesus, the Innocent Sin Bearer.
Romans 8:32a He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all…

17. C. Jesus “Drank the Cup” to Redeem Sinful Man…
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

18. C. Jesus “Drank the Cup” to Redeem Sinful Man…
Our sins had to be placed on Jesus, the Innocent Sin Bearer.

19. 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

20. 1 Peter 2:24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.

21. Matthew 27:45-46 From the sixth hour [noon] until the ninth hour [3pm] darkness came over all the land. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice… "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

22. “Jesus drank the cup of sin that we might have the cup of redemption”

23. “Jesus drank the cup of sin that we might have the cup of redemption”
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

24. III. The New Relationship…
Romans 10: For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved.

25. Are You Saved?

26. IV. The Joyous Remembrance…

27. 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 “…The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me." 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."

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God’s NOT Dead!