MSGR. CRISTOBAL E. GARCIA, SAP, HPMSGR. CRISTOBAL E. GARCIA, SAP, HP

Society of the Angel of Society of the Angel of PeacePeace

I.I. ECCLESIASTICUS 2:1-9ECCLESIASTICUS 2:1-9

11 My son, when you come to My son, when you come to serve the LORD, prepare serve the LORD, prepare yourself for trials.yourself for trials.

22 Be sincere of heart and Be sincere of heart and steadfast, undisturbed in steadfast, undisturbed in time of adversity.time of adversity.

33 ”Cling to ”Cling to him, him, forsake forsake him not;him not;thus will thus will your future your future be great.be great.

44 Accept whatever befalls you, in Accept whatever befalls you, in crushing misfortune be patient;crushing misfortune be patient;

55 For in fire gold is tested, and For in fire gold is tested, and worthy men in the crucible worthy men in the crucible of humiliation.of humiliation.

66 Trust God and he will help you; Trust God and he will help you; make straight your ways and make straight your ways and hope in him. hope in him.

77 You who fear the LORD, wait for You who fear the LORD, wait for his mercy, turn not away lest his mercy, turn not away lest you fall. you fall.

88 You who fear the LORD, trust him, You who fear the LORD, trust him,

and your reward will not be lost.and your reward will not be lost.

99 You who fear the LORD, hope for You who fear the LORD, hope for

good things, for lasting joy and good things, for lasting joy and

mercy.mercy.

II.II. Key to old Covenant Serve Key to old Covenant Serve GodGod

Deuteronomy 10:12Deuteronomy 10:12

The Lords MajestyThe Lords Majesty..

And now, Israel, what does the LORD, And now, Israel, what does the LORD,

your God, ask of you but to fear the your God, ask of you but to fear the

LORD, your God, and follow his ways LORD, your God, and follow his ways

exactly, to love and serve the LORD, exactly, to love and serve the LORD, your your

God, with all your heart and all your God, with all your heart and all your soul,soul,

Key to New CovenantKey to New Covenant

John 13:14-15John 13:14-15

1414 If I, therefore, the master and If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet.ought to wash one another’s feet.

1515 I have given you a model to follow, I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you so that as I have done for you, you should also doshould also do..

HOW SHOULD I SERVE?HOW SHOULD I SERVE?

Motivated by obedienceMotivated by obedience(Deuteronomy 13:4)(Deuteronomy 13:4)

Pay no attention to the words of that Pay no attention to the words of that

prophet or that dreamer; for the LORD, prophet or that dreamer; for the LORD,

your God, is testing you to learn whether your God, is testing you to learn whether

you really love him with all your heart and you really love him with all your heart and

with all your soul.with all your soul.

Motivated by gratitudeMotivated by gratitude(1 Samuel 12:24)(1 Samuel 12:24)

But you must fear the LORD and But you must fear the LORD and worship worship

him faithfully with your whole heart; him faithfully with your whole heart; keep keep

in mind the great things he has done in mind the great things he has done

among you.among you.

Motivated by gladnessMotivated by gladness(Psalm 100:2)(Psalm 100:2)

Worship the LORD with cries of Worship the LORD with cries of

gladness;gladness;

come before him with joyfulcome before him with joyful song. song.

Motivated by forgiveness, not Motivated by forgiveness, not guiltguilt

(Isaiah 6:6-8)(Isaiah 6:6-8)66“Then one of the seraphim flew to me, “Then one of the seraphim flew to me, holding an ember which he had taken with holding an ember which he had taken with tongs from the altar.tongs from the altar.

7 7 He touched my mouth with it. ”see,” he He touched my mouth with it. ”see,” he said, “now that this has touched your lips, said, “now that this has touched your lips, your wickedness is removed, your sin your wickedness is removed, your sin purged.”purged.”

8 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,” Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,” Whom shall send? Who will go for us?” Whom shall send? Who will go for us?” “Here I am;” I said; “send me!”“Here I am;” I said; “send me!”

