1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,000 Today we begin a brand new sermon series entitled Backfire, the Death of the Devil. 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,880 And this is a three week sermon series that I think is going to be enlightening to not 3 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:16,400 only tell you what happened at the end of Jesus' life, but also what might be happening 4 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,400 in your life as well. 5 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:25,440 What might be happening in your life and what happened in Jesus' life. 6 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:30,680 Using this, Jesus was at the most crucial moment of his life where everything was culminating 7 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,720 to his own crucifixion, which is why he came. 8 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:41,320 His death, his burial, his resurrection that would save his friends, save his nation, and 9 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:42,320 save humanity. 10 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,640 All of it was coming to the culmination together. 11 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:52,440 And while God was doing something huge at the exact same time the devil was planning 12 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,640 a big attack. 13 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:58,400 Have you noticed that's what's going on in your life? 14 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:06,080 While God is doing something huge, the devil is planning his own attack. 15 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,760 I see this take place on the national level. 16 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,240 I see this take place at the global level. 17 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,640 I see this take place in family units. 18 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,400 I see this take place in church communities. 19 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,720 I see this take place in small groups. 20 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,360 I see this take place between two people in a relationship. 21 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:26,360 God has a huge thing that he's doing. 22 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,640 And at the same time the devil has a plan to take it down. 23 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:36,120 You say does it make you nervous, Josh, that we have this great enemy named Satan who attempts 24 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,600 to destroy what God is doing? 25 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,640 And the answer to that question is found in this sermon series. 26 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:46,840 The sermon series is entitled Backfire. 27 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,480 The death of the devil. 28 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,360 Backfire. 29 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,280 The death of the devil. 30 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:58,160 Satan certainly is a worthy adversary. 31 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:08,280 Yet one night he made a series of fatal mistakes that span just 12 hours. 32 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,560 His ultimate plan became his eventual demise. 33 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:21,200 And as he possessed Judas Iscariot, betrayed Jesus Christ and had him arrested. 34 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:30,880 This is the story of the devil's death and the dark plan that famously backfired. 35 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:36,120 Today's sermon is entitled Dying with Darkness. 36 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:37,120 Let us pray. 37 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,760 Father in heaven, my prayer in these next few moments as we study your Scripture is that 38 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:49,400 you would help us to simultaneously see what happened to you and what is happening to us. 39 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:55,320 What happened to Judas and how that could take place in our own hearts. 40 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,880 God in heaven, I pray that this would not just be an exercise of studying historical 41 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:04,800 facts and figures and individuals, but this would be a spiritual renewal and awakening 42 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,720 in the minds and the hearts of the men and women in this room. 43 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:12,360 Oh God, I ask that you would do inside of them what you've already done inside of me 44 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,720 as you have taught me this passage. 45 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:22,960 Help me to convey it with clarity and with compassion. 46 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,120 This I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. 47 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,000 Amen. 48 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:35,880 The sermon was entitled Dying with Darkness because we are going to see that Jesus institutes 49 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:40,680 the Lord's Supper, the Last Supper with Judas in the room. 50 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:41,760 Dining with Darkness. 51 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:43,800 The sermon is entitled Dining with Darkness. 52 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:44,960 I'm going to say what's the sermon? 53 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:46,640 You say Dining with Darkness. 54 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:47,640 What's the sermon? 55 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,480 Dining with Darkness. 56 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:54,320 We'll come back to that. 57 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,360 The weather's nice, isn't it? 58 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:57,680 You love it? 59 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,600 Mid-October in Vegas? 60 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:05,320 I have friends who live up in Michigan and they just experienced about four months of 61 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:15,200 like beautiful life while we were here next door to hell. 62 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:20,560 And now they are coming out of the beauty and going into the darkness of the Midwest 63 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,640 winters and we are coming into glory. 64 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,360 Can I get an amen right there? 65 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,480 The next few months are amazing in Las Vegas. 66 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:29,480 It's just great. 67 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,040 If you just moved to Vegas and you were thinking about leaving in August, don't worry. 68 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:34,840 All of us think about leaving in August. 69 00:04:34,840 --> 00:04:36,080 We're not missing a one of us. 70 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,160 It's like part of the mindset of a Las Vegas. 71 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:42,120 But now we're through and we're like, let's just stay because we live in paradise. 72 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:43,440 And it was so nice the other day. 73 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,480 I'm like, okay, it was early in the morning. 74 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:51,400 I have a seven o'clock small group, seven o'clock small group at Starbucks and that's 75 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:53,400 about 2.2 miles from my house. 76 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:54,400 And I thought, you know what? 77 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:55,400 I'm up early. 78 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,600 Why don't I just get dressed and I'll jog to my small group and then jog back. 79 00:04:58,600 --> 00:04:59,600 That was the plan. 80 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:00,600 And so I did. 81 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,440 I got up and I put on my gear. 82 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:07,920 And for me, I'm a 43 year old man with a bad knee. 83 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:12,360 So for me, my gear includes a big knee brace. 84 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:17,440 And when I run, if you ever see me jogging through mountains edge, don't be surprised. 85 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,240 I am not the coolest jogger you've ever seen. 86 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,480 He's shocker, right? 