April 17, 2025 • 15 mins
On episode 1, Tim discusses the betrayal and arrest of Jesus while encouraging you in your prayer life to surrender your requests to God.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome into Bring Heaven Down. This is episode Numero uno.
If you don't know Spanish, neither do I, but that
means episode one and I'm excited to be hosting this
podcast on iHeartRadio. So wherever you're currently listening to this,
(00:24):
hit that follow button so that this podcast will show
up in your feed Monday through Friday. This podcast is
a daily devotional. The podcast will range from five to
twenty minutes long. And this is a very important week
(00:44):
of the Christian calendar because it is Easter Week and
the events that happened during Easter Week is the basis
for the Christian faith. But before we dive into the
event of Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, I first want
(01:07):
to address.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Something about this podcast.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
I am not going to pretend that I have all
the answers to everything biblically. There are some things that
I will not know the answer to. I did not
go to seminary for years, I don't have my masters
in Biblical teachings. But I feel called by the Lord
(01:40):
to host this podcast. And I am a youth pastor
at our local church in and Over, Minnesota. So my
prayer for this podcast, for you and for me is
that as we dive into this together, the Holy Spirit
(02:02):
will reveal more and more about Jesus. And I'm excited
about that, and I hope you're excited about that because
we're gonna research, We're gonna dive into it, and I
hope this podcast is encouraging and uplifting and I hope
you can draw closer to Jesus on this show. So
(02:25):
let's dive into the events that led up to Easter.
So hold out to that steering wheel if you're in
the car, if you're at home, grab your cup of
coffee or your favorite drink, and let's bring Heaven a
little closer together. I am recording this podcast asked, and
(03:00):
this podcast will be released on a Thursday of Easter Week,
which means tomorrow is Good Friday, and Good Friday is
the day that Jesus.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Died on the cross for our sins.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
So tomorrow, on this podcast, I am going to share
why Jesus had to die. But today we are going
to be discussing the betrayal and arrest of Jesus. Let's
pick up in the garden of gethsemine Jesus understanding what's
(03:38):
about to go down is with his disciples and walks
away from them for a moment and starts to pray
to the Father. It's recorded in the Gospel of Matthew.
Jesus says, my Father, if it be possible, let this
cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will, but
(04:00):
as you will. Jesus comes back and sees his disciples sleeping,
So he goes back and prays again, my Father, if
this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.
And again Jesus came and found his disciples sleeping, for
(04:24):
their eyes were heavy, so leaving them again, Jesus went
away and prayed for the third time, saying the same
words again, my Father, if this cannot pass unless I
drink it, your will be done. Jesus prays three separate
(04:45):
times and asks the Father to remove the cup. So
tomorrow we are going to answer what is this cup?
But today we're talking about the betrayal and the rest
of Jesus. In this moment, we are seeing Jesus make
(05:07):
a decision and a choice to subject himself to what
the Father's will is for his life. Jesus must embrace
the pain, not just endure what's about to happen. Jesus
is choosing the nails and the darkness, and he is
(05:29):
stepping forward to receive his Father's holy wrath on his life.
And in this moment, Jesus is welcoming his hour. During
Jesus's prayer, we are seeing Jesus being intentional and we
are seeing Jesus being obedient to what the will of
(05:54):
his life is supposed to be.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
So, the question that.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
I want to ask ask you and that I want
to encourage you with this morning, is what does your
prayer life look like? During Jesus's prayer time, we see
many examples of how we should pray. The first example
that stands out to me is Jesus steps aside from
(06:24):
his disciples and goes to a private place where it
can just be him and his father, where he can
surrender and reveal his heart to the Father. You see
a personal and intimate relationship between Jesus and the Father
(06:45):
in this moment. Do you have a personal and intimate
prayer relationship with Jesus during your prayer life? Do you
step aside and have a moment where you can reveal
your heart and submit to what Jesus's will is for
(07:10):
your life? If I'm being one hundred percent honest. I
do not do the best job of this. I pray
for dinner, I pray before bedtime. I'll even pray throughout
the day. But my prayer life is not as intentional
as it should be. I rely too much on convenience
(07:34):
for my prayer life, and I do not take enough
time throughout my day or week to go to a
private place and pray. But that's what Jesus is doing
in this moment, and that's what we can learn from
Jesus about praying. He does it three separate times. Another
(07:58):
item that we can learn about Jesus's prayer. He makes
a request to the Father because he knows the pain
that he's about to endure. But the way he makes
the request is submissive to what the Father's plan is
for his life. Jesus says, my Father, if it be possible,
(08:24):
let this cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will,
but as you will. When you pray? Who's in charge
when you are making requests to God? Are you fully
submitting and surrendering during that prayer? Or does it sound
(08:48):
like someone that is commanding.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
God what to do?
