What Judas Missed-4

WHAT JUDAS MISSED-IV—John 13:33–14:11(John 13:18--17:26)

OR--‘WHILE YOU WERE OUT/AWAY’

Attention:

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The events of our entire text(John 13:18--17:26) take place—Shortly after Jesus Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem as Her promised Messianic King(FYI—when the pressure was on, this same crowd & others yelled, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”)...

& immediately following the Passover supper, in which Jesus had provided an example of Christian humility for His disciples(including Judas Iscariot) by washing their feet as would a servant...

*Judas missed the entirety of Jesus’ teaching which took place from the time of his prematurely leaving their gathering(13:30) 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:

Godly Fathers know...

*Every time you are ‘too busy’ to take part in a gathering of the Church of God, you miss out on something vital & life-changing!

*Every time you think God cannot use you to do what He has plainly shown you, you miss out on something vital & life-changing!

*Every time you ‘avoid’ God’s plain direction for you, you miss out on something vital & life-changing!

*Every time you discourage another person, (whether it be your spouse, your friend, your brother or sister in Christ, etc.), you miss out on something vital & life-changing!

*Every time you do not fulfill an appointment by God, you miss out on something vital & life-changing!

Godly Fathers Practice...

*Gathering with the Church!

*Allowing God to use them despite their faults!

*Follow God’s plain direction for them!

*Are an encouragement to others!

*Fulfill their God-appointments!

...In doing so, they will never miss out on something vital & life-changing for themselves, their spouses, their children, & others! We have found that Judas Missed at least many vital life lessons because of his unbelieving attitude AND because of his physical absence...

13:33— "Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; & as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you.

13:33(See also :36-37)

Godly fathers put into practice what Judas missed...

A FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING CURVE

Mk. 10:13-16(Lk. 18:15-17)—“Then they brought little children[Lk. 18:15—brefov] to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased & said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, & do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. “Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” And He took them up in His arms, put His hands on them, & blessed them.”

Godly fathers practice what Judas missed...

JESUS’ FINAL WORDS.

Godly fathers practice what Judas missed...

The IMPORTANCE Of SEEKING JESUS.

Jer. 29:11-13—“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”

Rom. 10:13—“For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.””

Godly fathers practice what Judas missed...

The IMPORTANCE Of GOD’s TIMING.

Gal. 4:4-7—“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, & if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”

Godly fathers practice what Judas missed...

The IMPORTANCE Of PERSONAL PATIENCE.

Ps. 130:5-6—“I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. My soul waits for the Lord More than those who watch for the morning-- Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.”

Isa. 30:18—“Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.”

Jn. 16:12-14—“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; & He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine & declare it to you.”