87 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:28,680 I've got a big knee brace and because I have a bad knee, my gait is a little odd, right? 88 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:34,480 Because I run and I like to carry a water bottle in my hand and I like to carry my phone 89 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,360 in my other hand. 90 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:41,080 And so this is how I jog down the street. 91 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,320 I don't need to be a cool looking jogger because I look cool on Sundays. 92 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:45,320 Amen. 93 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:46,320 That's what I'm going for right there. 94 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:47,320 There you go. 95 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:48,320 Right there. 96 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:49,320 Well, thank you. 97 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:50,320 But it's too much really. 98 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:51,320 All right. 99 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:52,320 Thank you. 100 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:53,320 But I'll take it. 101 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,800 And so I'm jogging down the street and I'm on my way to and all of a sudden I had some 102 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:57,880 Christian music on. 103 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:02,160 I wanted to get my mind and my head space in the right frame of mind for the small group. 104 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:06,200 As I'm running down the street, I'm doing my thing and I'm just thanking God. 105 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:10,040 God thank you for this morning and thank you for the sunrise and thank you for the beautiful 106 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:11,040 trees. 107 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:16,160 And as I'm running through mountains edge, I notice on the side of the road a group of 108 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:19,280 teenagers getting ready to get on a school bus. 109 00:06:19,280 --> 00:06:22,600 Early morning and my mind was in a thankful spirit and so I said, Lord, thank you for 110 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,080 these teenagers. 111 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,560 Everybody complains about the next generation, but here they are. 112 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:31,400 Before the sun gets up and they're up early in the morning lined up ready to get on a 113 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,600 bus and go to school and learn all day. 114 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:34,600 I'm smiling. 115 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,440 I'm just so grateful for God and these teenagers. 116 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,280 And as I'm running, I start turning the corner where they were coming closer. 117 00:06:41,280 --> 00:06:44,040 And I noticed one of the teenagers was the funny one. 118 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:49,120 I knew that because when I was a teenager, I was the funny one. 119 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,160 And I knew he was the funny one because he was making a joke. 120 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:53,160 And I'm like, look at him. 121 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:54,160 He's funny. 122 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:55,160 He's being funny. 123 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,800 He was acting like a monkey like this. 124 00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:59,240 Like he was acting like a monkey. 125 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:00,720 And I thought, look at that guy. 126 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:01,720 It's a funny one. 127 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:02,720 He's the funny one. 128 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:03,960 I was the funny one. 129 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:05,920 And I slowed down as I'm jogging now. 130 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:10,840 And as I got closer, I noticed that not only was he acting like a monkey, all the kids 131 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,680 around him were laughing. 132 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:20,720 And then the closer I got, I realized he was mocking me. 133 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,280 He was going like this. 134 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:29,600 And all of them were looking right at me as I walked by. 135 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,960 And I noticed the kids can be cruel. 136 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:41,800 They're really terribly mean and unrepentant and sad. 137 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,440 I just started running as fast as I could. 138 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:48,480 It's been years since I've been made insecure by teenagers. 139 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:53,880 But nonetheless, I'm running and I'm wiping tears away. 140 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:54,880 And this is what I really thought. 141 00:07:54,880 --> 00:08:04,200 I thought to myself, how ironic, because I was the one doing that 35 years ago. 142 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:08,520 I was the funny one making fun. 143 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:12,920 Irony is a fascinating thing. 144 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:27,960 And the doom of the devil, the demise of this grand demon is an ironic series of poor choices. 145 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:32,680 Some made by Satan, some made by Judas. 146 00:08:32,680 --> 00:08:40,080 And all of these ironic, poor choices culminated in the end of the story of Jesus that we're 147 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,840 going to see today. 148 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,520 What can we learn from the death of the devil? 149 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:50,560 Part one of three Sundays, part one of three sermons. 150 00:08:50,560 --> 00:08:53,160 What can we learn from the death of the devil? 151 00:08:53,160 --> 00:09:05,640 Number one, we learn the people Satan uses. 152 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:09,840 The people Satan uses. 153 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,520 Look at what he says in verses one through six. 154 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:18,480 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew near, which is called Passover. 155 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,840 If you remember in the midst of the story, for those who are part of Southern Hills, 156 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:26,840 we're going verse by verse, chapter by chapter through the book of Luke. 157 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:31,640 And Jesus had just finished having dialogue with the religious leaders in the temple. 158 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,980 And he left the temple with his disciples and sat on the Mount of Olives and told them 159 00:09:35,980 --> 00:09:39,120 about the coming end of the world. 160 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:46,040 Now the Bible says it was time for them to celebrate a cultural holy day, a holiday. 161 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:47,640 For them it was called Passover. 162 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:52,280 And the Passover they were celebrating was a reminder of how God had saved the Jewish 163 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:58,440 people thousands of years before out of Egypt that God had come and rescued them out of 164 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,000 slavery. 165 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,720 And to this day the Jewish community still celebrates Passover. 166 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:07,040 And Jesus being a Jewish rabbi celebrated Passover. 167 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:11,520 And all the way back to the time of Moses, the people of God celebrated Passover. 168 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:14,960 And now Jesus was ready to celebrate Passover with his disciples. 169 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:15,960 Look at verse two. 170 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:22,320 And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill Jesus, for they feared 171 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:24,920 the people. 172 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:29,880 Jesus was ready to celebrate Passover while his enemies were ready to kill Jesus, the 173 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:34,880 Lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world. 