What Judas Missed-9

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

OR--‘WHILE YOU WERE OUT/AWAY’

Attention:

Mrs. Bernice was an Atlanta Braves FAN bar none!

She knew the players, where they were from, what they had done, their averages, their skill-sets, years playing, their relative worth to the team, who would get traded, who would leave, who would remain, how the coaches could hone each player’s skills, what changes the coaches would make, etc.

But ME...I probably couldn’t care less about the Braves!...It’s not that I particularly don’t like the Braves...It’s just that I have never been a true ‘fan’ of any particular sport. The only sports I really cared far were junior high(middle school) & high-school sports that our youngest son played. Only for a limited time I was interested in the school’s football & wrestling team.

I’m just simply & bluntly, ‘not a fan.’

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

He was not a fan of God’s design in Christ Jesus.

Because of that, we have found that 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...

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!

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.

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.

•Judas missed(& threw away)...

JESUS/Christ/Messiah CENTERED BELIEF(14:1b)

Explanation:(14:1b)

14:1b—“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.”

“you believe in God, believe also in Me.”

Jesus was telling the disciples that it was inevitable that He leave the earth & their sides as their teacher/leader/guide(13:33, 36). The disciples were confused as to why Jesus would leave them. They did not grasp what their salvation would require of both Him & others.

Jesus wanted His disciples to put as much ‘trust’ in Himself as they had invested in the Almighty “God” of Israel, whom they had experienced thru Scripture & their historical “belief.”

The choice is in your hands as to whether you will experience peace or “trouble”!

A belief in God as solitary(non -trinitarian) is flawed. Just as a belief in God as three separate gods(non-trinitarian) is flawed.

Jesus is divine yet He Himself is not the totality of God’s triune existence, as that also requires the Father & the Holy Spirit...& likewise for each person of the Trinity.

“Not”—mh—Particle—1) No, not lest. Strong—a primary particle of qualified negation(whereas ou, ouk, ouc expresses an absolute denial); adverbially--Not, conjunctionally--Lest; also(as an interrogative implying a negative answer[whereas ou expects an affirmative one])--Whether.