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Oh, so this is a
raspberry lemon cake,
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and looking at this
picture reminded
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me of our time
together every week.
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Look at all those
delicious layers.
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Think about all
the layers that we
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experience every week
when we are here,
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through worship,
through teaching,
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through prayer
and testimonies.
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And I was reminded of
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this verse taste and
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see that the Lord is good,
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Psalm 3048, And
I want to say,
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I am so thankful for
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our church staff who
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has used their
time, their skills,
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and their abilities to
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put this study
together for us,
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because it truly has
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been an incredible study.
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And to my dear
friend Jolie,
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I know that that was not
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share that with
us this morning.
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But your testimony
is so powerful,
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and I venture to say
that there are women in
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this room who have
a wounded heart,
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your words have
ministered to them today.
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I appreciated some of
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the highlights that
you shared with us,
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the word of God
ministering to
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you in the depth
of your darkness.
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And I loved the
illustration of
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the farmer's lifeline from
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the house to the barn
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in the midst of the storm.
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I see that as a great
reminder that our,
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our heavenly Father
has provided
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that lifeline for us
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and his son, Jesus Christ.
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And I just want
to thank you for
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being willing
to share that,
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Let's look at Luke 22.
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I titled this the
kiss of death.
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The kiss of life,
so Lord Jesus.
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I pray in these next
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few minutes that
you would open
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our hearts and our minds
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to the leading of
the Holy Spirit God.
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I pray that for each of
us as we leave today,
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that we would have
the desire to
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see you more
clearly, Lord.
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To love you more dearly
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in our daily
walk with you.
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And so, Father, we
commit this time
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to you in your
precious name, Amen.
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This chapter of
Luke overflows with
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details of what Jesus
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faced in a short
period of time.
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Our focus today will
be on verses one
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through 6.47, through 53.
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I really want to
encourage you to
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read this whole
chapter in order to
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put everything
into context and
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get the perspective of
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events that take place.
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it begins with Judas
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plotting with
the chief priest
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But meanwhile, Jesus is
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planning for the
last Passover,
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the establishment of
the Lord's Supper.
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He announces his betrayal,
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he tells of
Peter's denial,
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and he warns the
disciples of the future.
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He goes to Gethsemane,
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where he is
betrayed by Judas,
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arrested and led to
the high priest house.
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Following this, Jesus
is denied by Peter,
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he is mocked and beaten.
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Then he's brought
before the Sanhedrins.
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Well, what can we learn
from this overview?
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Well, while Judas was
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busy plotting to
betray Jesus,
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Jesus was on mission.
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He knew Psalm 4019 would
soon be fulfilled.
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Even my close friend,
someone I trusted,
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one who shared my bread,
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has turned against me.
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Let's look at Verses
1.2 from this chapter.
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Now, the Festival
of unleavened
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Bread was drawing near,
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which is called
the Passover.
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The chief priest
and the scribes
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were seeking how to
make way with Jesus,
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for they feared
the people.
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Up to then, in verse two,
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we see the opening
scene begin to unfold.
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The people were excited as
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the festival approached
in Jerusalem.
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Because of this,
the chief priest
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did not want to
cause a commotion
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and wanted to wait until
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the festival was over
before arresting Jesus.
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They definitely did not
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want to instigate a riot.
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How and when could
they make this happen?
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And the curtain closes.
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In verse three, we read,
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but then Satan entered
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into Judas
called Ascariot.
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This is very important
for our study today.
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Judas gave himself over
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completely to the
will of Satan.
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How could this happen?
Judas had made
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a verbal commitment to
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follow Jesus, just
like the others.
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Did his heart remain the
same without change?
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he knew some of his
listeners would
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leave and never apply
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the Devil filled
the heart of Judas.
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He influenced his mind
with evil passion.
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The Devil is not
a mind reader,
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but he is a good
observer and he watches.
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We saw this in Genesis,
chapter three.
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When Satan began
his rebellion
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on Earth, attacking Eve.
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And where did the
attack take place?
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In the garden of Eden.
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In Genesis 31
through five,
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we note the way Satan
works by casting doubt,
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he added to the word,
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he told the first lie,
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and he appealed
to Eve's pride.
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We learn that he is
subtle in his approach.
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Then we must entertain
the question,
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act contrary
to our nature?
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We are bitter. What
comes from it?
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If we are hypocritical,
what comes from it?