174 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:39,040 And then verse three tells us how Satan planned to do it. 175 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:46,200 Satan's plan was to get Judas to betray Jesus. 176 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:50,440 Satan entered Judas, surname dyscariat. 177 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:56,760 You'll notice in the story that Satan actually enters Judas not once, but multiple times. 178 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,440 Meaning this is what we call demon possession. 179 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,000 For Satan himself, devil possession. 180 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,520 And we see that Satan himself possessed Judas. 181 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:13,080 And then we'll see, left Judas, and then possessed him once again. 182 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:19,200 Satan entered Judas, surname dyscariat, who was numbered among the twelve, shocking that 183 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:23,480 Satan would enter one of the only twelve disciples. 184 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:27,560 Now stop before we move on and realize this. 185 00:11:27,560 --> 00:11:32,280 They say, boy, I would hate to be used by Satan. 186 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,200 Friend, hear me. 187 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:42,520 Whether through possession or oppression, manipulation, or demonic plans playing out 188 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:56,560 in your own mind, the devil wants to use all of you against God's plan, including me. 189 00:11:56,560 --> 00:12:04,120 How did God, how did Satan use one of Jesus' own disciples? 190 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:05,120 Verse four. 191 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:09,160 So, Judas went his way and conferred with the chief priests and the captains how he might 192 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,000 betray Jesus to them. 193 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,640 And they were glad and they agreed with him for money. 194 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:18,200 Judas suddenly, it feels like all of a sudden, twists and changes and says, I don't want 195 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:19,200 to be with Jesus. 196 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:20,200 I'm going to betray Jesus. 197 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:26,200 And he goes to the enemies of Jesus and says, I'm ready to give you this man. 198 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:35,640 So he promised and sought opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of the multitude. 199 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:39,320 How did Judas get there? 200 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:46,960 One of the greatest dangers in a study of Judas for a Christian is for you to improperly 201 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,280 view this passage. 202 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:53,400 And the way in which we improperly view this person is we often think to ourselves, Judas, 203 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:55,020 yes, let's talk about Judas. 204 00:12:55,020 --> 00:12:57,360 Who has been a Judas to me? 205 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,160 Not the way to view the passage. 206 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:04,760 The first thing to think is let's not think about my story. 207 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:08,000 Let's think about Jesus' story. 208 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:14,360 The first thing to do is empathize with Jesus that one of his closest disciples turned his 209 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:18,640 back on Jesus. 210 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:24,840 If you want to move to practical application, it should not be who has been a Judas to 211 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:25,840 me. 212 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:29,360 It should be. 213 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:42,040 In what moments have I allowed Satan to use me to discourage God's plan? 214 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:47,280 Pastor, question, have you ever had a Judas in your life? 215 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,680 Wrong question. 216 00:13:49,680 --> 00:13:51,960 The question is not have I had a Judas in my life? 217 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:58,640 The question should be from a Christian heart, when have I played the role of Judas to somebody 218 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,920 else? 219 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:10,560 When have I allowed my heart to be so hardened to not care about the hurt of another? 220 00:14:10,560 --> 00:14:15,240 As I recall my life to my embarrassment, I have played the role of Judas far more than 221 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:17,600 the role of Jesus. 222 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:24,000 I have unwittingly and unknowingly been used to discourage people. 223 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:31,280 Like a pawn in Satan's plan, he has moved me and he has made me unwittingly do this. 224 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,400 And you say, how is that possible, Pastor Josh? 225 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:34,800 Not you, not you. 226 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:39,160 Yes, as a disciple of Jesus, there have been moments in my life I have unwittingly and 227 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:46,800 unknowingly been used and followed into Satan's trap to discourage others. 228 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:48,760 You know how he did it? 229 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:53,040 He did it in my life the same way he did it in Judas' life, and the same way he'll do 230 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,480 it to you if you're not careful. 231 00:14:55,480 --> 00:15:02,880 He uses the disillusioned and he uses the offended. 232 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,200 Notice this is true in the story of Judas. 233 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:08,160 How was it that Judas was open to be used by Satan? 234 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:09,360 Number one, he was disillusioned. 235 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,440 You say, what do you mean, Judas was disillusioned? 236 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,600 Do you know what happened right before this story? 237 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:18,520 What happened right before this story, if you remember, Jesus had just spent the previous 238 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:24,000 day explaining to his disciples the end of the world. 239 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:25,720 Do you remember the story? 240 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:30,640 Jesus had just taken them up inside of the Mount of Olives and he had looked over the 241 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:35,720 plains of Jerusalem and he looked over at the Temple Mount and Jesus looked at his disciples, 242 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:40,240 all of them, just right before this story and said, the end of the world is coming, 243 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:47,680 I'm going to die and you all are going to die too. 244 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:50,720 Not an encouraging message from Jesus. 245 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:54,800 You say, what do you mean Judas was disillusioned? 246 00:15:54,800 --> 00:16:01,400 Listen, Judas didn't hate Jesus, he loved his country. 247 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,600 He wanted Jesus to be crowned king. 248 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:08,960 And from Judas' perspective, and you must throughout this three week sermon series, 249 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:13,760 you must understand Judas' point of view. 250 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:18,800 Judas' point of perspective was that Jesus had deceived them. 251 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,840 You say, what do you mean, Jesus had deceived them? 252 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:26,080 Don't you remember what Jesus told them just three to four months before this? 253 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,760 You say, what did Jesus tell Judas? 254 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:29,880 Do you remember the story? 255 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:32,400 It's in Matthew chapter 19, I'm going to put it on the screen. 