Episode 6: The Journey To The Cross Part II

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Life of Jesus

Host: Fox Audio Network
Episode: 6 – The Journey to the Cross, Part II
Date: November 30, 2025
Duration: ~26 minutes (excluding ads & outro)

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Overview

This episode of The Life of Jesus continues the powerful retelling of the Book of Matthew, focusing on the final days of Jesus' life before his crucifixion. Through immersive narration, dramatic actor portrayals, and direct scriptural recitation, the episode explores Jesus's prophetic teachings, the mounting tension with religious authorities, and the deeply human emotions among Jesus and his followers during these pivotal moments. Central themes include warning against hypocrisy, the call to active love and readiness, and the soul-deep struggle in Gethsemane as Jesus faces his fate.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Jesus’ Warnings to the Pharisees and Scribes

[01:32 – 05:00]

• Jesus (Neal McDonough) unlashes a series of indictments against the religious leaders. He accuses them of performative righteousness, hypocrisy, and neglect of justice and mercy.
• Notable woes include:
  • Condemnation for prioritizing external purity while harboring inner corruption.
  • Accusations of honoring prophets superficially while embodying their ancestors’ violence.
• Memorable lament over Jerusalem’s fate, with Jesus expressing deep sorrow for the city’s historical and coming rejections of divine messengers.
  • Quote: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem... How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not.” (Jesus, 04:15)

2. Apocalyptic Teaching on the Mount of Olives

[05:00 – 19:33]

• Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple, shocking the disciples.
• Detailed prophecy (Olivet Discourse) covering:
  • The rise of false Christs and prophets.
  • Wars, famines, natural disasters, and global tribulation.
  • Exhortations to endure, as the Gospel will be preached to all nations prior to the end.
  • Vivid, metaphorical warnings and encouragement:
    • Quote: “He who endures to the end will be saved.” (Jesus, 07:08)
    • Explanation of the “desolating sacrilege,” signs in the heavens, and the Son of Man coming in glory.
    • Urgency to be perpetually watchful and ready, given the unpredictable timing of the end.
  • Parables illustrating readiness and faithfulness:
    • The Wise and Foolish Maidens: Five were ready for the bridegroom; five were not, underscoring alertness and preparation.
      • Quote: “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” (Jesus, 15:22)
    • The Talents: Servants entrusted with varying amounts demonstrate the value of stewardship and diligence.
      • Quote: “Well done, good and faithful servant... Enter into the joy of your master.” (Jesus, 17:04)
  • The “Sheep and Goats” judgment: Criteria based on acts of mercy and compassion for the marginalized.
    • Quote: “As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.” (Jesus, 18:48)

3. Betrayal and the Last Supper

[19:33 – 24:39]

• Jesus predicts the impending Passover and his own betrayal.
• The plot to arrest Jesus forms among the chief priests and elders (Caiaphas featured).
• An anonymous woman anoints Jesus with costly ointment; he interprets this as preparation for his burial.
  • Quote: “She has done a beautiful thing to me... She has done it to prepare me for burial.” (Jesus, 20:33)
• Judas's agreement with the authorities for thirty pieces of silver sets betrayal into motion.
• Jesus celebrates Passover with the disciples, instituting the Lord’s Supper:
  • Quote: “Take, eat. This is my body... Drink of it, all of you. For this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” (Jesus, 23:08 – 23:20)
• Jesus predicts all the disciples’ desertion—Peter vehemently protests, but Jesus foretells Peter’s triple denial.

4. Jesus in Gethsemane

[24:49 – 27:08]

• Jesus brings disciples to Gethsemane to pray, expressing overwhelming sorrow.
  • Quote: “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch with me.” (Jesus, 25:02)
• Jesus’s prayer reveals agony and submission:
  • Quote: “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.” (Jesus, 25:23)
• The disciples repeatedly fall asleep; Jesus counsels vigilance:
  • Quote: “The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Jesus, 25:56)
• The episode ends with Jesus’s acceptance of betrayal, resolved to fulfill his mission.
  • Quote: “Behold, the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand.” (Jesus, 26:43)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites... you outwardly appear righteous to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.” (Jesus, 03:12)
• “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (Jesus, 13:53)
• “As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.” (Jesus, 18:48)
• “She has done a beautiful thing to me... She has done it to prepare me for burial.” (Jesus, 20:33)
• “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” (Jesus, 23:20)
• “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death.” (Jesus, 25:02)
• “Not as I will, but as thou wilt.” (Jesus, 25:23)

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Important Segment Timestamps

• 01:32: Jesus proclaims woes against the Pharisees and scribes.
• 05:09: Jesus foretells the destruction of the Temple.
• 06:00 - 13:53: Apocalyptic discourse and parables about the end times and readiness.
• 15:22: Parable of the Wise and Foolish Maidens.
• 17:00 – 18:50: Parable of the Talents, judgment of the Sheep and Goats.
• 19:33: Jesus predicts his betrayal and death.
• 20:08: Anointing at Bethany.
• 21:08: Judas agrees to betray Jesus.
• 23:08: Institution of the Lord’s Supper.
• 24:49: Jesus prays in Gethsemane, reveals profound anguish.
• 26:43: Jesus accepts betrayal—transition to the arrest.

