Willing Submission

Easter 2025.

Theme: Sharing the Hope of Christ

Message Two

Luke 22:39-46.

Central idea: Jesus submitted Himself to the Father’s will accepting the agony and pain of death and separation from Him.

Question: How do we move forward when the path ahead is difficult?

1. We pray. [vv. 39-41, 44-46]

Seeking God

Resisting temptation

The disciples were tired, exhausted with their grief (v. 45)

2. We submit. [vv. 42-43]

Surrendering our will to the Father

John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.”

John 12:27 ““Now my soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save me from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour.”

Receiving aid from God.

The angels ministered to and strengthened Jesus. This is not the first account:

Matthew 4:11 “Then the devil left him, and angels came and began to serve him.”

Mark 1:13 “He was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving him.”

Response Questions:

[1] Maybe you have lived life all on your own without any regard of God, but today, you sense the calling of God on your life to repent of your sins, believe in Jesus, and begin walking with God as your Father, submitting to His will. Will you respond in faith today?

[2] Maybe you identify as a Christian, but you have other more priorities or agendas hindering your submission to God as our Father:

The disciples were exhausted with grief and the events of the day.

Will you set aside your own agendas, priorities, and needs in order to submit to the Father’s will for your life?