Station I
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Catholic
Jesus is Condemned to death.
15 As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. 2 Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.” 3 Then the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 Pilate asked him again, “Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you.” 5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
6 Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked. 7 Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder during the insurrection. 8 So the crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom. 9 Then he answered them, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10 For he realized that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had handed him over. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead. 12 Pilate spoke to them again, “Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the Jews?” 13 They shouted back, “Crucify him!” 14 Pilate asked them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him!” 15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them, and after flogging Jesus he handed him over to be crucified.
Mark 15:1-15
Methodist *
Jesus in Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
39 He came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. 40 When he reached the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not come into the time of trial.” 41 Then he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me, yet not my will but yours be done.”[43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and gave him strength. 44 In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground.]45 When he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping because of grief, 46 and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not come into the time of trial.”
Luke 22:39-46
Artist: Jay D. Locklear
Artist Statement
Song: "Jesus, Sinner's Friend, Receive Us"
Music Composition, Piano, & Vocals: Jay D. Locklear
Words: Charles Wesley
The lyrics for "Jesus, Sinner's Friend, Receive Us" are drawn from two of Charles Wesley's hymns in his collection titled "Hymns on the Lord's Supper." Charles, along with his brother John, was one of the founders of the Methodist movement and served as its musical voice, penning some 9,000 hymns and songs for the church.
Lyrics:
VERSE 1
Jesus, sinner's friend receive us, feeble, famishing, and faint,
O, thou bread of life relieve us, now, or now we die from want.
Lest we faint and die forever, Thou our sinking spirits stay,
Give some token of thy favor, empty send us not away.
VERSE 2
We have in the desert tarried long, and nothing have to eat.
Comfort us through wand'ring wearied,
feed our souls with living meat.
Still with bowels of compassion see thy helpless people, see,
Let us taste thy great salvation, let us feed by faith on Thee.
VERSE 3
Lord, if now Thou passest by us, stand and call us unto Thee,
Freely, fully justify us, give us eyes Thy love to see.
Love that brought Thee down from heaven,
made our God a man of grief:
Let us show our sins forgiven; help, O help our unbelief.