What Judas Missed-10

WHAT JUDAS MISSED-X—John 13:31–14:11(John 13:18--17:26)

OR--‘WHILE YOU WERE OUT/AWAY’

Attention:

Early in February 2019, our church was given two boxes of green bananas & three cases of ‘Silk’ brand Soy Milk with an expiration date of March 10, 2019.

We announced that both were available to anyone who would want them. And hinted that they could be given to someone who might be needy.

Not all of the items were taken.

Once they are out of date they were thrown away/wasted.

We didn’t want anyone to miss out...But now it’s too late!

Judas showed by his decisions, that he was not a fan of Jesus...

Judas Iscariot was not a fan of God’s design, as it involved a personal momentous decision-based relationship with Christ Jesus as Savior & Lord.

Judas Missed vital life lessons because of his unbelieving heart attitude AND as a result, Judas Missed his life’s focus due to his physical absence from Jesus...

Judas missed the entirety of Jesus’ example & teaching which took place from the time of his prematurely leaving their gathering in the upper room(13:30; Mk. 14:15) until he arrived in the Garden of Gethsemane, with the detachment of soldiers, chief priests & Pharisees to arrest Jesus!(18:3; Mat. 27:27)—[Roman cohort(speira—the tenth part of a legion=600 soldiers)]

Need:

God’s People Practice...

*Gathering with the Church!

*Allowing God to use them despite their faults!

*Following God’s plain direction for them!

*Being an encouragement to others!

*Fulfilling their God-appointments!

...In doing so, they will never miss out on something vital & life-changing for themselves, their spouses, their children, & others! L

JUDAS MISSED...

13:18-27—

•The PRIVILEGE Of BEING CHOSEN.

•EVIDENCE Of MESSIANIC FULFILLMENT.

•His ANCIENT WARNING.

•A MEMORABLE MISSION.

•His REPRESENTATIVE CALLING.

•The TRUE GOD.

•The WARNING Of BEING A HINDERANCE TO GOD.

•The WARNING Of DENYING PERSONAL SIN.

•The EASE & BLESSING Of SEEKING The LORD’s WISDOM.

•The CONFIDENCE Of ALTHOUGH LIMITED Yet TRUE KNOWLEDGE.

•The WARNING Of BEING OUT For YOURSELF.

•The WARNING Of GAINING ‘PERMISSION’ RATHER THAN FOLLOWING GOD’s ‘DIRECTION.’

13:28-30—

•The WARNING ABOUT The DAMNING VOICE Of AVARICE

•The WARNING That SIN TAKES SELFISH ADVANTAGE Of OTHER PEOPLE’s STRUGGLES

•The DANGER of PREYING Upon OTHERS

•The WARNING That SIN PROMOTES The DIFFICULTIES Of OTHERS In ORDER To PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY For SELF

•The WARNING SIGNS Of HIS OWN RUSE(Cf.-:22)

•The WARNING Of The INSATIABLE LUST/DESIRE Of The FLESH

•The WARNING Of the CONSTANT COMPULSION Of FLESH

•The PHYSICAL REPRESENTATION(Darkness) Of HIS SPIRITUAL REALITY

•The WARNING In DARKNESS

13:31-32—

•His PERVERSE ROLE In GLORIFYING GOD

•The FACT That GOD’s GLORY IS IN JESUS & VICE-VERSA.

13:33—

•A FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING CURVE

•.JESUS’ FINAL WORDS.

•The IMPORTANCE Of GOD’s TIMING.

•The IMPORTANCE Of PERSONAL PATIENCE.

•The IMPORTANCE Of JESUS’ PHYSICAL ABSENCE.

•The IMPORTANCE Of PREPAREDNESS BASED On PRESENT KNOWLEDGE.

JUDAS also MISSED...

13:34-35—

•A ‘NEW’ COMMANDMENT Of GOD.

•LOVE For The FAMILY OF GOD....

•The TELLING EXAMPLE & APPLICATION Of GOD’S LOVE.

•His OPPORTUNITY For LIFESTYLE WITNESS.

•The WITNESSING POWER Of LIVING OUT GOD’s LOVE.

13:36-37—

•TRUST In JESUS’ WORDS.

•CONTENTMENT With JESUS’ WORDS.

•The SATISFACTION In JESUS’ PROMISE.

•The WARNING Of SPIRITUAL IGNORANCE.

•The WARNING Of PIOUS PRIDE.

13:38—

•The WARNING Of MISINFORMED Or POORLY THOUGHT-OUT INTENTIONS.

•The WARNING Of DENYING/MISJUDGING ONE’s PERSONAL POTENTIAL For FAILURE.

14:1—

•REAL FREEDOM From ANXIETY.

•JESUS/Christ/Messiah CENTERED BELIEF

We encourage you today to put the godly knowledge you receive into practice for the sake of yourself, your family, your community, your country, & for the sake of & betterment of the world.

14:2a—Judas missed(& threw away)...

ETERNALLY GRACIOUS HOUSING

Explanation:(14:2)

14:2a—““In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.””

“In My Father’s house”—

God’s “house” is that which is fully directly ‘owned’, ordered, & influenced, by Him...It is where God abides in perfect security & without compromise...There He is seen & experienced as He ‘naturally(?)’ is!

Jesus’ Father has a “house” which He has intended to accommodate all others besides Himself, His Son, & His Spirit. That accommodation of others is secured by the abiding personal faith in Jesus as God’s Son, their Savior, & their Lord, King, & Master.

God’s “house” encompasses all that His perfect provision offers. Everything that is His by His desire. Every possibility of dwelling with God is contained within His “house.”

“Father’s”—pathr—Genitive Singular Masc.—1) Generator or male ancestor; 2) metaph.—2a) The originator & transmitter of anything; 3) God is called the Father. Strong—apparently a primary word; A “father”(literally or figuratively, near or more remote).

“House”—oikia—Noun Fem.—1) A house—1a) An inhabited edifice, a dwelling, 1b) The inmates of a house, the family, 1c) Property, wealth, goods. Oikia denotes one's household establishment, one's entire property. Strong—properly--Residence(abstractly), but usually concretely--An abode (literally or figuratively); by implication--A family(especially domestics).

“Mansions”—

Since the root meaning of “Mansions” stems from a word meaning ‘that which remains/stays’, it implies that God’s people will ‘remain’ with God thruout eternity!