256 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:37,280 In Matthew chapter 19, just a few months before this, the Bible says that Jesus was saying 257 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,880 you have to forsake everything to follow me. 258 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:44,560 And Peter looks at Jesus and says, we've given up everything to follow you, what will 259 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,600 we get for giving up everything? 260 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,480 And do you know what Jesus said? 261 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:52,680 Jesus looked at him and said, I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son 262 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:58,480 of Man, the Son of Adam, sits upon his glorious throne, you follow me, I'll tell you what 263 00:16:58,480 --> 00:16:59,480 you get. 264 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,240 This is what he promised Judas. 265 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:09,240 He promised you who have been my followers will also sit on 12 thrones, judging the 12 266 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,680 tribes of Israel. 267 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:17,480 Just a few months before, Jesus looked at Judas and said, you follow me and I will give 268 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:23,040 you a throne and you will sit right beside me in my kingdom. 269 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:28,200 And now Jesus is saying, I'm going to die and you're going to die and it's all going 270 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:32,920 to go away. 271 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,680 You say, but Judas didn't understand the full plan of Jesus. 272 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,720 It doesn't matter if Judas understood the full plan. 273 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,200 The question was not whether or not Judas understood the full plan. 274 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,480 The question was, did Judas trust Jesus or not? 275 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:49,840 And the answer was no, he became disillusioned with Jesus. 276 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:55,120 Be careful, Christian, when you get to a place that you get angry with Jesus because things 277 00:17:55,120 --> 00:17:59,880 are not turning out exactly the way you thought he promised you. 278 00:17:59,880 --> 00:18:03,920 Because then you get disillusioned with him and you're like, I don't think your promises 279 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:05,400 are coming true. 280 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,880 And here's the thing Judas didn't realize. 281 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:14,120 If he had just been patient with Jesus, everything would have planned, gone exactly according 282 00:18:14,120 --> 00:18:20,000 to Jesus' plan, which included death, which included martyrdom, which included resurrection, 283 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,440 which included the glorious kingdom to come. 284 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:26,360 But Judas was not privy to the full plan of Jesus. 285 00:18:26,360 --> 00:18:36,000 Therefore Judas became disillusioned and Satan thought, I can use him. 286 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,280 Who is it that Satan uses? 287 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:41,080 Well, for Judas and for me, it's been the moments that I've been disillusioned with 288 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:42,080 Jesus. 289 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:47,160 Number two, Judas was not only disillusioned, he was offended. 290 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:48,880 Say offended. 291 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:50,880 Say it. 292 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:55,920 The other story that takes place right before this, because you've got to understand where 293 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:59,760 Judas is coming from, otherwise we don't understand the story. 294 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:03,880 Judas was not only disillusioned with Jesus' plan, he was offended by Jesus. 295 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:08,160 Right before this, according to the Gospel of Mark, Jesus and the disciples were in the 296 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,320 home of Mary and Martha. 297 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:14,720 And in the middle of that story, a woman named Mary brings out a bottle of ointment and she 298 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:19,000 bows down in front of Jesus because Mary knew Jesus was going to die upon the cross. 299 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:24,000 She was paying attention to his words and she broke the alabaster bottle, poured ointment 300 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:28,560 all over Jesus' feet, brushed Jesus' feet with her own hair. 301 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:29,800 It's a beautiful story. 302 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,400 Maybe you remember that story. 303 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:39,000 And the Bible tells us that the disciples murmured and complained and it points out 304 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,360 Judas specifically. 305 00:19:41,360 --> 00:19:45,880 And Judas says, this woman is wasting money. 306 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:49,280 She could have taken that ointment and sold it and given it to the poor. 307 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:53,600 And do you know how awkward that moment must have been for everybody? 308 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,600 And so Jesus addresses it. 309 00:19:56,600 --> 00:20:02,400 Jesus says in Mark chapter 14 verse 6, Jesus replied, leave her alone. 310 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:05,520 Why criticize her for doing such a good thing to me? 311 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:09,080 Whenever the good news is preached throughout the whole world, this woman's deeds will be 312 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:12,680 remembered and discussed. 313 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:17,000 This publicly rebukes Judas. 314 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:22,200 And this is on top of the fact that Judas is disillusioned with Jesus' plan and now 315 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:24,680 he's publicly rebuking him. 316 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,640 And what does it say in the very next verse? 317 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:30,840 What does it say? 318 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:37,120 It says in verse number 10, then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve disciples, went to the leaders 319 00:20:37,120 --> 00:20:43,360 of the priests to arrange to betray Jesus to them. 320 00:20:43,360 --> 00:20:50,600 Immediately after Judas was discouraged, disillusioned, and offended that Jesus would address his 321 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,000 sin, Judas is like, I'm out. 322 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,240 Hey, be careful. 323 00:20:55,240 --> 00:21:02,600 Be careful that when Jesus addresses your sin, you don't get so offended with Jesus 324 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:07,600 that you turn into the person who turns away from Jesus. 325 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:11,200 Do not make the mistake that I've often made with this passage. 326 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:13,240 Who is the Judas in my life? 327 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:14,240 Stop. 328 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:15,240 That's not the point. 329 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:19,880 The point is, when have there been moments in your life that you have been unwittingly 330 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,400 used by Satan? 331 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,400 Why? 332 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:33,760 Because Satan looks for the right person in the right headspace with a hard enough heart 333 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:37,080 and he moves them. 334 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:40,880 Okay. 335 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:45,160 That's the warning you might say, oh Pastor Josh, what do I do to keep that from happening 336 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:46,160 to me? 337 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:49,520 I'm going to teach you very quickly what God has taught me. 338 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,800 This is real practical advice and I'm going to give it to you. 339 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:56,600 How do you keep yourself from falling into that trap Pastor Josh? 340 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,600 Here's what it is. 341 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:02,760 Ah-ha. 342 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:04,760 Say it with me. 343 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:05,760 Ah-ha. 344 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:06,760 A-H-A. 345 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:07,760 Ah-ha. 346 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:12,760 Say it with me. 347 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:14,160 Ah-ha. 348 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,440 This is what God has taught me over the years. 