Hello, Han, welcome to Amen podcast. I'm Lokelani and I'm joined by my husband, Alex, who will be

taking us through Matthew chapter 26 versus 36 through 56, which is when we see Jesus in the

Garden of Gassimini facing his darkest hour. This passage shows us Jesus in his most vulnerable moment, praying in agony,

asking if there's any other way, yet ultimately surrendering to the father's will.

We'll also witness one of the most painful betrayals in history as Judas arrives with a crowd

to arrest Jesus. This is raw, real, and it's going to

challenge how we think about obedience and surrender. Before we dive in, giving Tuesday is coming up

on December 2nd. And if you've been listening, you know that we are completely ad free or sponsorship free. And so we

are run by donations, by your generous donations. And so if that's something, if you're looking for a

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Let's jump right in.

Yeah, you guys have been awesome. We have like 6,000 ratings on Spotify, which is really high for a podcast as small as ours. And you guys might not think we're small. But on the grand scheme of things as we like look at the charts and stuff like that, we're not on the charts. We're not, we're in your hearts. We're not on the charts. But we're not very popular when it comes to a big podcast out there. And we like it that way. We want to keep it that way. Brands don't really want to work with us. We really don't want to do sponsorships because they are distracting, especially because this is a sermon, this is a Bible study, this is a discussion

between you and a husband and wife. And so it's a very intimate podcast. We want to keep it that way,

and we can't do that without you. So maybe you can just start praying now. If you're listening

to this as this comes out, start praying now for what God might put on your heart to give on Giving Tuesday

because it does make a huge impact. And our plan for this podcast going forward is to be more

consistent. You guys have seen me like really struggle with consistency in different ways of

knowing like what to post on this podcast and how to what you guys need most.

And I found out recently that what you guys need most is just me to be a father and a husband and to pastor house church and to give you this one episode a week.

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