John 13:18-30
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I. Introduction
I. Introduction
a. Scripture:
a. Scripture:
And as always, I’m going to ask you to stand with me, if you are able, as we read from God’s Holy, Perfect, Sufficient and inerrant Word.
<Pray>
Thank you, and you may be seated.
II. Contextualization
II. Contextualization
Jesus knows it is His time (in Jerusalem for Passover)…Greek seek Philip and then Jesus
And Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
John 12
“Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.
b. God the Father verbally speaks about Jesus’ coming crucifixion and resurrection - many still in their unbelief
“Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”
So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “An angel has spoken to Him.”
c. Jesus is preparing for the Last Supper....washes the Disciples feet to teach them a few lessons: (V. 1-17)
To have a right view of themselves...
That Christ came to be a suffering servant
That we should follow His example and serve others
“If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
d. He also subtly calls out Judas, as the betrayer
Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.”
Jesus said to him, “He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.”
For He knew the one who was betraying Him; for this reason He said, “Not all of you are clean.”
J 13:9-11
- Uses Peter’s situation to let Judas know…and all of them know he would be betrayed....proves His power.
June 13:9-11
So here we are, still in Jerusalem in the Upper Room around the Last Supper…and Now Jesus is going to elaborate on the coming betrayal.
III. Major Points
III. Major Points
1. Jesus Chose the Betrayer
2. Jesus Identified the Betrayer
3. Jesus Allowed the Betrayer
IV. Point #1: Jesus Chose the Betrayer
IV. Point #1: Jesus Chose the Betrayer
John 13:18-20
“I do not speak of all of you. I know the ones I have chosen; but it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
“From now on I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”
John 13:18-
Explanation
So, looking back at last week, verse 17 said:
“If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
- Jesus qualified this statement…only for SOME of the disciples.
b. Verse 18 he explains it:
“I do not speak of all of you. I know the ones I have chosen; but it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
c. In verse 19 Jesus explains that He is foretelling it now to help their belief.
NOT a Calvinist verse (I know the ones I have chosen)
Jesus answered them, “Did I Myself not choose you, the twelve, and yet one of you is a devil?”
John 7:70
d. Verse 20: He is speaking of sending the Disciples out…now that they have the truth…those that receive them will receive Him and the one who sent HIM, God the Father.
Illustration
Max Lucado writes: “The word BETRAY is an eighth of an inch above betroth in the dictionary, but a world from betroth in life. It’s a weapon found only in the hands of one you love. Your enemy has no such tool, for only a friend can betray. BETRAYAL is mutiny. It’s a violation of a trust, an inside job.”
Lucado adds that BETRAYAL . . .
“It’s more than rejection. Rejection opens a wound, BETRAYAL pours the salt. “It’s more than loneliness. Loneliness leaves you in the cold, BETRAYAL closes the door. “It’s more than mockery. Mockery plunges the knife, BETRAYAL twists it. “It’s more than an insult. An insult attacks your pride, BETRAYAL breaks your heart.”
Application
a. And no one could have betrayed Judas betrayed Jesus…because Judas was the perfect betrayer....he was chosen and set up, because Jesus knew he would do it.
put in charge of the money.
“It’s more than rejection. Rejection opens a wound, BETRAYAL pours the salt. “It’s more than loneliness. Loneliness leaves you in the cold, BETRAYAL closes the door. “It’s more than mockery. Mockery plunges the knife, BETRAYAL twists it. “It’s more than an insult. An insult attacks your pride, BETRAYAL breaks your heart.”
given every opportunity
Jesus then gave him permission…he said what you are going to do, get it over with
b. Church: Understand this - the ONLY reason Judas was able to betray Jesus is because Jesus allowed Him to do so....he chose one disciple He knew would do it.
NO ONE can get one over on God....He was able to because Jesus allowed Him to.
V. Point #2: Jesus Identified the Betrayer
V. Point #2: Jesus Identified the Betrayer
3:21-26
John 13:21-
When Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you will betray Me.”
The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know of which one He was speaking.
There was reclining on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.
So Simon Peter gestured to him, and said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom He is speaking.”
He, leaning back thus on Jesus’ bosom, said to Him, “Lord, who is it?”
Jesus then answered, “That is the one for whom I shall dip the morsel and give it to him.” So when He had dipped the morsel, He took and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
Explanation
a. Not only is it clear that Jesus CHOSE who would betray Him, He identifies Him.
b. He gets a very depressing troubled feeling and tells them someone will betray Him…not just someone, one of THEM (v. 21)
c. They all look around confused....who would DO such a thing? (v. 22)
d. John says the Disciple whom Jesus loved was there relaxing with Jesus....just enjoying His presence....(v. 23)....that Disciple was John....He was referring to Himself.
When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”
Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her into his own household.
John 19
He wasn’t being arrogant....he was simply giving his testimony....ALL that mattered to John in the whole world was that Jesus loved Him....He didn’t mean ONLY Him…just that He was in awe of that fact....it was all that mattered to Him…Jesus loved Him.
e. So the Disciples ask: who is it Jesus???....He responds: I’m going to give some food to Him…and you’ll know.....and then He gives it to Judas....He identified Him for everybody to see....not only did Jesus CHOOSE the betrayer....He identified Him for all to see.