Speaker 1 (08:53):
I am guilty of this too many times are my
prayer life. I run through the gamut of prayers requests,
and I ask for this, and I ask for that,
and ask for this, and ask for that, and I
completely forget that in this moment I should be surrendering
my prayer requests to the Father and say not as
(09:16):
I will, but as you will. Because when I forget
to do that and I make my requests or commands
to God too many times afterwards, I get frustrated or
angry with how God has answered that prayer. In Isaiah
(09:40):
chapter fifty five, it talks about His ways being higher
than our ways, his thoughts being higher than our thoughts.
And when you approach prayer in a way that you
know his ways are higher than our ways and his
thoughts are higher than our thoughts, then it creates a
(10:00):
prayer of surrender and submission. I want to pick up
in the Gospel of Luke because this is where Jesus
gets arrested and Luke chapter twenty two, verses forty seven,
(10:22):
it says this, while he was still speaking, there came
a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve,
was leading them.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
He drew near to Jesus to kiss him.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
But Jesus said to him, judas, would you betray the
son of man with the kiss? And when those who
are around him saw what would follow, they said, Lord,
shall we strike with the sword. And one of them
struck the servant of the high priest and cut off
his right ear. But Jesus said, no more of this,
(10:54):
and he touched his ear and healed him. Then Jesus
said to the chief prison I'm officers of the temple
and elders who had come out against him. Have you
come out as against a robber with swords and clubs?
When I was with you day after day in the temple,
he did not lay hands on me. But this is
your hour and the power of darkness. A few things
(11:17):
stand out to me in this passage. The first one
comes from verse fifty one. But Jesus said, no more
of this, and he touched his ear and healed him.
In this moment we see Jesus acting the exact opposite
way that culture would act today that culture acted back then.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
The disciple's first.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
Response was to respond and cut off the soldier's ear,
and Jesus pushed back against that idea and said no
more of this. And Jesus touches the ear of the
(12:05):
people that were trying to arrest him and heals that
soldier's ear. Could you imagine being that soldier in this
moment you are required to go arrest Jesus, your ear
gets cut off by one of his disciples defending him,
(12:27):
and the same person that you're arresting performs a miraculous
sign and heals your ear.
Speaker 2 (12:36):
How do you think that soldier was feeling in that moment.
Speaker 1 (12:41):
In this moment, you also see just how much Jesus loves.
Jesus did not have to heal that soldier's ear. In fact,
in our minds, we probably read this story and are
a little bit on Peter's side, thinking, yeah, get him back,
(13:03):
defend your boy, and Jesus pushes back and continues to pursue.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
The soldier that is arresting him.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
That's how mighty and great the love that Jesus has
for everybody.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Because it's hard to know whether or not.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
This guy was a follower of Jesus, but if he
was arresting him, he probably wasn't. And I see that
regardless of what was going down, the love of Jesus
never stopped, even for those that hated him.
Speaker 2 (13:44):
So I want to encourage you on.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
This day that whatever you're going through, whatever decisions you
have made in the past or even are going to
make today, Jesus will never stop loving you. Jesus will
never stop pursuing you. Jesus does not love the sin
that you're committing, but Jesus loves you. Jesus does not
(14:11):
support the idea of you sinning recklessly, but Jesus is
pursuing you, and he's loving you, and he's never going
to stop loving you despite what you do. Jesus loved
the soldier that was arresting him, and the soldier hated him.
(14:31):
I cannot wait until I can share tomorrow's daily devotion
because there are more examples of the thing that I
just talked about. So hit that follow button wherever you're
listening to the show. And I'm so grateful that we
can do this together, that iHeartRadio has given me a
(14:53):
platform where we can talk about Jesus and where we
have an opportunity to bring Heaven a little closer together.
Thank you for going on this podcasting journey where we
can reveal more and more
Speaker 2 (15:10):
About our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Welcome into Bring Heaven Down. This is episode Numero uno.
