BIL 113 WS 5 Powerpoint

1. BIL 113:
Biblical
Perspectives on
Suffering and
Disability
Glenn Johnson
WS5
The Jesus Story of God: Jesus in
Gethsemane/Paul And Suffering
(Mark 14:32-42 & Romans 8:28)
WELCOME!

2. Devotion/Prayer: Romans 8:28
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God
works for the good of those who love
him, who[a] have been called according
to his purpose.
NIV

3. BIL113 Biblical Perspectives on Suffering and
Disability
Workshop Overview
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Workshop 1- Beginning to Talk About Pain and
Suffering:The Context of the Goodness of Creation in the Old
Testament
Workshop 2- The Fall in the Garden and The Lament of
Creation
Workshop 3-The Prophetic Response to Suffering and
Disability (Micah 4:1-10)
Workshop 4- The Question of God and the Problem of Evil
Workshop 5-The Jesus Story of God: Jesus in
Gethsemane/Paul and Suffering (Rom. 8:28)
Workshop 6-What Has God Done? Suffering and the Hope of
Jesus As Our Rebellion (1 Cor. 15:1-58)

4. BIL113 Biblical Perspectives on Suffering and
Disability
Previous Workshop
Questions?
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TONIGHT: We move to one of the climaxes of the story of
Jesus as it relates to his ability to know the depth wherein
we’ve suffered and he considers his identity in the Garden of
Gethsemane. We’ll tie that decision in with the
interpretation of Paul’s own sufferings as we look at Romans
8:28.

5. BIL113 Biblical Perspectives on Suffering and
Disability
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• New Testament Picture of God?
• Jesus: “Self-Revelation of God”
The Jesus Story of God: Jesus in
Gethsemane/Paul And Suffering
(Mark 14:32-42 & Romans 8:28)

6. BIL113 Biblical Perspectives on Suffering and
Disability
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Humanity vs Divinity
How much is man? How much is
God?
The Jesus Story of God: Jesus in
Gethsemane/Paul And Suffering
(Mark 14:32-42 & Romans 8:28)

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Mark 14:32-42 Gethsemane
32 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said
to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 He took Peter,
James and John along with him, and he began to be
deeply distressed and troubled. 34 “My soul is
overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to
them. “Stay here and keep watch.”
35 Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed
that if possible the hour might pass from
him. 36 “Abba,[f] Father,” he said, “everything is possible
for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but
what you will.”
The Jesus Story of God: Jesus in
Gethsemane/Paul And Suffering
(Mark 14:32-42 & Romans 8:28)

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37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them
sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep?
Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour? 38 Watch and pray so
that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but
the flesh is weak.”
39 Once more he went away and prayed the same
thing. 40 When he came back, he again found them sleeping,
because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to
say to him.
41 Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still
sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the
Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. 42 Rise! Let
us go! Here comes my betrayer!”
The Jesus Story of God: Jesus in
Gethsemane/Paul And Suffering
(Mark 14:32-42 & Romans 8:28)

9. Discussion
To understand the scope of the extent of
the human experience in suffering, God
had to take that upon and into himself.
This was to fully enter into a solidarity
with all depths of human suffering. He
had to willingly choose this identity.
• Name one way this narrative
in Mark strikes you
emotionally.
• What new understanding
about suffering and Jesus
does this passage bring?
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The Jesus Story of God: Jesus in Gethsemane/Paul And Suffering
(Mark 14:32-42 & Romans 8:28)

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PAUL: No stranger to suffering
The Jesus Story of God: Jesus in
Gethsemane/Paul And Suffering
(Mark 14:32-42 & Romans 8:28)

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The Jesus Story of God: Jesus in
Gethsemane/Paul And Suffering
(Mark 14:32-42 & Romans 8:28)
From NOTHINGNESS: God created.
From the Disorder of Chaos: God brought order.
NOTHINGNESS: Still threatens to overwhelm every aspect of creation.

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The Jesus Story of God:
Jesus in Gethsemane/Paul
And Suffering (Mark
14:32-42 & Romans 8:28)

13. Contoso
S u i t e s
BIL113 Biblical Perspectives on Suffering and Disability
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PAUL: No stranger to suffering
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of
those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his
purpose
The Jesus Story of God: Jesus in
Gethsemane/Paul And Suffering
(Mark 14:32-42 & Romans 8:28)

14. Contoso
S u i t e s
Discussion
In chapter 8, Dr. Bruehler talks about
despair as part of the experience of
failure as a father and in the face of
powerlessness in his son’s condition.
• How can the Christ we see
from the Garden of
Gethsemane all the way to
the resurrection inform how
you minister to those in
despair?
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The Jesus Story of God: Jesus in Gethsemane/Paul And Suffering
(Mark 14:32-42 & Romans 8:28)

15. WS5: The Jesus Story of God: Paul and Suffering(Romans 8:28)
REVIEW(March 31)
• Watch/Read WS 6 Associated Materials
Workshop 4 Session: The Question of God and the Problem of Evil

16. Thank You and
See You Next
Week!
April Hansson
Glenn Johnson
Glenn.Johnson@indwes.edu

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