349 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:23,160 You keep myself from being unwittingly used by the devil to hurt others. 350 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:24,160 Ah-ha. 351 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,720 A-acceptance. 352 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:30,480 Whatever God's plan is, is the plan that I'm okay with. 353 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:31,480 Acceptance. 354 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:33,120 I'm going to say A, you say acceptance. 355 00:22:33,120 --> 00:22:35,000 A-acceptance. 356 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:38,080 How many of you have come to the place where you realize God kind of knows what He's doing? 357 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:39,080 Can I get an amen? 358 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:44,000 I know we can say that out loud, but whenever suddenly the plan seems to drift from what 359 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:50,320 we thought God said, we have a choice to either trust God and accept what He's doing or reject 360 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:56,600 God and cause ourselves to stumble. 361 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:57,600 Acceptance. 362 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:58,600 A-H-A. 363 00:22:58,600 --> 00:22:59,600 Say, ah-ha. 364 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:00,600 Ah-ha. 365 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:04,840 Letter H. Humility. 366 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:09,240 Realizing that God knows what He's doing even when I do not. 367 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,560 I'll say H. You say humility. 368 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:12,560 H. 369 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:13,560 Humility. 370 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,480 I'll say what He's doing even when I don't. 371 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:20,080 Acceptance of God's plan, trusting that He knows what He's doing. 372 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:22,600 And the third letter, what was the third letter? 373 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:23,600 A. 374 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:24,600 A. 375 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:25,600 What is that third? 376 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:26,600 Accountability. 377 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,840 Say it with me. 378 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:29,940 Accountability. 379 00:23:29,940 --> 00:23:34,040 When I don't know if I can trust God's plan and I'm struggling with what am I going to 380 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:40,760 do to trust God, I have found that when I put myself in the accountability of other men 381 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:42,400 and women. 382 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,320 And I can go to them and say, here's what I'm thinking. 383 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:46,960 Is my thinking wrong? 384 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:48,240 Here's what I'm struggling with. 385 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:49,560 Is my struggle wrong? 386 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:51,080 Can you give me advice? 387 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:52,400 Can you give me help? 388 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:57,760 This is why you must have a community of Christians around you that you can be honest and forthright 389 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:01,160 with about whatever's going on in your life. 390 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:05,120 Especially when you feel disillusioned by following God or especially when you become 391 00:24:05,120 --> 00:24:07,920 offended by what the Scripture says about sin. 392 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:13,120 Oh friend, number one we see in this story, the people Satan uses. 393 00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:16,680 And friend, he has used me in the life of people. 394 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:18,640 And I'm sure he's used you as well. 395 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:19,920 Be careful. 396 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,000 Number one, the people Satan uses. 397 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:25,000 Number two, the second part of the story that we learn. 398 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:31,560 Number two is not just the people Satan uses, but number two, the promise Jesus offers. 399 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:32,560 This is beautiful. 400 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,600 Look what it says in verse seven as the story continues. 401 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:39,320 Then came the day of unloving bread when the Passover must be killed. 402 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,760 So they're about to celebrate the Passover. 403 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:43,920 We call it the Lord's Supper. 404 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:48,360 Or Leonardo da Vinci referred to it as the Last Supper. 405 00:24:48,360 --> 00:24:52,400 And you may remember this painting from your history classes and your art classes. 406 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:55,920 Maybe if you've actually traveled to this location you can see the actual painting 407 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,400 of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper. 408 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:03,640 But understand that when you see it it actually probably looked a little bit more like this 409 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,880 than like that. 410 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:09,280 Now what exactly is this? 411 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:13,360 This is the final supper that Jesus has with his disciples. 412 00:25:13,360 --> 00:25:17,120 They would have sat at a table that was low to the ground back during that day that when 413 00:25:17,120 --> 00:25:18,760 I've been tables like that. 414 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:22,480 By the way if you notice ushers that are moving around we're going to be celebrating the Lord's 415 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:24,580 table and the Lord's Supper right now. 416 00:25:24,580 --> 00:25:27,120 Could I get one of those from you? 417 00:25:27,120 --> 00:25:28,200 Could I get one of those from you guys? 418 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:30,640 Thank you very much. 419 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,960 What we're going to do in this moment is you're going to have an opportunity of celebrating 420 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:40,120 and participating in the Lord's Supper right here, right in the middle of the sermon as 421 00:25:40,120 --> 00:25:41,880 we study all about it. 422 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:46,280 So as the plates go by go ahead and take that, hold on to it and I'm going to walk you through 423 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:47,780 it. 424 00:25:47,780 --> 00:25:51,360 Now before you do let me walk you through a little bit of what Jesus was doing with his 425 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:52,800 disciples. 426 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:57,480 They were up in what the Bible calls an upper room in Jerusalem. 427 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:01,500 They were celebrating the historic Passover with the disciples. 428 00:26:01,500 --> 00:26:05,140 As I stated before this would have been a low table to the ground. 429 00:26:05,140 --> 00:26:07,440 Not like one that you would sit at today. 430 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:12,400 But where your feet would have been spread away from the table not under the table. 431 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:18,120 Where they would have reclined on little couches or more likely just some cushions. 432 00:26:18,120 --> 00:26:20,400 Remember Jesus was not a wealthy man. 433 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,320 He was not followed by many wealthy disciples. 434 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:27,480 He would have rented a little room and had a beautiful dinner and he would have just 435 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,520 been very intimate like this. 436 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:38,760 In the midst of this last supper of the Lord Jesus Christ he institutes what we call communion. 