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Introduction

Story about being Rejected

The private ministry Jesus has had for 3 years with His disciples is now over, and the public drama of Christ’s redemption of mankind is about to Begin.

Beginning in John 18 we will see Men will do their worst, and God will do His very Best.

Romans 5:20 (ESV) but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

Mankind is about to put on display their natural hatred towards God, And God is about to respond with supernatural grace.

This morning I want us to look at the three responses people made towards Jesus in this passage, and next week ( Lord Willing) we will see God’s Grace as His response to mans rejection of His son Jesus.

Jesus was Arrested by His Betrayers

verse 4 tells us that Jesus knew that Judas and His band of Betrayers where on their way to come and arrest Him.

Jesus always knew what was going to Happen.

Nothing Surprised Him, Because He is God and is Sovereign over all things.

The Bible in 1 Cor 15:45

calls Jesus the Last Adam,I find it interesting that the arrest and Betrayal of the Last Adam Happens in a Garden.

Christ the last Adam, Met the enemy in the Garden and triumphed, while the first Adam Met the enemy in the Garden and failed.

Adam Hid himself from the World , but Christ revealed himself to the World.

Judas one of Christ closest Followers was now standing with The Accusers.

He is no longer standing on the Lord’s side but is now standing as one of His betrayers.

understand this truth- Judas didn’t loose his faith in Christ, Judas never had true faith in Christ.

He was never a true disciple of Jesus, but only followed Jesus because He thought it would benefit his life.

He was hoping for prestige and power But instead Jesus taught humble Sacrifice.

And Now, Judas is standing where His heart was always at. .

People will always go to where there heart is at.

In Chapter 13 We saw that Judas had Satan in his heart, and so he is now standing with Satan’s crowd as Jesus betrayer.

Judas was a fake follower of Jesus.

For three years He acted like the other disciples.

tot he world he was one of them.

He walked with them, He ministered with them, He followed jesus with them, and He was there for all the miracles with them.

To everyone around Him He looked and acted Like a follower of Jesus but in His heart he rejected Jesus and His love.

Illustration:

Story about the young man and fiance from Chicago who was a wealthy Businessmen- wanted to buy a 700k house-

He looked wealthy (clothes, Car,)

He talked wealthy- Taking phone calls , and making appointments,

He even gave me and Amy a very expensive Polo outfit for Linden when He was born.

everything looked good until it came time to close.

And everything starter to unravel, His earnest money check bounced, His name came back as someone else,

He was a conman- on the outside everything looked right but on the inside he was full of deceit and evilness.

The true person was not the fake identity ont he outside it was who he truly was on the inside.

He was a rotten deceitful person who was using everyone around him for his own gain.

Church family, If this describes you and your relationship with Jesus its not too late to change.

If you act like a Christian on the outside only , but your heart is following other things, Don’t be fooled into thinking your a Christian and ok with God, because the reality is that You are betraying Jesus Just like Judas in the garden.

You act like His friend in front of others, but your heart would rather do the things of the world.

The Second Action towards Jesus We see by mankind is that

Jesus was Denied by his Friend

It’s one thing when our enemies don’t stand by us when times get tough ( in fact we kind of expect that, but when our own friends leave us alone in the storm it hurts.

Listen as I read the account of Peter in verses 15-27

The narrative of this passage now focuses on Peter.

Remember in the upper room just a few hours earlier in the evening, Peter Boasted 3 times that he would remain faithful to Christ no matter the cost.

In fact, in John 13: 37

and Jesus simply responded to Peter “ You will not even stay faithful to me tonight, You will deny me 3 times before the rooster crows in the morning.

In fact, all of you will leave me and scatter before the night is over.

And in the Garden, Jesus asked the disciples including peter to stay awake while he goes and prays, and 3 times while Jesus went away to pray Peter fell asleep.

And now Jesus is arrested and being taken away, and Peter follows them at a distance and comes to the place where Jesus is being held.

and our text tells us that 3 times Peter was asked if he was a follower of Jesus and 3 times He denies his relationship with Christ.

Peter, one of Jesus’s closest friends yielded to the temptations in his life.

Luke 22 31

Tells us that In the Upper Room Peter Fell to the snare of Satan

In the Garden we saw that He yielded to the weakness of the flesh and fell asleep

and in the courtyard he surrendered to the pressure of the World.

Peter Loved Jesus yet three times in this passage He failed to follow Jesus with His life.

Christian What is it in your life that causes you to deny Christ?

Do you feel like you have to be someone else in order to survive in this world?

Is Satan tempting you to turn from fulling trusting in Jesus.

Is he enticing you to find your joy in things other than Jesus.

Is he putting doubts and fear into your heart so that you look away from the grace and love that Christ offers you abundantly?

Are you yielding control of your heart to the fleshly desires of the old man?

Are seeking selfish pleasures instead of Christ likeness in your life.

Are you running yourself ragged to the point you have no time to pray?

Is the world having a bigger influence on your life than Jesus?

Are you letting the world mold your thinking through social media, through Television, through radio, friendships, or are you listening to and letting God’s word mold your world view?

Church family Don’t deny Christ in your life!

Don’t reject His truths even when the persecution seems too great to bear.

Finally we see that

Jesus was Rejected by the World

I don’t know about each of you but

John 18:28–40 (ESV)

Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters.

It was early morning.

They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.

So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”

They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.”

Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.”

The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”

This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew?

Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me.

What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world.

If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews.

But my kingdom is not from the world.”

Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?”

Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king.

For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth.

Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”

Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”

After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him.

But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover.

So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!”

Now Barabbas was a robber.

There has been a lot of commentaries written on how illegal the trial of Jesus was.

it was held at night without the public knowing.