Judas and Peter: A Tale of Two Betrayals
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This morning I want to tell you about two men,
who were given what could be argued as the greatest opportunity in history.
Both of these men were able to be a part of the start of a movement that would shape history forever.
This movement would shape homes, communities, and even nation’s.
And these two men were given front row seats to watch this all unfold...
This movement brought hope to groups of people who never known hope before.
And the Teacher who led this movement taught about a Kingdom that was unlike any other kingdom on earth.
The Kingdom that this Teacher taught about was different,
because He would say things like,
if you want to be great in this Kingdom you have to learn to be a servant of all.
In this Kingdom the first shall be last and the last shall be first.
If you want to be rich in this kingdom you have to give up everything.
This teacher would say things like blessed are the poor for they shall inherit the earth.
This teacher’s counter culture message spoke to those who were on the outside looking in.
This counter culture message spoke to those who were week, sick, poor, outcasted, and hurting.
Not only was this teacher’s message different but also his actions.
This teacher taught with authority unlike any other teacher at the time,
but he also walked in same authority that he taught.
He healed the sick of all matter of diseases
He opened the eyes of the blind
made the lame walk
raised a dead man from the dead
Those who were demonized were delivered...
This teacher,
who was much more than just a teacher choose 12 men to be his close knit disciple’s.
As His chosen 12,
The Teacher gave them authority to walk in the same authority that He walked in.
This Teacher said to the 12,
Matthew 10:7–8 (NLT)
7 Go and announce to the world that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!
This morning I want to look at 2 of the these 12 disciples,
as they are the one’s who would eventually betray the one whom they followed.
Today’s sermon is titled
Judas and Peter: A Tale of Two Betrayals
2 Corinthians 7:10 (ESV)
10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:10 (NLT)
10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
With that verse in mind I want to look at the life of Judas and Peter.
There is not a lot of background information that we know about Judas Iscariot.
Especially where he came from before he became one of Jesus’ followers
Some believed Iscariot has roots and connections to Judas’s hometown
Some believe Iscariot has roots to a group of zealots called the Sicarii which were dagger bearer
Some believe Iscariot has roots connected with what he would do in betraying Jesus.
Truth be told, no one really knows much, these are just educated guesses at best.
What we do know is that he was a disciple of Jesus.
As a disciple of Jesus saw first hand the acts of God in the flesh.
Judas saw Jesus perform signs and wonders.
Had direct access to Jesus as apart of the close knit group of disciple’s
As a disciple was given authority by Jesus to also perform signs and wonders
Matthew 10:1–8 (ESV)
1 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. 2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.
Sometimes we forget that before Judas willingly choose to betray Jesus,
that he was a disciple just like the other 11
And Though Judas was placed in this amazing position as 1 of the 12 disciple’s
he still choose to betray Jesus.
The question is why would he do that?
Some think it was out of greed...
14 Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.
4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” 6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.
Some believe that it was not greed that led Judas to betray Jesus but rather it was satanic influence
1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.
3 Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. 4 He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might betray him to them.
2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,
27 Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.”
I believe apart of Judas betraying Jesus was greed and apart of it was yielding to demonic influence.
I believe another part of it was out of fear… (My thought and conclusion)
I think that Judas saw the direction that things were going… (Religious leaders)
Kiss of betrayal...
47 While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. 48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” 49 And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him. 50 Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you came to do.” Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him.
The pain of betrayal is deeper than any other pain…
I can have a lot people come against me…
(And I don’t think much of it)
But a friend who I have broken bread with stabs me in the back,
cuts so much deeper than anything...
12 It is not an enemy who taunts me—
I could bear that.
It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me—
I could have hidden from them.
13 Instead, it is you—my equal,
my companion and close friend.
14 What good fellowship we once enjoyed
as we walked together to the house of God.
When a friend betray’s you,
it cuts in ways that deeper then anything else.
When Judas betrayed Jesus that day I could only imagine the pain Jesus’ felt as his friend gave him a kiss of betrayal.
Unfortunately for Jesus,
Judas’ betrayal is not the only betrayal he would experience on his road to the cross.
Now we turn to Peter.
Peter was a fisherman before he became a disciple of Jesus,
and gave up everything he knew to follow Jesus.
I would say that Peter is by far the most entertaining disciple
because he is never afraid to voice his opinion
And in voicing his opinion sometimes he got it right and sometimes he got it wrong
example of this is...
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Good job Peter! (Peter on this rock I will build my church)
21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Bad job Peter! “Get behind me, Satan!
[Peter was not possessed by satan but rather was having the perspective of satan]
(Give you an idea of Peter though)
later on Jesus has another conversation with Peter
30 Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.
31 On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say,
‘God will strike the Shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
32 But after I have been raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.”
33 Peter declared, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.”
34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.”
35 “No!” Peter insisted. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the other disciples vowed the same.
But later on that night…
Matthew 26:69–73 (ESV)
69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” 71 And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” 72 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” 73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you.”
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74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.
Judas may have been led by fear to side with the religious leaders.
But we know for sure that Peter was led by fear to deny Jesus 3 times.
When Peter denies Jesus he experiences instant regret and shame.
What is interesting is that after both Judas and Peter betrayed Jesus in different ways
they both felt extreme sorrow for what they did.
But how they responded was much different...
Going back to Judas’s life in
Matthew 27:3–5 (ESV)
3 Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.” 5 And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself.
Judas’s response to feeling sorrow led him to hang himself...
I want to go back to
2 Corinthians 7:10 (ESV)
10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:10 (NLT)
10 For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.
Judas felt worldly sorrow which led him to not only physical death but spiritual death..
Whereas Peter felt godly sorrow which led him to repentance...
What happens to Peter is much different because his sorrow was different...
(God’s conviction)
[Example of murder suicide]
When you repent God will restore you.
John 21:15–17 (ESV)
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.
3x do you love me...
3x denied Jesus...
23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. 28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