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If we are a betrayer,
what comes from it?
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But what? We
are prayerful.
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What we are a peacemaker.
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What comes from
it? What if
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we are in the word,
what comes from it?
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Satan had witnessed
Judas stealing money.
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He had also
seen Judas lean
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to conversations
around the table.
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passed the fish
and the bread,
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and he was present when he
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saw Lazarus raised
from the dead.
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Satan watched
Judas participate
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in all that Jesus
had given him to do.
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Judas had the
extraordinary
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opportunity to see Jesus,
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listen to Jesus, and
walk with Jesus.
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He was one of the boys,
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but he never
belonged to Jesus.
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but Judas didn't
know Jesus.
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Judas was a pretender.
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I was reminded
of a song by
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Ken Edema. Don't
play the game.
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Pretending you're
a Christian is
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a luxury you can't afford.
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Maybe you can fool the
people in the church,
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but you just can't
fool the Lord.
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You know, he knows
everything you do.
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He knows just
how you feel.
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Cut the act,
state the facts.
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Why don't you be for real?
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I know you speak
the language.
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I know you sing the songs.
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Well, you've been
playing Holy Joe
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with Jesus much too long.
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Cut the great pretension.
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Don't try to be a star.
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Get out off that stage
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right now and
become who you say.
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You are way down deep
inside yourself.
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You hate the
games you play,
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but you've been
feeling more
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involved with
every prayer.
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You pray. Let it
go no longer,
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let the new things start.
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Give yourself to Jesus
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and let him change
your heart.
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So will you stay
where you are.
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Play the game.
Be the fraud
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or die to self
and live to God.
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Don't play the game.
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You've got to
make a brand new
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start and give
him your heart.
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So don't be a pretender.
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We know Judas
was a pretender.
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Consequently,
there were things
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Judas could never
understand.
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On one such occasion,
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he witnessed an incredible
act of worship.
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What takes place in this
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moment is evidence that
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Judas wasn't truly
engaged to the Messiah,
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to whom he represented.
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As we studied last week,
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six days before
the Passover,
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Jesus was in the
home of Lazarus,
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who had been raised
from the dead.
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And Martha and
Mary were there.
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And Mary, overcome
with emotion,
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with deep devotion, with
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adoration, began to weep.
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Her tears falling on
the feet of Jesus.
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Luke 738 tells us she
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poured valuable
perfume over his feet,
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she began to wipe
and kiss his feet.
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A wonderful fragrance
filled the air.
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Judas, he reprimanded Mary
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for pouring out the
expensive perfume.
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Listen to this.
Judas missed it.
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He missed it. He was
so disconnected.
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He was so self centered,
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he was so self absorbed,
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he missed an incredible
moment of worship.
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Well, what was his motive?
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Well, we know he
wanted Mary's money.
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He wanted to give it
to the poor so he
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could take a percentage
for himself.
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Now the curtain opens
back up in verse four.
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And this is the Judas we
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see he went away
and discussed
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with the chiefs and
captains how he might
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betray him and deliver
him up to them.
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The chief priest
would have never
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guessed who was about
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to walk through the door.
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Looking up, they see
Judas approaching them,
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and I wonder if
there wasn't
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his step, a
little tinge of,
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I'm the big man on
campus as he approached
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them with a prime
business deal.
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Hey, he knew how to
take advantage of
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a good opportunity
and just like that,
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he was the lead spy,
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the one with all the
whereabouts of Jesus.
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He had all the information
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needed to betray
his friend,
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and he was willing
to do it for
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30 pieces of silver,
the chief priest.
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They were delighted.
They were gleeful.
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They were pleased with
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this proposal from Judas.
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Perhaps there wasn't
even a blink of
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an eye when the
reward money
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was offered from
either party.
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Our lesson takes
us to verse 47,
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but I would be remiss not
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to spend a short
time in the garden.
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In Verses 41 through 44,
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we see the
picture of Jesus.
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He is on bended knee,
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pouring out his
heart to the father,
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the agony, the
earnest prayer,
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the angel appearing and
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strengthening
him in spirit,
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clots of blood dripping
down on the ground.
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In all of this he wanted
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not his will but the
will of the father.
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His father so
quieten your heart.
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Do you hear the
silence of Gesemone?
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Do you hear the
sob of his soul?
