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(Nevertheless: Mark 14:32-42)

Read Mark 14:32-42. Where were Jesus and his disciples just prior to entering Gethsemane? What were they doing?

How would you describe the mood of the evening?

Mark says that Jesus was “amazed” (KJV) and “troubled”. Had the disciple ever seen him like this before? How do you think seeing Jesus this way would have affected them?

Why didn’t God incarnate himself with the body, brain, and disposition of a Superman-like warrior?

Why did Jesus pray for the hour to pass from him – didn’t he know what was going to happen?

What does Jesus’s use of the term “Abba” in this situation say about God? Do you think we should use so intimate a term for God?

When Jesus prays that if it is possible for the hour to pass from him, does he doubt God’s ability to make this happen? Explain your answer.

What is behind Jesus’s prayer: “Nevertheless, not my will but your will be done”? How can Jesus pray like this?

Is praying “thy will be done” an evasion of our responsibility to act? Explain your answer.

Why were the three disciples sleeping after Jesus told them to pray?

Explain what Jesus meant by saying, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”

What does it mean for the spirit to be willing but the flesh to be weak?

Jesus prays for his Father’s will to be done. Wouldn’t it be done anyway? It is, after all, God’s will.

Is there some situation in your life now about which you have trouble praying, “Not my will, but your will be done”? What could you do about that?

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