Motivated by humilityMotivated by humility(Philippians 2:3)(Philippians 2:3)

Do nothing out of selfishness or out of Do nothing out of selfishness or out of

vainglory; rather humbly regard vainglory; rather humbly regard others as others as

more important than yourselves,more important than yourselves,

Motivated by loveMotivated by love(Galatians 5:13;2 Corinthians 5:14-15)(Galatians 5:13;2 Corinthians 5:14-15)

1313For you were called for freedom, For you were called for freedom, brothers. But do not use this freedom brothers. But do not use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh; rather, as an opportunity for the flesh; rather, serve one another through love.serve one another through love.

2 2 It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Christ will be of no benefit to you.

Motivated by loveMotivated by love(Galatians 5:13;2 Corinthians 5:14-15(Galatians 5:13;2 Corinthians 5:14-15))

1414For the love of Christ impels us, once For the love of Christ impels us, once we have come to the conviction that we have come to the conviction that one died for all; therefore all have one died for all; therefore all have died.died.

1515He indeed died for all, so that those He indeed died for all, so that those who live might no longer live for who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. sake died and was raised.

CROSSCROSS

WHY SHOULD I SERVE?WHY SHOULD I SERVE?

To become more like JesusTo become more like Jesus

Isaiah 53Isaiah 53

Philippians 2:5-11Philippians 2:5-11

55 Have among yourselves the same Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus,Jesus,

66 Who, though he was in the form of Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.God something to be grasped.

77 Rather, he emptied himself, taking Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in likeness; and found human in appearance, appearance,

88 He humbled himself, becoming He humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a obedient to death, even death on a cross.cross.

99 Because of this, God greatly exalted Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, that is above every name,

1010 That at the name of Jesus every That at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under heaven and on earth and under the earth,the earth,

1111 And every tongue confess that And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Glory of Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Glory of God the Father. God the Father.

ISAIAH ISAIAH 5353

That was then the “worst” death. Only the worst criminals could die like Jesus. And with Jesus things were worst, because not all the criminals condemned to death could receive nails on their hands and feet.

Of course, nails... Big nails! Each was 15 a 20 cm long, with a point of

6 cm. Another point was sharp.

The nails were craved into the pulses, and not into the palms, as we are used to hear. In the pulse, there’s

a tendon which extends till the shoulder, and when the nails were

being hammered, that tendon broke, obliging Jesus to reinforce all the

muscles of his back, so that he could breath as He was loosing all the air

from his lungs.

In this way, He was forced to support Himself onto the nail craved in his feet, which was bigger than those craved into his pulses, for both feet were craved together. And, as his feet could not endure for long time without tearing, Jesus was forced to alternate that “cycle” so that He could breath.

Jesus endured that reality over 3 hours.

Yes, over 3 hours! Long time, isn’t it? Few minutes before He died, Jesus was

not bleeding anymore.He was simply pouring water

from his cuts and holes.

When we imagine Him injured, we only picture Him with injuries, but it is not enough; His wounds were true holes,

made in his body.

He had no more blood to bleed, He only poured water.

Human body is composed by near 3.5 litres of blood (for adult).

Jesus poured all 3.5 litres of his blood; He had three nails hammered into his members; a crown of thorns on his

head and, beyond that, a Roman soldier who nailed a spear into his

chest.

All these without mentioning the humiliation He passed after carrying

his own cross for almost 2 kilometres, while the crowd spat on his face and threw stones (the cross was almost 30 kg of weight, only for its higher part, where his hands were

nailed).

Behold the Lamb of Behold the Lamb of God who takes away God who takes away

the sins of the the sins of the world…..world…..

Our servant hood in Christ invites Our servant hood in Christ invites us to his dying that we may also us to his dying that we may also be one in his rising…be one in his rising…

””Unless a gain of wheat falls to the Unless a gain of wheat falls to the ground and dies it remains just a grain of ground and dies it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruits.fruits.

Whoever loves his life loses it, and Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.preserve it for eternal life.

Whoever serves me must follow me, and Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be.where I am, there also will my servant be.

The Father will honor whoever serves me. The Father will honor whoever serves me.

““the message of the Cross the message of the Cross is the power of God” is the power of God”

(1cor.18)(1cor.18)

Our covenant then is living Our covenant then is living in union with Jesusin union with Jesus

It is living the life of Jesus, it is It is living the life of Jesus, it is

finding life in Jesus…finding life in Jesus…

It is finding in Jesus the way, It is finding in Jesus the way,

the truth, the truth, and the life…and the life…

THANK YOU VERY MUCHTHANK YOU VERY MUCH

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