1. Chapter 5-2 Accepting Death on a Cross Read Pages 115 -120 and answer FOR REVIEW questions on page 120

2. Aim: How did Jesus Accept his death on a Cross I.The Agony in the Garden A.Prayed on the Mt. of Olives in the Garden of Gethsemane B.With his disciples C.Prayed in anguish that this cup might pass D.But accepted God will, not his own

3. I.The Arrest and Trial A.Brought before the high priest accused of blasphemy - claiming a divine states 1. Mocked him, blindfolded him, spat in his face and beat him B.Handed over to Pontius Pilate, Roman governor 1.Had the legal authority to have him killed 2.Yielded to the pressure of the chef priest and mob 3.Condemned Jesus to be crucified

4. III.The Crucifixion and Death A.Scouring 1. scourged - whip to tear the skin off 2. mocked – dress in purple robe and crowned with thorns 3. ridiculed by the Romans as “King of the Jews” B.Nailed to the cross 1.Carried his cross to Golgotha – place of the skull 2.Helped by Simon pf Cyrene 3.Stripped of his garments = naked 4.At the cross – John, Mary and some women 5.Hung in tortured for several hours a)“My God, my God why have you forsaken me”

5. C. Love and Trust from the Cross 1.Good Friday the day Jesus died 2.“Father forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing” Read page 120 “Love in the Midst of Death” together