Immanuel Lutheran High School, College, and Seminary
Eau Claire, WI

2013-03-18 ILC Chapel — Jesus willingly sacrificed Himself to…

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Jesus willingly sacrificed Himself to redeem us. He is the I Am, almighty God.

 

Date : 2013-03-18
Speaker : Randy Wittorp

John 18:1–8 (Listen)

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

18:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place, for Jesus often met there with his disciples. So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.”1 Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. When Jesus2 said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. So he asked them again, “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.”

Footnotes

[1] 18:5 Greek I am; also verses 6, 8

[2] 18:6 Greek he

(ESV)

Hymn: TLH 39, st. 1,4 :
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Hymnary.org — Organ Audio

1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is Thy Health and Salvation!
Join the full throng:
Wake, harp and psalter and song;
Sound forth in glad adoration!

4. Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend
thee,
Who from the heavens the streams of His mercy doth send thee.
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do,
Who with His love doth befriend thee.