If you don't know Spanish, neither do I, but that
means episode one and I'm excited to be hosting this
podcast on iHeartRadio. So wherever you're currently listening to this,
(00:24):
hit that follow button so that this podcast will show
up in your feed Monday through Friday. This podcast is
a daily devotional. The podcast will range from five to
twenty minutes long. And this is a very important week
(00:44):
of the Christian calendar because it is Easter Week and
the events that happened during Easter Week is the basis
for the Christian faith. But before we dive into the
event of Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, I first want
(01:07):
to address.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Something about this podcast.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
I am not going to pretend that I have all
the answers to everything biblically. There are some things that
I will not know the answer to. I did not
go to seminary for years, I don't have my masters
in Biblical teachings. But I feel called by the Lord
(01:40):
to host this podcast. And I am a youth pastor
at our local church in and Over, Minnesota. So my
prayer for this podcast, for you and for me is
that as we dive into this together, the Holy Spirit
(02:02):
will reveal more and more about Jesus. And I'm excited
about that, and I hope you're excited about that because
we're gonna research, We're gonna dive into it, and I
hope this podcast is encouraging and uplifting and I hope
you can draw closer to Jesus on this show. So
(02:25):
let's dive into the events that led up to Easter.
So hold out to that steering wheel if you're in
the car, if you're at home, grab your cup of
coffee or your favorite drink, and let's bring Heaven a
little closer together. I am recording this podcast asked, and
(03:00):
this podcast will be released on a Thursday of Easter Week,
which means tomorrow is Good Friday, and Good Friday is
the day that Jesus.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Died on the cross for our sins.
Speaker 1 (03:16):
So tomorrow, on this podcast, I am going to share
why Jesus had to die. But today we are going
to be discussing the betrayal and arrest of Jesus. Let's
pick up in the garden of gethsemine Jesus understanding what's
(03:38):
about to go down is with his disciples and walks
away from them for a moment and starts to pray
to the Father. It's recorded in the Gospel of Matthew.
Jesus says, my Father, if it be possible, let this
cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will, but
(04:00):
as you will. Jesus comes back and sees his disciples sleeping,
So he goes back and prays again, my Father, if
this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.
And again Jesus came and found his disciples sleeping, for
(04:24):
their eyes were heavy, so leaving them again, Jesus went
away and prayed for the third time, saying the same
words again, my Father, if this cannot pass unless I
drink it, your will be done. Jesus prays three separate
(04:45):
times and asks the Father to remove the cup. So
tomorrow we are going to answer what is this cup?
But today we're talking about the betrayal and the rest
of Jesus. In this moment, we are seeing Jesus make
(05:07):
a decision and a choice to subject himself to what
the Father's will is for his life. Jesus must embrace
the pain, not just endure what's about to happen. Jesus
is choosing the nails and the darkness, and he is
(05:29):
stepping forward to receive his Father's holy wrath on his life.
And in this moment, Jesus is welcoming his hour. During
Jesus's prayer, we are seeing Jesus being intentional and we
are seeing Jesus being obedient to what the will of
(05:54):
his life is supposed to be.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
So, the question that.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
I want to ask ask you and that I want
to encourage you with this morning, is what does your
prayer life look like? During Jesus's prayer time, we see
many examples of how we should pray. The first example
that stands out to me is Jesus steps aside from
(06:24):
his disciples and goes to a private place where it
can just be him and his father, where he can
surrender and reveal his heart to the Father. You see
a personal and intimate relationship between Jesus and the Father
(06:45):
in this moment. Do you have a personal and intimate
prayer relationship with Jesus during your prayer life? Do you
step aside and have a moment where you can reveal
your heart and submit to what Jesus's will is for
(07:10):
your life? If I'm being one hundred percent honest. I
do not do the best job of this. I pray
for dinner, I pray before bedtime. I'll even pray throughout
the day. But my prayer life is not as intentional
as it should be. I rely too much on convenience
(07:34):
for my prayer life, and I do not take enough
time throughout my day or week to go to a
private place and pray. But that's what Jesus is doing
in this moment, and that's what we can learn from
Jesus about praying. He does it three separate times. Another
(07:58):
item that we can learn about Jesus's prayer. He makes
a request to the Father because he knows the pain
that he's about to endure. But the way he makes
the request is submissive to what the Father's plan is
for his life. Jesus says, my Father, if it be possible,
(08:24):
let this cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will,
but as you will. When you pray? Who's in charge
when you are making requests to God? Are you fully
submitting and surrendering during that prayer? Or does it sound
(08:48):
like someone that is commanding.