Illustration
In 1960, a gentleman founded a penny stock brokerage firm. The firm was one of the top market maker businesses on Wall Street. The founder and CEO became a multibillionaire. On December 10, 2008, the man’s sons, who worked for him, told authorities that their father had confessed to them that the asset management unit of his firm was a massive Ponzi scheme, and quoted him as saying that it was "one big lie". On March 12, 2009, he pleaded guilty to 11 federal felonies and admitted to turning his wealth management business into a massive Ponzi scheme. The scandal defrauded thousands of investors of billions of dollars. He said that he began the Ponzi scheme in the early 1990s, but federal investigators believe that the fraud began as early as the mid-1980s and may have begun as far back as the 1970s. That man’s name, was Bernie Madoff...He stole something like $65 Billion dollars from nearly 5,000 investors over almost 40 years....and they never had a clue. It was the largest Ponzi scheme in world history, and the largest financial fraud in U.S. history.
Application
Church: Here we’ve got a man who his best friends were investors....trusted Him with their money....and they never suspected for a MINUTE, that they were being ripped off....for over 40 years.
And WHO revealed Him....his own sons.
Not only were Madoffs investors feeling betrayed....imagine how Madoff himself felt that it was his sons that ratted him out!
All that time those people had no clue....
Imagine the comparison here....Jesus KNEW who His betrayer would be....in fact He CHOSE someone He KNEW would betray Him....and then calls Him out multiple times...
If the investors and friends of Bernie Madoff had even SUSPECTED they were being ripped off....they would’ve done something.
Here, Jesus KNEW…Jesus knew he was a traitor when He chose Him....Judas was in charge of the money and ripping the ministry off....still jesus didn’t stop it....and here Jesus identifies Him....and He doesn’t stop Him.
You need to see here just how in control of this situation God was. Jesus KNOWS what He’s doing, friends....in this situation…and in all situations in your life.
Aren’t you glad you have a Savior you can trust, amen?
Jesus identified His betrayer....He did that for two reasons:
1.) To show His power
2.) so we would know He was the Savior....Because He was able to be in control of this entire process.
Jesus Identified His betrayer.
VI. Point #3: Jesus Allowed the Betrayer
VI. Point #3: Jesus Allowed the Betrayer
John 13:27-30
After the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”
Now no one of those reclining at the table knew for what purpose He had said this to him.
For some were supposing, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, “Buy the things we have need of for the feast”; or else, that he should give something to the poor.
So after receiving the morsel he went out immediately; and it was night.
John 13:27-30
Explanation
a. At the moment that Jesus gave the morsel of bread to Judas 2 things happened: (v. 27)
1.) He gave Him over to Satan....no longer under the Holy Spirit’s protection…from possession or anything else…(not SAYING he was possessed, but He was no longer being defended from it)
2.) Judas made His choice at that moment to allow Satan to come in…Judas still had Free Will....but God still knew what He would do....which is why Jesus chose him from the beginning.
b. Then, also in v. 27, Jesus flatly tells Judas....”what you have planned, get it over with…do it quickly.”....and v. 28 tells us none of the Disciples knew what Jesus was talking about....THEY thought it was for ministry, v. 28 says....perhaps money for food for the passover meal....or maybe something for the poor....they were clueless.
c. And notice this....when Judas recieved the dipped piece of bread and was instructed by Jesus....he did NOT wait....he went immediately…with Jesus’ permission....Jesus ALLOWED the betrayer to go.
Illustration
I want you to think WAAAAAY back to the book of Genesis Chapter 22....there we find the account of how God tested Abraham....God told Him, Abraham, I want you to take Isaac to the top of the mountain....build an alter…kill him....and then burn him there.
Now you know the story....of course God stopped Abraham from killing Isaac....he was only testing Abraham’s commitment and faith....but there is a part of that story that I think many people don’t know.
Records indicate that at the time Abraham took Isaac to Moriah for this sacrifice, Isaac wasn’t a little boy.....he was a teenager or perhaps even in his 20s. For all intents and purposes, Isaac was a grown man....and Abraham was an old man. You serious preacher, yeah I’m serious.
What’s the point? The point is this....if Isaac had wanted to get away, he could have and would have....Isaac was not stupid…after a few minutes, he likely figured out what was going on....Isaac saw the fire and asked where the lamb was....He knew something was up.
But Isaac did not fight....he laid down on that altar WILLINGLY....
Application
Church: Abraham couldn’t have gotten Isaac on that altar unless Isaac had gone willingly....
I love my daddy…but I;m 32 years old…I promise you he couldn’t get me to lay down on some altar with a knife in his hand.
Folks I want you to listen to me: Jesus has ALL the power of God....NOBODY is going to get Him on the cross without His permission....NOBODY is going to betray Him, least of all a little weasel like Judas, without His permission.
Jesus ALLOWS Himself to be betrayed....
Why: for you and me. Had He not been betrayed, He wouldn’t have been humiliated and killed…and taken our sin....and then He wouldn’t have been raised from the dead to conquer our death.
Jesus KNEW what He was doing....God has GOT this!
How many of you have had to remind yourself in hard times that “God has GOT this” before?
No matter what you’re facing, God knows what Hes doing…He’s got this....trust Him, church. Trust Him.
VII. Conclusion
VII. Conclusion
a. Let me ask you this morning, are you trusting THAT Jesus? The one that was only betrayed and only COULD have been betrayed because He allowed Himself to be.
He’s GOT this, amen?
Trust Him today.
b. Let’s Pray