437 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:39,760 Say it with me. 438 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:40,760 Communion. 439 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:44,880 Or he institutes what some churches refer to as the Lord's Supper. 440 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:45,880 Say it with me. 441 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,600 The Lord's Supper. 442 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:56,440 And while they are there in Jesus' last night of freedom Jesus gives an analogy with the 443 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:57,800 food. 444 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:04,680 He uses the food as a metaphor to explain everything about the Christian faith. 445 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:14,040 And he says, this bread is my body which is broken for you. 446 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:22,080 This cup, the juice, the wine, it is my blood which is shed for many. 447 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:27,080 Now let me read the text to you as you continue to receive the cup. 448 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,680 Look at what it says in verse 14. 449 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:34,760 When the hour had come he sat down with his twelve apostles. 450 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:39,120 Then he said to them, with fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you 451 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:40,760 before I suffer. 452 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:44,680 For I say to you I will no longer eat of it until it is all fulfilled in the kingdom of 453 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:46,280 God. 454 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:51,840 Then he took the cup and he gave thanks and he said, take and divide it among yourselves. 455 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:58,120 For I say to you I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes. 456 00:27:58,120 --> 00:28:03,120 And he took the bread and he gave thanks. 457 00:28:03,120 --> 00:28:04,120 He broke it. 458 00:28:04,120 --> 00:28:10,720 And he gave it to them saying, this is my body which is given for you. 459 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:14,640 This do in remembrance of me. 460 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:22,200 Likewise, also he took the cup after supper saying, this cup is the new covenant in my 461 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:29,760 blood which is shed for many. 462 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,680 I'm going to walk you through this at this point. 463 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:38,560 Before I do let me just say, what we're about to participate is an ancient Christian ritual 464 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:44,600 for those who personally believe in Jesus Christ and have a relationship with God through 465 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:45,600 Jesus. 466 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,280 They're Christian. 467 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:52,320 If you're here today and you're not yet a Christian, you've not become a believer in 468 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:53,480 Jesus. 469 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:58,420 You are more than welcome to hold on to this and take it home as a souvenir. 470 00:28:58,420 --> 00:29:02,840 But if you're not yet a Christian, you're not a believer in Jesus, it would be considered 471 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:08,560 culturally inappropriate and insulting to a Christian community to partake of the bread 472 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:12,440 and the cup without having first given your life to Jesus Christ. 473 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:15,040 So we'll just ask you to hold on to it. 474 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:19,920 For those who are followers of Jesus Christ, the book of 1 Corinthians tells us that it 475 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:28,320 is appropriate to check your heart, to ask God, am I walking in relationship with you, 476 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:31,880 to confess your sins to God before partaking? 477 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:37,240 And to do so in remembrance of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. 478 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:39,840 Now we do so together. 479 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:47,320 As you pull back that first tab of plastic, it'll reveal a little wafer of bread. 480 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:53,880 This little wafer of bread symbolizes the broken body of Jesus Christ. 481 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:58,880 Now if you grew up in certain religious traditions, you are very nervous holding this wafer. 482 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:04,360 You believe or have been taught that some sort of a holy man or priest needs to hold 483 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:05,600 this for you. 484 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,800 But nothing is found in Scripture that would indicate this. 485 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:13,920 The only priest you need is Jesus Christ and Him alone. 486 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:17,760 And that He has built a relationship between you and God without the need of these type 487 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:20,080 of priestly rituals. 488 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:24,720 That you can hold the wafer just as much as any other man. 489 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:33,200 Now as you hold this wafer, remind yourself of the broken body of Jesus. 490 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:46,360 That His body was broken on the cross for your sins. 491 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:50,020 He did not die upon the cross because He was a revolutionary. 492 00:30:50,020 --> 00:30:57,400 He died upon the cross because somebody needed to pay for the sins of mankind. 493 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:02,480 And Jesus Christ being the Son of God and the Son of Adam said nobody else needs to 494 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:06,760 die for their own sins when I can break my body for them. 495 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:11,200 And so Jesus allowed His body to be broken for you. 496 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:16,120 And we as Christians, when we see this, we don't just believe it, Jesus says, I want 497 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:18,880 you to consume it. 498 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:24,160 When we consume and eat the bread, we are not physically eating the body of Jesus Christ 499 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:30,280 in a strange cannibalistic manner, as some may have taught. 500 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:36,520 We are taking the body of Christ symbolically saying, I live you, I eat you, I drink you, 501 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:43,660 you are in me, you are through me, not my life, but your life be in me. 502 00:31:43,660 --> 00:31:57,120 In remembrance of Him, let us partake. 503 00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:02,400 The scripture says, after they had eaten the bread, they took the cup. 504 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:08,480 If you'll pull back that second tab, it'll reveal the liquid. 505 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:17,160 The juice for our modern era that we hold in our cup reminds us of the blood that Jesus 506 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,120 shed. 507 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:23,360 He called it the New Testament or the New Covenant. 508 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:24,360 Why? 509 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:27,520 Well, because there was an old covenant that God made with man. 510 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:29,600 What was that covenant? 511 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:32,480 In the Old Testament, if you've ever read it, what was the deal? 512 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:34,480 He made a deal with mankind. 513 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:35,480 Here's the deal. 514 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:36,480 Here's the contract. 515 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:40,760 You do all of these rules and you can come to heaven. 516 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:44,200 And mankind did not do very good with that. 517 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:49,120 So 600 years before Jesus came, God sent a prophet named Jeremiah. 