Sermon Tone Analysis

Palm Sunday is the Christian holiday that occurs on the Sunday before Easter.

This celebration commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, mentioned in each of the four Gospels.

Jesus entered the city knowing He would be tried and crucified and welcomed His fate to rise from the grave and save us from sin! Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, the remembrance of Jesus' last days as He began the journey towards the cross.

Breakdown: a mental, physical, or nervous collapse.

Vs. 39 - Jesus went out.

From where?

He had just left the upper room with his disciples after taking part in the “Last Supper”.

Either late Thursday night or early Friday morning.

He must die Friday afternoon, between 3:00 and 5:00, when the Passover lambs are being slain.

He must die at the appointed hour for the slaying of the Passover lamb, because He is the true Passover.

He must be in the grave before sunset because He must be in the grave three days – a Friday, part of it; all day Saturday; and a portion of Sunday.

There are only hours now; midnight has very likely passed.

Vs. 39 - Mount of Olives / other gospels designate Gethsemane, meaning "oil press", is an orchard of olive trees at the foot of the Mount of Olives.

It is significant that Jesus goes to the garden of Gethsemane, the olive press, for His final pressing, his trial.

Crushed -

The most valuable part of the olive is it’s oil.

Cook with it, they would use it to light lanterns.

Oil comes from the pit of the olive, not the skin or meat of the fruit.

And how do you get the most valuable part of the olive?

It has to be crushed.

Under great pressure.

It is in this garden where Jesus produces the most value.

He is crushed with the temptation and the trial as the sins of the world are laid upon Him.

And He is accepting that burden of going to the cross and He wins that battle for us.

Vs. 41 - Stones throw: Euphemism little passed then.

But within listening distance.

Vs. 42 - Father if you are willing, take this cup from me

Could there be another way other than the cross?

Could there be another way than me taking on all of humanities sin?

Yet not my will but your will be done.

Describe the cup

Vs. 44 - being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly

Dr. Luke is the only Gospel writer who mentions “sweat … like great drops of blood.”

His use of the word like may suggest that the sweat merely fell to the ground like clots of blood.

But there is a rare physical phenomenon known as hematidrosis, in which, under great emotional stress, the tiny blood vessels rupture in the sweat glands and produce a mixture of blood and sweat.

Vs. 45 - exhausted from sorrow.

In the accounts in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John – for all Gospels record this event – we are taken into that inner place where Christ struggled by Himself.