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Do you hear the
tears of agony,
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the droplets of
blood, stricken,
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sweat as they fell
to the ground?
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It was in these
moments that
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enabled Jesus to
meet his betrayal
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with courage and
assurance of his
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father's will being
done in verse 47.
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While he was
still speaking,
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suddenly a mob came
and one of the
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12 named Judas
was leading them.
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He came near Jesus
to kiss him.
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But Jesus said
to him, Judas,
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are you betraying
the son of man with
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a kiss in the middle
of the night,
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Working under the
cover of darkness
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and a lot of ugly
happens in darkness,
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Judas led the way
to Gossemone.
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I find it interesting
that Satan began
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his deception in
the garden of Eden.
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work in the garden
of Gasemone,
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always on the
prow, seeking whom
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he may devour
for his gain.
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We must be mindful
of his skill
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to thwart what God
has ordained for us.
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There, Judas found Jesus
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and came near to
him to kiss him.
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But Jesus said to him,
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Judas, are you betraying
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the son of man
with the kiss?
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I feel like Jesus
called him out there.
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When Judas approached him
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and heard him speak.
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I wonder what he
saw in the eyes of
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heard in the sound
of his voice.
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How did it feel
to kiss his face
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in fake affection
and betrayal?
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Remember Mary's
reaction to
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Jesus earlier
in our lesson?
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In complete
reverence, not only
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did she anoint his
feet with oil,
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but she fell and
kissed his feet.
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It was the kiss
of devotion,
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the kiss of adoration,
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the kiss of worship.
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It was the kiss of life.
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Judas, in complete
surrender to Satan,
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kissed the face of Jesus,
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the kiss of betrayal,
the kiss of death,
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the kiss leaving
Satan to think
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he had finally
won the kiss
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that garnered him 30
pieces of silver.
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And that kiss caused
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deep remorse in verse 49,
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when those around him
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saw what was
going to happen,
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they asked Lord, should
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we strike with the sword?
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And I found this
interesting
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without waiting for a
response from Jesus,
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we read what happened
next in verse 50.
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Then one of them struck
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the high priest and
cut off his right ear,
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but Jesus responded
no more of this.
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And touching his
ear, he healed him.
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the chief priest,
the temple police,
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and the elders
who had come to
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him have you come
out with swords
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and clubs as if I were
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a criminal Every day
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while I was with
you in the temple,
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you never laid
a hand on me.
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But this is your hour
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and dominion of darkness.
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Judas secretly led
them to Jesus at night
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under the influence of
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the prince of darkness,
Satan himself.
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But now Judas, watching
and listening to
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things were quickly
unraveling.
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Jesus was not defending
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himself though
Satan thought
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he was getting
the upper hand.
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Everything was proceeding
to plan God's plan.
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It was time for
Jesus to die.
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Betrayal of his friend
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now weighed
heavily on Judas.
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A quote from
Dr. Tony Evans.
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Realizing that he had
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sinned by betraying Jesus,
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but unwilling to repent,
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Judas threw the money
he received from
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the chief priest into
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the temple and
hanged himself.
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Refusing to take back
Judas's blood money,
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the chief priest
used it to buy
17:47
the field in which
Judas hanged himself.
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There, Judas's
decaying body
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eventually fell
and burst open,
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and his intestine
spilled out.
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for further study on that,
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you some scripture
references.
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Matthew 2071 through
ten, Zachariah, 11,
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12 through 13, and
Acts 118 through 19.
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But, you know, we know
that betrayal doesn't
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belong exclusively to
Satan and to Judas.
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As Christians, we may
experience betrayal,
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or we may even
commit betrayal.
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It shows up in a word,
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in a look, in an action.
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It tears up families and
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friendships and
work relationships,
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and sadly reaches
into the walls of
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ministries while I was
engaged in college.
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So you can imagine
my dismay when
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I hear from my
fiance that he
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is in love with
another woman
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and that he had been
dating her for a while.
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So the ring that he
put on my finger,
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I took off my finger
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and I gave it back to him.
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And rumor had it that he
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gave my ring to
the other woman.
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Rejection, betrayal.
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Call it what you want,
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And what's funny and
kind of sad about this,
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he actually said to me,
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because you've
been engaged,
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no other man will
want to marry you.
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Doesn't that sound like
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a double standard to you?
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And I do have to
say that when
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my husband met
me 42 years ago,
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first time he met me,
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he walked away and said,
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I'm gonna marry that girl.