518 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,800 And Jeremiah said, I got some good news for everybody. 519 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:53,040 There's a new deal coming. 520 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:54,320 There's a New Testament coming. 521 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:55,480 There's a New Covenant coming. 522 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:56,760 There's a New Contract coming. 523 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:58,240 Here's the new one that's coming. 524 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:01,480 You don't have to worry about trying to obey the rules. 525 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:06,080 God will love you with an everlasting love and He will die for your sins and offer you 526 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:11,520 unconditional salvation if you repent and receive Him as your Savior. 527 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:22,800 He says now, Jesus, this is the New Covenant, the New Testament, the New Deal with God. 528 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,400 You'll never be perfect. 529 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:31,360 But God in heaven loves you so much, He shed His blood to pay for all of your past sins, 530 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:35,040 present sins, and future sins. 531 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:40,200 So all you need to do is receive Jesus as your Savior. 532 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:49,520 And when we drink the cup, we are reminded that His saving blood permeates our existence, 533 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:53,360 that we cannot be saved apart from it. 534 00:33:53,360 --> 00:34:04,480 In remembrance of Jesus Christ. 535 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:07,360 What can we learn from the death of the devil? 536 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:12,160 In this passage, we learn the people Satan uses, the promise Jesus offers. 537 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:15,600 And you might say, what's the promise in this passage? 538 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:18,400 Did you miss it? 539 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:21,400 Did you miss the promise in the passage? 540 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,160 The promise he offers is this. 541 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:24,720 Let me say it. 542 00:34:24,720 --> 00:34:33,640 All are welcome at the table. 543 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:39,080 Did you notice who still was sitting at the table when Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper? 544 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:41,760 Who was still there? 545 00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:46,040 Judas. 546 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:51,400 How awesome is Jesus? 547 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:57,600 Even while Jesus knows what Judas is thinking about, Jesus is saying, hey brother, you're 548 00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:00,680 welcome at this table. 549 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:02,240 Can I just stop and say to you? 550 00:35:02,240 --> 00:35:04,880 Some of you think you are far past redemption. 551 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:06,640 You are far past God. 552 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,760 You've already made too many mistakes. 553 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:14,080 And Jesus is saying to you even now, hey, you're welcome at the table. 554 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:19,440 You don't have to do what you think you're destined to do. 555 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,520 You don't have to damn yourself. 556 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:23,480 You don't have to doom yourself. 557 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:25,360 Yes, it is true. 558 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:30,840 It is absolutely true that Jesus will be crucified, but it doesn't have to be you, Judas, who 559 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:33,720 does this thing is what he's saying. 560 00:35:33,720 --> 00:35:40,840 And even in this moment Jesus is offering him, that is Judas, one last chance. 561 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:42,120 What do we learn in this passage? 562 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:45,080 Number one, the people say to news is number two, the promise Jesus offers. 563 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:49,560 Number three, the choices we make. 564 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:57,360 The last thought I end with today is the choices we make to find our future and our eternity. 565 00:35:57,360 --> 00:36:00,240 Your choice will not only define your future. 566 00:36:00,240 --> 00:36:01,840 Listen to me. 567 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:08,480 Your choice will reflect your level of trust in Jesus. 568 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:09,880 Was Judas upset with Jesus? 569 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:11,360 Yes or no? 570 00:36:11,360 --> 00:36:12,680 Yes. 571 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:14,280 Look at verse 21. 572 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:19,840 But behold, as soon as Jesus is done partaking of the communion, look at what Jesus says, 573 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:25,160 but behold, the hand of my betrayer is with me on the table. 574 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:29,880 And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined. 575 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:38,520 He said, look, I'm going to die no matter what, but woe to the man by whom he is betrayed. 576 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:42,920 And then beginning to question among themselves which of them who it would be who would do 577 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:44,360 this thing. 578 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:50,000 So Jesus looks at them all and says, look, I'm going to die, but woe to the person who 579 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:53,200 is the person who is going to lead to this moment. 580 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,920 And all of them began to ask the question, who is it, Lord? 581 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:56,920 Who is it? 582 00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:57,920 Who is it? 583 00:36:57,920 --> 00:36:58,920 Is it me? 584 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:03,040 Now, Judas is among them. 585 00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:09,000 And to get a fuller picture of how this story plays out, you have to look at the other Gospels. 586 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,400 So we look at Matthew chapter 26. 587 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:12,920 Look what it says in the Scripture. 588 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:17,560 One of you will betray me, for the Son of Man must die as the Scriptures declared long 589 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:21,800 ago, but how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. 590 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:26,960 Jesus looks around and says, look, the Son of Adam has to die, but how terrible for the 591 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:30,880 person who chooses to betray him, but how terrible it says. 592 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:33,400 And it would be far better for that man if he had never been born. 593 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:35,160 And then look at what Judas says. 594 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:50,520 Judas, the one who would betray him, asked, Rabbi, am I the one? 595 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:59,200 And Jesus said, you have said it. 596 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:10,440 I believe this is very clearly Jesus' opportunity to Judas saying, if you say so, Judas, you 597 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:14,720 don't have to be you, buddy. 598 00:38:14,720 --> 00:38:18,400 Look at what he says in John chapter 13, if you think out of context. 599 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:22,360 John 13 verse 25, we piece together all the Gospels, and look at what it says. 600 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:24,360 John said, Lord, who is it? 601 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:27,800 And Jesus responded, it's the one to whom I will give the bread that I will dip in the 602 00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:28,800 bowl. 603 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:32,000 And when he had dipped it, he gave it to Judas. 604 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,280 Jesus is giving him the opportunity. 