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Episode Tone & Style

• Narrative Style: Faithful to scriptural text, dramatized through skilled actor narration.
• Emotional Range: Jesus’s sorrow, disciples’ confusion and distress, the underlying tension as betrayal draws close.
• Theme: The primacy of love—defined by action and sacrifice—is woven throughout, culminating in Jesus’s prayerful submission to his Father’s will.

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Final Reflection (Host commentary)

Ainsley Earhardt concludes by highlighting the importance of active, selfless love modeled by Jesus—emphasizing that love is not mere sentiment but lived out in seeking justice, serving the poor, and sacrificing for others.

• Quote: “Love expressed in word only is not love. The Jesus kind of love must be shown by in the way we treat those who can never repay.” (Ainsley Earhardt, 27:56)

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Summary Table

| Timestamp | Segment Highlight | Key Quote or Parable | |-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | 01:32 | Jesus condemns religious leaders | “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees...” | | 05:09-13:53 | Prophecy about end times, readiness parables | Parable of Maidens/Talents, “He who endures...” | | 18:48 | Judgment based on love to “the least of these” | “As you did it to one of the least of these...” | | 20:33 | Anointing at Bethany | “She has done a beautiful thing to me.” | | 23:08 | Last Supper | “This is my body... This is my blood...” | | 25:02-25:23 | Gethsemane: Jesus’s anguish and prayer | “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death...” | | 26:43 | Jesus accepts his betrayal | “Rise, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand”|

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For Listeners Who Haven’t Heard the Episode:

This immersive retelling offers a moving, dramatic journey through Jesus’s final teachings, parables, and prayers before his arrest. It balances faithful scripture narration with emotion-laden performances to bring to life the urgency, love, and human struggle at the heart of the Gospel narrative. The episode encourages listeners to reflect not only on the events themselves but on the radical call to active love and readiness that Jesus models and commands.

Transcript

[Ainsley Earhart]

The Life of Jesus Podcast is sponsored by Riverbend Ranch. Hello everyone, this is Ainsley Earhart. Thank you so much for joining me for the sixth episode of the 52 episode podcast series, the Life of Jesus. Today we join Matthew as he travels down a road that will lead to the most pivotal event in history. Sean Astin brings heartfelt realism to the confusion and anxiety of Matthew as events unfold in fearsome ways. Neil McDonough's portrayal of the Lord pulses with sorrow and soul deep distress as Jesus presses through the final days of his human existence, though his entire being is in agony over the heartbreak, torture and torment to come. Let's listen in as Jesus final days are reenacted. Even during those days of upheaval and suffering, Jesus continued to teach the way of love. More of the Life of Jesus next.

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[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done without neglecting the others you blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of extortion and rapacity. You blind Pharisee. First cleanse the inside of the cup and of the plate, that the outside also may be clean. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, saying, if we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets. Thus you witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up, then the measure of your fathers, you serpents. You brood of vipers. How are you to escape being sentenced to hell? Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, that upon you may come all the righteous bloodshed on earth, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly, I say to you, all this will come upon this generation. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem. Killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you. How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings. And you would not behold your house is forsaken and desolate. For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

Jesus left the temple and was going away when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the Templ. But he answered them, you see all.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

