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(John 13:18-30)
I. Introduction.
A. Orientation.
Last time,
We saw Jesus
At the Passover Feast with His disciples
How He began His teaching at that time
With an example of humility and love
By washing His disciples feet.
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The lesser would always wash the greaters feet
Not the other way around.
When it was the other way around,
It was an act of the greatest humility.
Jesus
Who is God in human nature;
The Lord of the universe
Humbled Himself to wash His disciples feet
To teach us that we should humble ourselves
To wash each others feet
That we should love
And minister to one another.
B. Preview.
Last time, we also saw that more than once
John reminded us that there was one present
Who wouldnt be cleansed by that sacrifice,
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The only one there that didnt belong to Jesus:
And that was Judas.
John wrote in verse 2, During supper, the devil . . . already put into the heart of
Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him.
Jesus said in verse 10-11, You are clean, but not all of you. For He knew the
one who was betraying Him.
This morning,
We see Jesus tell His disciples
That He would be betrayed
So that when it happened
It would again confirm to them
That He is God.
This evening,
Well see this was part of Gods plan
To glorify His Son.
II. Sermon.
A. First, Jesus predicts that one among His disciples would betray Him.
1. He picks up now from where He left off in verses 10-11,
Where He had said to His disciples,
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.
Jesus told His disciples
That their sins had already been forgiven
Through faith in Him.
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We might pause here and ask a few questions:
a. Knowing it was certain that someone would betray Him,
So that Jesus might go to the cross,
Was it certain that it would be Judas?
The answer is yes.
It had to be one of the twelve
As was prophesied.
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Which he could get if he handed Jesus over.
God never forces anyone to sin
He simply uses the sin that is already
In the hearts of His creatures
To accomplish His good purposes.
He did here what He did with Pharaoh.
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Thats why He commands
That His Gospel be offered to everyone.
Thats why when we share it
We can know that Jesus is sincere in His promise
To give eternal life to them
If they repent and believe.
We can also know that He is troubled
When they refuse His offer
And die in their sins.
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How Jesus told them earlier
That one of them was a devil.
Maybe after all this time
And all they had been through together
They had forgotten about this.
But now theyve been reminded
And looking at each other
Were wondering who it might be.
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To pass this information on
To any of the other disciples.
We read in verse 26-30, 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. 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.
No one understood what Judas was doing, except for John.
Jesus kept it a secret,
So they wouldnt try to stop him,
So that Jesus would be betrayed,
That He might be glorified.
Well look at this more this evening.
B. But if Jesus didnt want them to know who was betraying Him,
Why did He bring it to their attention at all?
It was so that when it happened as He said it would,
They would be firmly convinced who He really was.
Jesus told us in verse 19, 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.
1. Who is Jesus?
What did they need to believe about Him?
At the very least, that He is the Messiah.
But even more, that He is Yahweh,
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