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Jesus teaches us about preparation and sovereignty as he deliberately walks toward his crucifixion, even knowing the betrayal, torture, and death that await him.

• Jesus announces his coming crucifixion while religious leaders plot to kill him
• A woman anoints Jesus with expensive perfume, preparing his body for burial
• Judas agrees to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver
• Jesus transforms the Passover meal into the first communion, establishing a new covenant
• Jesus predicts the disciples will desert him and Peter will deny him three times
• In Gethsemane, Jesus prays three times for deliverance but submits to God's will
• Jesus voluntarily surrenders to arrest, reminding disciples he could summon angels
• Religious leaders conduct a sham trial with false witnesses
• Peter follows Jesus to the trial but denies knowing him three times
• Jesus remains sovereign throughout, not a victim but a king advancing toward his purpose

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