These, do you not? Truly I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age? Take heed that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name saying, I am the Christ. And they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place. But the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All this is but the beginning of the birth pangs. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death. And you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because wickedness is multiplied, most men's love will grow cold. But he who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations. And then the end will come. So when you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel standing in the holy place, let the listener understand. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. Alas for those who are with child, and for those who give suck in those days. Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath, for then there will be great tribulation such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now know and never will be. If those days had not been shortened, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened. Then, if anyone says to you, lo, here is the Christ, or There he is, do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible. Even the elect. Lo, I have told you beforehand. So if they say to you, lo, he is in the wilderness, do not go out. If they say, lo, he is in the inner rooms, do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together. Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. From the fig tree learn its lesson. As soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also when you see all these things, you know that he is near at the very gates. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. But of that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they did not know until the flood came and swept them all away. So will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two men will be in the field. One is taken and one is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill. One is taken and one is left. Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the householder had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready. For the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has set over his household to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. But if that wicked servant says to himself, my master is delayed and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with the drunken, the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour he does not know and will punish him and put him with the hypocrites. There men will weep and gnash their teeth. Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to 10 maidens who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them. But the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight there was a cry, behold, the bridegroom, come out to meet him. Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. But the wise replied, perhaps there will not be enough for us. And for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came. And those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast. And the door was shut. Afterward the other maidens came also, saying, lord, Lord, open to us. But he replied, truly, I say to you, I do not know you. Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. For it will be as when a man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents to another, two to another, one to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. Now after a long time, the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. And he who had received the five talents came forward bringing five talents more, saying, master, you delivered to me five talents. Here I have made five talents more. His master said to him, well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master. And he also, who had the two talents came forward saying, master, you delivered to me two talents. Here I have made two talents more. His master said to him, well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master. He also, who had received the one talent came forward saying, master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not winnow. So I was afraid and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours. But his master answered him, you wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I have not sowed and gather where I have not winnowed. Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers. And at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the 10 talents. For to everyone who has, will more be given, and he will have abundance. But from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away and cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. There men will weep and gnash their teeth. When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, come, O blessed of my father, Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you clothed me. I was sick and you visited me. I was in prison and you came to me. Then the righteous will answer him, lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee or thirsty and give thee drink? And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee? Or naked and clothe thee. And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee? And the king will answer them, truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me. Then he will say to those at his left hand, depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food. I was thirsty and you gave me no drink. I was a stranger, and you did not welcome me naked, and you did not clothe me sick and and in prison, and you did not visit me. Then they also will answer, lord, when did we see the hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee? Then he will answer them, truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these. You did it not to me. And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, you know.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

That after two days the Passover is coming. And the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people. Gathered in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. And took counsel together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. But they said, not during the feast.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Lest there be a tumult among the people.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

Now, when Jesus was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment. And she poured it on his head as he sat at table. But when the disciples saw it, they were indignant.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Why this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

But Jesus, aware of this, said to.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Them, why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me in pouring this ointment on my body. She has done it to prepare me for burial. Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

Then one of the 12 who was called Judas Iscariot. Went to the chief priests.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

What will you give me if I deliver him to you?

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

And they paid him 30 pieces of silver. From that moment, Judas sought an opportunity to betray him. Now, on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Where will you have us Prepare for you to eat the Passover. Go into the city to a certain one and say to him. The Teacher says, my time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them. And they prepared the Passover. When it was evening, he sat at table with the 12 disciples. As they were eating, he said, truly.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

I say to you, one of you will betray me.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him, one after another, is it I, Lord?

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[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. The Son of Man goes as it is written of him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

Judas, who betrayed him, said, is it I, man?

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Master, you have said so.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to the disciples.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Take, eat. This is my body.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

And he took a cup. And when he had given thanks, he gave it to them.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Drink of it, all of you. For this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you I shall not drink again of this fruit of the vine. Until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them, you will.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

All fall away because of me this night. For it is written, I will strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered. But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

Peter declared to him, though they all.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Fall away because of you, I will never fall away. Truly, I say to you, this very night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times. Even if I must I with you, I will not deny you.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

And so said all the disciples. Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, sit.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Here while I go yonder and pray.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch with me.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

And going a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, my Father.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

If it be possible, let this cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, so could.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

You not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

Again, for the second time he went away and prayed, my Father.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

If this cannot pass unless I drink it, thy will be done.

[Narrator/Disciples (Scripted Voice)]

And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words. Then he came to the disciples and.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

Said to them, are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Behold, the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand.

[Ainsley Earhart]

I'm Emily Compagno, author of the number one New York Times bestselling book Under His Wings, How Faith on the Front Lines Has Protected American Troops thank you for listening to this episode of the 52 episode podcast series the Life of Jesus.

[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

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[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

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[Narrator/Jesus (Scripted Voice)]

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[Ainsley Earhart]

As Jesus agonized in the garden, one thing propelled him forward. Love. His love for God and his love for man were intricately interwoven, causing him to literally sweat blood as he struggled to set aside his will in order to pour out the greatest gift the world would ever receive. Jesus made it clear from his first day of ministry on the earth until the last that love is paramount. He calls us to give a real and active love, a love that feeds the hungry, welcomes the stranger, and ministers to those who are ignored or banished from society. We cannot simply sit back and expect the world's charities to do what Jesus has called each of us to do. Love expressed in word only is not love. The Jesus kind of love must be shown by in the way we treat those who can never repay Father. Our world has become such a self centered place. Help me to reach out to others with the kind of love Jesus displayed. A love that puts you and others first. Thank you for listening to episode six of this 52 episode podcast series, the Life of Jesus. Make sure to spread the word. Listen ad free With a Fox News Podcast plus subscription on Apple Podcasts, Amazon prime members can listen ad free on the Amazon Music applied.