Speaker 2 (08:50):
God what to do?
Speaker 1 (08:53):
I am guilty of this too many times are my
prayer life. I run through the gamut of prayers requests,
and I ask for this, and I ask for that,
and ask for this, and ask for that, and I
completely forget that in this moment I should be surrendering
my prayer requests to the Father and say not as
(09:16):
I will, but as you will. Because when I forget
to do that and I make my requests or commands
to God too many times afterwards, I get frustrated or
angry with how God has answered that prayer. In Isaiah
(09:40):
chapter fifty five, it talks about His ways being higher
than our ways, his thoughts being higher than our thoughts.
And when you approach prayer in a way that you
know his ways are higher than our ways and his
thoughts are higher than our thoughts, then it creates a
(10:00):
prayer of surrender and submission. I want to pick up
in the Gospel of Luke because this is where Jesus
gets arrested and Luke chapter twenty two, verses forty seven,
(10:22):
it says this, while he was still speaking, there came
a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve,
was leading them.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
He drew near to Jesus to kiss him.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
But Jesus said to him, judas, would you betray the
son of man with the kiss? And when those who
are around him saw what would follow, they said, Lord,
shall we strike with the sword. And one of them
struck the servant of the high priest and cut off
his right ear. But Jesus said, no more of this,
(10:54):
and he touched his ear and healed him. Then Jesus
said to the chief prison I'm officers of the temple
and elders who had come out against him. Have you
come out as against a robber with swords and clubs?
When I was with you day after day in the temple,
he did not lay hands on me. But this is
your hour and the power of darkness. A few things
(11:17):
stand out to me in this passage. The first one
comes from verse fifty one. But Jesus said, no more
of this, and he touched his ear and healed him.
In this moment we see Jesus acting the exact opposite
way that culture would act today that culture acted back then.
Speaker 2 (11:43):
The disciple's first.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
Response was to respond and cut off the soldier's ear,
and Jesus pushed back against that idea and said no
more of this. And Jesus touches the ear of the
(12:05):
people that were trying to arrest him and heals that
soldier's ear. Could you imagine being that soldier in this
moment you are required to go arrest Jesus, your ear
gets cut off by one of his disciples defending him,
(12:27):
and the same person that you're arresting performs a miraculous
sign and heals your ear.
Speaker 2 (12:36):
How do you think that soldier was feeling in that moment.
Speaker 1 (12:41):
In this moment, you also see just how much Jesus loves.
Jesus did not have to heal that soldier's ear. In fact,
in our minds, we probably read this story and are
a little bit on Peter's side, thinking, yeah, get him back,
(13:03):
defend your boy, and Jesus pushes back and continues to pursue.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
The soldier that is arresting him.
Speaker 1 (13:15):
That's how mighty and great the love that Jesus has
for everybody.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Because it's hard to know whether or not.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
This guy was a follower of Jesus, but if he
was arresting him, he probably wasn't. And I see that
regardless of what was going down, the love of Jesus
never stopped, even for those that hated him.
Speaker 2 (13:44):
So I want to encourage you on.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
This day that whatever you're going through, whatever decisions you
have made in the past or even are going to
make today, Jesus will never stop loving you. Jesus will
never stop pursuing you. Jesus does not love the sin
that you're committing, but Jesus loves you. Jesus does not
(14:11):
support the idea of you sinning recklessly, but Jesus is
pursuing you, and he's loving you, and he's never going
to stop loving you despite what you do. Jesus loved
the soldier that was arresting him, and the soldier hated him.
(14:31):
I cannot wait until I can share tomorrow's daily devotion
because there are more examples of the thing that I
just talked about. So hit that follow button wherever you're
listening to the show. And I'm so grateful that we
can do this together, that iHeartRadio has given me a
(14:53):
platform where we can talk about Jesus and where we
have an opportunity to bring Heaven a little closer together.
Thank you for going on this podcasting journey where we
can reveal more and more
Speaker 2 (15:10):
About our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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