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But, you know, I soon
learned that I wasn't
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defined by that
man or his words.
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How so? You might ask,
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listen to this ladies.
This is so important.
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We aren't defined
by the betrayer,
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the maker of
heaven and Earth.
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Our father, who
calls us his own,
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more important
Jesus, wasn't
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defined by his betrayer
in life's journey,
20:52
your life's journey,
If you've experienced
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betrayal as a recipient
or as a betrayer,
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Jesus knows your pain.
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He bore it in the garden.
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He bore it on the cross,
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and he will bear
it for you today.
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You only need to ask.
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We know this because
his pain would
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have been far
greater than ours.
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Because he never
gave in to
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a sinful response like
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we often do to get
past our pain.
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We read in Hebrews
41416 Therefore,
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since we have a
great high priest
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who passed through
the heavens,
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Jesus the Son of God,
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let us hold fast
to our confession,
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for we do not have a
high priest who is
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unable to sympathize
with our weaknesses,
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but one who has been
tempted in every way,
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as we are yet without sin.
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Therefore, let us approach
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the throne of grace
with boldness,
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so that we may receive
21:58
mercy and grace to help
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us in time of
need in closing.
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All of us made choices.
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Judas's betrayal of
Jesus is a reminder
22:15
to us that sin
is betrayal.
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All sin is betrayal.
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Do you ever wonder if God
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cries when we do
the things we do,
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say the things we say,
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Ultimately, the prayer
in the garden of
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Gesemone was for every
single one of us.
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The tears, the
sweat falling like
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droplets of blood
on bended knee,
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pouring out his
heart to our father.
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That was the result of
his great love for us.
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Think about this. Every
single tear drop,
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every single one
for each of us.
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The kiss from Judas,
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though meant for death,
23:18
was really the
kiss of life.
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I've got one application
for you today,
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and it comes from
Proverbs 423.
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Above all else, guard
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your heart for everything
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that you do flows from it.
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We're going to
move into a time
23:40
of invitation today,
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and perhaps there's
someone here
23:44
who's never trusted Jesus
23:47
as your Lord and savior.
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And it's really
as simple as ABC.
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And I'm going to wait
for this to come up.
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I actually want all of us
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to read this out
loud together,
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the scriptures
that are going
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to come up in the prayer.
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Admit Romans 323 for
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come short of the
glory of God.
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Lord, I admit
I am a sinner.
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I need and want
your forgiveness.
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For God so loved the world
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that he gave his
only begotten son,
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that whosoever
believeth in him
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should not perish but
have everlasting life.
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Lord, I believe you gave
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Jesus to save me
from my sins,
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and though I cannot fully
24:47
understand that
love, I thank you.
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If you confess with your
mouth that Jesus is
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your heart that God
raised him from the dead,
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Lord, I am calling
on you and I confess
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my faith and trust you
25:12
that Jesus died
and rose again.
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If you prayed that
prayer today,
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if this was your
personal prayer,
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then please share with
your table leader.
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It's the best decision
that you'll ever make.
25:32
In my opinion, I
don't think that
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this study has
been an easy one.
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I want you to listen
25:39
in just a minute
to this song.
25:41
Does he still
fill the nails?
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And it's meant for
reflection of how
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we view sin in our lives,
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knowing that Jesus
paid it all.
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He himself bore our sins
25:58
in his body on the tree
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that we might die
to sin and live to
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righteousness
by his wounds.
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You have been healed.
26:09
On your table, you're
going to find a box
26:12
of nails and blank cards.
26:15
Pray asking the Lord
to heal your wounds.
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Maybe right on that card,
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a word, a name, a prayer.
26:26
If you feel led today
we have a cross
26:30
over here and there's
26:32
hammers right next to it.
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hammer your card
on the cross,
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knowing that the cross is
26:42
your point of
forgiveness and
26:45
grace from the one who
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knows and loves you best,
26:48
The Lord Jesus, Father.
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I pray right now,
in this moment,
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for a movement of
the Holy Spirit God,
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I pray that you would
reveal to us things in
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our lives that we need
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to open our hands
and give to you.
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Move in away Lord Jesus,
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that only you can, and we
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pray this in your
name, ladies.
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This cross is going
to be here all day.
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So if you don't
want to move
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to put something
on it later,
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you have that
freedom to do.