605 00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:37,360 And what does it say? 606 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:44,480 When Judas had eaten the bread, at any moment Judas could have said, I don't understand 607 00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:45,480 what's going on. 608 00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:48,040 Jesus, help. 609 00:38:48,040 --> 00:38:56,800 And when Judas had eaten the bread, look at what it says, Satan entered into him. 610 00:38:56,800 --> 00:39:03,120 Then Jesus told him, hurry up, do what you're going to do. 611 00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:11,080 So Judas left at once going out into the night. 612 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,760 Judas must have felt that he had no other choice. 613 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:18,360 Listen, some of you believe you have no other choice. 614 00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:21,200 Some of you think I'm just too intellectual for this whole God thing. 615 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:28,280 You think you have no other choice. 616 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:32,600 Judas must have felt he had no other choice, but clearly Jesus was giving him every opportunity 617 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:35,960 to repent and change his mind. 618 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:41,640 So why didn't he? 619 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,320 Trust issues. 620 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:47,280 He didn't trust Jesus. 621 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:53,120 Do you have trust issues? 622 00:39:53,120 --> 00:39:56,680 Have you been hurt by people so often that you really genuinely have a difficult time 623 00:39:56,680 --> 00:40:02,000 trusting even God's plan that's obvious in your life? 624 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:05,840 I have trust issues. 625 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:09,720 Does anybody remember the name of the sermon itself? 626 00:40:09,720 --> 00:40:13,360 The sermon series is the death of the devil, backfire, death of the devil. 627 00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:14,800 Does anybody remember the name of the sermon? 628 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:15,960 I told you I'd come back to it. 629 00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:17,400 Anybody remember the name of the sermon? 630 00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:18,400 If you do, shout it out. 631 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:20,640 What was it? 632 00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:21,640 Is it on the thing? 633 00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:22,920 Okay, I thought, all right, good, all right. 634 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:24,560 I thought you were cheating, dining with darkness. 635 00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:27,840 That's really good. 636 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:33,800 It's the story of when Jesus was dining with darkness. 637 00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:37,080 Did you know there's a place in Las Vegas you can literally dine in the dark? 638 00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:39,160 Have you heard about this? 639 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:42,120 How many of you have heard about this restaurant? 640 00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:43,360 Anybody here ever been there? 641 00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:44,360 Anybody been there? 642 00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:45,920 Raise your hand if you've been there. 643 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:46,920 Nobody? 644 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:47,920 Oh, right over here. 645 00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:50,760 All right, very good. 646 00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:51,760 Did you like it? 647 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:52,760 It was okay. 648 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:54,760 It was okay. 649 00:40:54,760 --> 00:41:01,280 I've read that the food is incredible. 650 00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:04,360 I mean, absolutely amazing. 651 00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:06,760 So Pastor Josh, are you going to go? 652 00:41:06,760 --> 00:41:07,760 Nope. 653 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:10,240 I'm out. 654 00:41:10,240 --> 00:41:11,240 It's pitch black. 655 00:41:11,240 --> 00:41:14,280 I've watched videos on it. 656 00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:17,080 You enter into the restaurant and it's pitch black. 657 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:21,880 The waiters and the dining people, they all have, what is it called? 658 00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:25,240 Yeah, yeah, that. 659 00:41:25,240 --> 00:41:26,720 Where they can see in the dark. 660 00:41:26,720 --> 00:41:27,720 They've got these, what is it? 661 00:41:27,720 --> 00:41:28,720 What's it called? 662 00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:30,840 Night vision goggles. 663 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:34,840 So they're going around, but you're in complete pitch black darkness. 664 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:37,760 Now, I've been to a lot of restaurants in Vegas. 665 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:42,760 I have trust issues. 666 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:46,840 One of the members of our church is a, he's a, he's an inspector. 667 00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:49,120 I don't know what they call him where they go in the back of the kitchen and they inspect 668 00:41:49,120 --> 00:41:50,440 things. 669 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:53,200 He's the one who shuts them down. 670 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:59,960 And I've told him on multiple occasions, I would love that information, you know? 671 00:41:59,960 --> 00:42:04,800 He's told me, he's like, you do not want to know. 672 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,800 That scares me. 673 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:12,840 I've been in restaurants and I like to keep my eyes open. 674 00:42:12,840 --> 00:42:16,320 Not just what I'm going to eat, but like what's around me. 675 00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:22,080 If I feel something at my feet, I want to be able to look down and see what I just felt. 676 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:27,640 So I'm going to go into a restaurant that is pitch black and I'm going to eat whatever 677 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:33,360 they put in front of me and I'm going to be around anybody that they put around me. 678 00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:35,640 And whatever's around me is what's going to be around me. 679 00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:39,480 That freaks me out. 680 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:41,000 You know why? 681 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:52,480 Because here to be frank, I don't trust them. 682 00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:56,120 That's what God's been doing in your life lately. 683 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:58,600 He has brought you into a dark room. 684 00:42:58,600 --> 00:43:01,960 He has sat you at a table. 685 00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:07,120 And he says, I'm going to feed you and you better just scoop it up. 686 00:43:07,120 --> 00:43:11,200 And in this dark moment, I'm not telling you the details. 687 00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:15,120 You say, but I feel something around me. 688 00:43:15,120 --> 00:43:16,120 I don't know what's going on. 689 00:43:16,120 --> 00:43:20,240 Trust me, it's fine. 690 00:43:20,240 --> 00:43:21,440 I don't think I like the taste of this. 691 00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:22,880 What's going on? 692 00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:27,920 Trust me, it's fine. 693 00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:32,960 And there are moments in the life of every Christian where God intentionally and purposefully 694 00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:35,760 tells you he loves you. 695 00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:47,320 But Judas, you have to trust his plan lest you become the unwitting pawn of the devil. 696 00:43:47,320 --> 00:43:50,480 Yeah? 697 00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:51,480 Let's pray. 698 00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:54,080 Thank you for watching the Southern Hills YouTube channel. 699 00:43:54,080 --> 00:43:58,680 Make sure you subscribe and hit the bell icon to be notified every time we post a new video. 700 00:43:58,680 --> 00:44:02,200 And remember, we exist to make disciples for Jesus Christ. 701 00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:03,200 Have a great week. 702 00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:24,200 Bye.