What Judas Missed-11

WHAT JUDAS MISSED-XI—John 14:1-11(John 13:18--17:26)

OR--‘WHILE YOU WERE OUT/AWAY’

Attention:

Ray was a 5-year-old. At Ray’s request, each morning his mother pinned a bath towel to the back shoulders of his T-shirt. Immediately in his young imaginative mind, the towel became a brilliant magic blue & red cape...& Ray became Superman.

Outfitted each day in his “cape,” Ray's days were packed with adventure & daring escapades. He was Superman. This fact was clearly pointed out when his mother enrolled him in a kindergarten class. During the course of the interview, the teacher asked Ray his name.

“Superman,” he answered politely & without pause.

The teacher smiled, cast an appreciative glance at his mother, & asked again, “Your real name, please.”

Again, Ray answered, “Superman.”

Realizing the situation demanded a little more authority, or maybe just to hide her amusement, the teacher in a voice quite stern, said, “I will have to have your real name for the records.”

Ray knew he'd have to be totally honest with the teacher, so he guardedly slid his eyes around the room, making sure no one was listening. Ray then hunched closer to the teacher, & patting a corner of the frayed towel at his shoulder, answered in a voice hushed with conspiracy, Ray said,

“My real name is Clark Kent.”

Appearances can sometimes be deceiving. And our imaginations can sometimes keep us from believing the truth.

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!

Previously we have found that

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

14:2a_1—

•ETERNALLY GRACIOUS HOUSING

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_2—Judas missed(& threw away)...

his SOURCE For TRUTH/Reality

Explanation:(14:2b)Center/Wellspring

14:2a_2—““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.””

“If it were not so, I would have told you.”

If there was no ‘place of abiding’ for the disciples to stay in His Father’s “house,” then Jesus would have absolutely “told” them of that reality. They knew He was being honest with them.