today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

The physical suffering, as bad as it was, was not the essence of the cross. The essence of the cross was abandoned by God. In Gessimony, Jesus looked full into the cup of God's wrath against our sin, and it overwhelmed him so badly, is literally squeezing the life out of him.

Welcome back to Summit Life with J.D. Greer. As always, I'm your host, Molly Vitovich.

You know, Jesus was well accustomed to getting a clear response from God when he prayed.

He truly had the first and only real hotline to heaven, but there was one time when God was completely silent. Today, Pastor Jady continues our new teaching series called Instead of Me

and shows us how necessary it was for Jesus to be abandoned for me and for you

to take on the full wrath of God in our place. Today's message really hits at the heart of the

gospel message, so we're thankful you're here. As always, if you miss any of our programs, or if you're

in search of our featured monthly resource, you can find it all online at jadigrear.com.

Grab your Bible in a pen and let's join Pastor J.D. Greer in Matthew chapter 26, verse 30.

When we left Jesus last week, he had offered to his disciples the bread and the cup that represented his body and blood

given for them verse 30 and after singing to him they went out to the mount of olives then jesus

came with them verse 36 to a place called gisemone and he told the disciples sit here while I go over there and pray.

Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, James and John, he began to be sorrowful

and troubled.

He said to them, I am deeply grieved to the point of death.

Remain here and stay awake with me.

Going a little farther, he fell face down and he prayed my father

if it is possible let this cup pass from me yet not as i will but as you will then he came to the

disciples and he found them sleeping and he asked peter so could you not even stay awake with me for one hour?

Peter, stay awake and pray so that you won't enter into temptation.

The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

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