Judas and Betrayal

Message Title: Judas and Betrayal

Speaker: Pastor Frank Winans

Series: Journey Through the Gospel of John

Key verses: John 13:18-30

Sermon Notes:

1. Judas was the popular name of a famous war hero in the time of Jesus.
2. Jesus knew Judas was going to betray him before it happened (verse 19).
3. We are not saved by the messenger, but by the message of Jesus! (verse 20).
4. Jesus was genuinely hurt by Judas’s betrayal (verse 21).
5. Jesus loved and cared for Judas until the end.
6. Jesus  understands our hurt and betrayal and He is here for us.

Follow-up Questions from Sunday:

Getting to Know You:

Why did your parents give you your name? Do you know what the history or the reason was?

Quick Review:

Looking back at your notes from this week’s teaching, was there anything you heard for the first time or that caught your attention, challenged, or confused you?

Digging Deeper:

1. Read John 13:12-30. What do you think Jesus was trying to teach Judas by washing his feet before he identified him as a betrayer? What do you think He is trying to teach us?
2. If you knew ahead of time that someone would stab you in the back, how would you treat that person?
3. What does Jesus teach us about heavenly love with His dealings with Judas?
4. What do you think Jesus was teaching His disciples in verses 18-20?
5. In verse 21, Jesus says He was troubled in His spirit at the thought of what Judas was planning to do to Him. This betrayal was foreshowed in the Old Testament by what happened to King David with the conspiracy of Absalom
   and Ahithophel (2 Samuel 15). What do you know about this event?
6. Ahithophel was a close friend of David and he writes about him in Psalm 41:9 and Psalm 55:12-14. What do these verses reveal to you about the hurt of David and how do these passages prophecy about what happened to
   Jesus?
7. Why do you think people choose to betray other people?
8. If you have been betrayed and deeply hurt by another person, what do you think Jesus would tell you to do?
9. What do you think Judas teaches us to watch out for in ourselves and in the church?

Taking it Home:

• Read 2 Samuel 15 and 16 so as to fully understand the betrayal of David.
• Read Psalm 41, 55, 109 to read David’s hurt and prayers before God as he dealt with his pain of betrayal.
• If you have been deeply hurt by betrayal like Jesus was, go to Him in prayer and seek wisdom and healing from Him so that He can set you free from bitterness.