“Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” Matthew 26:41 Keep these two together. Watching without praying is like getting a diagnosis without a prescription. Praying without watching is like being in a pharmacy without knowing what’s wrong with you. The medicine you need is available, but you...

“Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” Matthew 26:41 Jesus gives us a two-pronged approach to temptation—“watch and pray.” But what should you look for? The word “temptation” makes many people think about money, sex, and power. But as we follow the story, we will discover the...

“Why are you sleeping?” Luke 22:46 These too are drawn from the disciples’ experience in the Garden of Gethsemane. 4. When there’s conflict. “A dispute… arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest” (Luke 22:24). There was real tension between the disciples. People...

“Why are you sleeping?” Luke 22:46 This isn’t a random list. Each of these seasons is drawn directly from the disciples’ experience in the Garden of Gethsemane. 1. When you’re tired. It was late at night (John 18:3), and these men were tired. They had spent the week with Jesus...