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""Hope on a Dark Night"
Luke 22:24-38

1. Jesus PROMISED greatness in the future.
Vs.24-30
1) It begins with an ongoing CONFLICT among the disciples.
Vs. 24
Dispute suggests that this was a condition of the mind.
What a time to be quarrelling?

Mark 9:33-34, Matt 20:20-22, Acts 1:6

2) Jesus will attempt to show a CONSTRAST between two world views.
VS. 25
Who is the greatest?
Jesus will contrast greatness from the world’s perspective verses from the perspective of his kingdom. Jesus is telling us that there is a world system that is counter to his Kingdom.

Notice that these Kings call themselves Benefactors.
Vs. 25 and those who exercise authority over them are called 'benefactors.'

Why do these kings call themselves by this title?
It is justified their own greed and power plays.

The contrast turns to the youngest.
Vs. 26 let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves.

The contrast turns to one who serves others.
"as he serves”
THE VALUE OF A PERSON IS NOT BASED ON POSITION
In God's economy, the greatest is the servant.


3) A CONSTRUCTIVE example is provided to no avail.
Vs. 27
This is meant to be a practical lesson.
The phrase “one who serves” (used three times here) signifies the service of a table waiter.

At a time when they should have washed their hands, but Jesus washes their feet.
Why?
To try and deal with their issue of who is the greatest.

John 13:12-17

4) Jesus will CONFER a kingdom upon them in the future.
Vs. 29
The word bestows or confer means promise or COVENANT.
The way to this table and these thrones is the way of
self-emptying and sacrificial service to others.

2. Jesus PREDICTS Peter’s denial and restoration.
Vs.31-34
1) Jesus reveals Satan’s PLAN for Peter.
Vs.. 31 Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.
Literally the text says, "Satan has obtained you by asking”.
The word is also plural.
This means that Satan had asked for them all.

2) Jesus will PROMISE to pray for Peter.
Vs. 32 But I have prayed for you


Jesus has bound himself to Peter.
Jesus has bound himself to us as well.
Heb 7:25

1 Peter 1:3
Peter’s hope was dead, his hope was gone, and his courage failed. But later he would come to know the living Hope of Jesus.

3) Jesus PREDICTS a future restoration of Peter.
Vs. 32

The Lord was confident of Peter being restored.
They key to Peter’s restoration would be in returning to Jesus.

3. Jesus says to PREPARE for the future even on a dark night.
Vs.35-38
1) On this dark night there are new orders for HOPELESS followers.
Vs. 36 Then He said to them, "But now,
Jesus is going to the cross and history itself would be changed.

What impressed the disciples was the sword.

Vs. 38 So they said, "Lord, look, here are two swords."
And He said to them, "It is enough."
Jesus is referring to the conversation and not the swords.


2) On this dark night there are also words of HOPE.
We find this hope in his quotation from Isaiah 53.


Together these three phrases give us the basis of all hope,
Even on a Dark Night.
 Jesus was numbered with the transgressors.
 Jesus bore the sins of many.
 Jesus makes intercession








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