What Judas Missed-12

WHAT JUDAS MISSED(discarded/threw away)-XII—John 14:1-11(John 13:18--17:26)

OR--‘WHILE YOU WERE OUT/AWAY’

Attention:

Grief?

Little Benny & his Daddy were standing in front of the lion's cage at the zoo.

Benny's father was explaining how ferocious & strong lions are, & Benny was taking it all in with a wide eyed serious expression.

Benny said finally, “Daddy, if the lion got out of his cage & ate you up...”

“Yes, son?” Benny's father said expectantly.

Benny continued, “If a lion was to eat you, What bus should I take home?”

Little Benny missed the full import of his Daddy’s potential absence, because he was consumed with his own self-limiting understanding(as any child is).

Likewise Judas was similarly consumed with self, so that he missed vital conversation with the Teacher, Savior, & Lord.

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 a 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!

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JUDAS MISSED(discarded/threw away)...

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(discarded/threw away)...

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

14:2

•ETERNALLY GRACIOUS HOUSING(14:2a_1)

•his SOURCE For TRUTH/Reality(14:2a_2)

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.

14:2b_1—Judas missed(discarded/threw away)...

The NECESSITY For JESUS’ PREPARATION

14:2b_1—““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.””

“I go...”

Jesus chose to go to the Cross from before the foundation of the very world that was created thru Him.

Jn. 1:3—“All things were made through Him, & without Him nothing was made that was made.”

1Pet. 1:18-21—“knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish & without spot. He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead & gave Him glory, so that your faith & hope are in God.”

Rev. 13:8—Jesus is—“...the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”

Jesus had to leave(“go”) in order to “prepare a place” for His disciples. Without His “going”, there could be no proper & acceptable “preparation” by God. Jesus’ “going” seals, secures, & guarantees a “place” for His believing disciples.