1. And being in agony…
Luke 22: 44

2. His agony – our ecstasy
God – self – sin - salvation

3. My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death
His agony – our ecstasy
My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death
Matthew 26: 38
And being in agony…
His sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground
Luke 22: 44

4. The world has long accused those who crucified my Savior.
His agony – our ecstasy
The world has long accused
those who crucified my Savior.
For 2000 years the Church
has pointed to the Jews,
the Romans, the religious leaders saying,
“They crucified our Lord!”

5. His agony – our ecstasy
But it wasn’t Judas, it wasn’t Caiphas nor Pilate – it wasn’t the Jews who nailed Him to the cross.

6. It was someone else who crucified my Savior…
His agony – our ecstasy
It was someone else who betrayed Him – it was someone else who sentenced Him
and drove in the nails.
It was someone else who crucified my Savior…

7. His agony – our ecstasy
It was I
It is me

8. And being in agony…
Luke 22: 44

9. Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto My sorrow
His agony – our ecstasy
Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto My sorrow
Lamentations 1: 12-14, 16
NKJV

10. Why have you forgotten Me? My bones suffer mortal agony
His agony – our ecstasy
Why have you forgotten Me?
My bones suffer mortal agony
Psalm 42: 9-10

11. why have you forsaken me?
His agony – our ecstasy
My God, My God,
why have you forsaken me?
groaning, crying out, scorned, despised, mocked, insulted
Psalm 22

12. and became obedient unto death – even death on a cross
His agony – our ecstasy
He humbled himself
and became obedient unto death – even death on a cross
Philippians 2: 5-8

13. bore our sins in His body
His agony – our ecstasy
He himself
bore our sins in His body
on the tree
I Peter 2: 21-25

14. And being in agony…
Luke 22: 44

15. His agony – our ecstasy Isaiah 52: 13 - 53: 12
disfigured appearance marred form not attractive despised, rejected stricken, smitten by God pierced, crushed oppressed, afflicted cut off suffering servant guilt offering like a lamb to slaughter death
Isaiah 52: : 12

16. His agony – our ecstasy Isaiah 53
Surely he took up my infirmities and carried my sorrows, yet I considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for my transgressions, he was crushed for my iniquities; the punishment that brought me peace was upon him, and by his wounds I am healed. I, like a sheep, have gone astray, I have turned to my own way; and the Lord has laid on him my iniquity.
Isaiah 53

17. Yet the Lord was willing
His agony – our ecstasy
Yet it pleased the Lord
to bruise Him
NKJV
Yet the Lord was willing
to crush Him
ISV
Isaiah 53:10

18. … who for the joy set before Him endured the cross…
His agony – our ecstasy
… who for the joy set before Him endured the cross…
Hebrews 12:2-3

19. For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world…
His agony – our ecstasy
For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world…
…in accordance with His pleasure and will…
Ephesians 1: 3-10

20. And being in agony…
Luke 22: 44