Without Him Life is Not Worth Living (Judas)

March 18, 2007

Opening Text:  John 6:26-40

Without Him Life is Not Worth Living (Judas)

Mt. 27:1-10

Proposition:  The example of Christ’s sacrificial life is lived in the life of his disciples.

Introduction:  Why Bret Why?

Who?  Why?

John 6 - We have left everything for you

Matthew 16 - Sacrifice desires for the kingdom, Satan

Matthew 20:- Let my sons sits in the high positions

John 13 -Who is the greatest

Matthew 26 - Money, Power, feeling of betrayal, force the hand

The life commanded of disciples is not a life about We or Me, but He.

If we are to live for him, it is expressed in our actions toward them.

It is more than fire insurance

Or a Vacation Royale

Power of this life is the resurrection.  All of these disciples have determined that their lives were lives most miserable.  The others are locked behind the doors fearing there execution.   Judas’ attempt to soothe his conscience leads to his suicide.  The reality is if Christ is not who he claimed to be, then we could see Judas hanging as a Greco-Roman audience would have.  It is a noble act of a man who realizes that it is noble to take his own life in exchange for the one he betrayed.  there is no issue of eternal consequence, because as Paul tells us the difference is what happens on Sunday.  I Corinthians 15:16-19.