This message is part two of our Easter series titled Real, focused on the final 24 hours of Jesus’ life. This week, Tyler’s message centers on the scene in the Garden of Gethsemane, highlighting Jesus’ soul-crushing obedience, internal anguish, and his ultimate surrender to God’s will.
“Does your faith cost only Jesus something—or does it cost you something too?”
Tyler emphasizes that following Jesus involves sacrifice, not just salvation. Drawing from Luke 14 and Matthew 26, his message calls believers to “count the cost” of discipleship—bearing one’s cross and surrendering fully, as Jesus did in Gethsemane. The garden scene reveals the depth of Christ’s emotional and spiritual pain before the crucifixion—and how, even in that distress, he chose God’s will over his own.
Gethsemane reminds us: Jesus didn’t want to suffer—but he chose to. Christianity is not about convenience or comfort—it’s about cruciform obedience. Discipleship is painful. It calls us to be present, to sacrifice, and to keep watch, even when we’d rather sleep.
Are we awake to our spiritual lives? Do we follow Jesus when it hurts—or only when it helps?
This Easter season, Tyler invites us to sit in the weight of Gethsemane, not rush past it to Easter Sunday. Because there is no resurrection without death. No glory without surrender.