Sermon Tone Analysis

! Introduction:

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I.              The Messiah Betrayed, Arrested, and Deserted.

!! A.            Four Pictures of Commitment (Matthew 26:47-56)

*Intro*: humanly speaking, this is a tragic scene.

Jesus was betrayed, arrested, and deserted within a few minutes.

Just imagine facing all three events within so short a time: being betrayed by one of His own disciples; being falsely arrested by a mob determined to kill Him; and being deserted by all His closest friends, the apostles themselves.

Jesus stood alone.

He did not /have/ to; not a single hand or abusive word or indignity /had/ to be borne.

But He chose to stand there.

He willingly suffered all the abuse and indignity that He might save the world.

Look what the Lord says in (Matthew 26:45-46), /“//Rise, let us be going.

/ /See, My betrayer is at hand:/ Jesus knew Judas and those who would arrest Him were on the way.

He could have run, and escaped the agony waiting at the cross.

But Jesus rose to meet Judas.

Jesus is in complete control of all events.

*Listen to what John says, *"So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him.

And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe.

Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

And they struck Him with their hands.

Pilate then went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him.”

Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.

And Pilate said to them, “Behold the Man!”  Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”  Pilate said to them, “You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in Him.”

The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God.”

Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?”

But Jesus gave him no answer.

Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me?  Do You not know that I have power to crucify You, and power to release You?”  Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above.

Therefore the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin."  (John 19:1-11, NKJV).

!!! 1.            His Lordship in the Symbolism of the Surroundings (John 19:1)

!!!! a)            I believe the Lord deliberately chose Gethsemane, the symbolism is this:

!!!!! (1)           The first Adam began life in a garden.

Christ, the second Adam, came at the end of his life to a garden.

!!!!! (2)           In Eden Adam sinned.

In Gethsemane the Savior overcame sin.

!!!!! (3)           In Eden Adam fell.

In Gethsemane Jesus conquered.

!!!!! (4)           In Eden Adam hid himself.

In Gethsemane our Lord boldly presented Himself.

!!!!! (5)           In Eden the sword was drawn.

In Gethsemane it was sheathed.

!!!!! (6)           Jesus was in complete control.

Can you imagine what was in Judas’ mind as he struggled back to his feet?

*Jesus said that *“I lay down My life that I may take it again.

No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself.

I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.”

(John 10:17-18)

 

            Much can be learned from what happens in this event.

There are four separate events or pictures seen.

1.

Judas betrayed Jesus (v.46-47).

2.

Picture 1: a deceptive commitment—Judas’ betrayal (v.48-50).

3.

Picture 2: a carnal commitment—Peter’s carnal militancy (v.51-52).

4.

Picture 3: a purposeful commitment—Jesus’ willingness to die for man (v.53-54).

5.

Picture 4: two tragic commitments (v.55-56).

a.

A commitment to oppose Jesus: the world’s treatment.

b.

A commitment that forsakes Jesus: the disciples’ fleeing.

6.

The Hour and Power of Darkness (Luke 22:53)

 

 

!!! 2.            Judas Betrayed Jesus (Matt.26:47).

!!!! a)            Judas was one of the twelve apostles, a disciple, a professing follower of the Lord.

!!!!! (1)           Just a few hours before, that evening, he had been sitting at the table of the Lord eating bread with Him.

Now he had turned away and had actually taken the lead in betraying the Lord:

 

!!!! b)            Judas Was a Guide For The multitude to arrest Jesus (Matt.26:47).

!!!!! (1)           Luke’s gospel says that Judas “went before them”.

Judas actually led people to Jesus in order to arrest and kill Him. 

*Peter said in the book of Acts:* “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus" (Acts 1:16, NKJV)

!!!!! (2)           We read about Andrew in the gospels that he was always bringing people to Jesus.

But here, we read of Judas bringing people to Jesus, not for the purpose of knowing Him, but to arrest Him. 

 

!!!! c)            What Kind Of Guide Are You To Others?

How Are You Leading People To Jesus? 

*/To Guide Means: /*To so influence others as to cause them to follow a recommended course of action—‘to guide, to direct, to lead.

To guide straight towards or upon something, or to guide & direct one’s way or journey to a place (1 Thess.

3:11).

!!!!! (1)           *Are You A Blind Guide (Matthew 15:10-14)?*

!!!!!! (a)                 Hypocrites always lead others to disaster.

It’s bad enough that they themselves cannot and will not see the truth; it’s even worse that they recruit others to their ungodliness.

They are not only blind but *blind guides of the blind.

And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit*.

!!!!!! (b)           The *pit* physically referred to holes that were dug in a field or pasture and filled with water for use as drinking troughs for animals.

*A blind man* walking through a field would eventually *fall into a pit*.

!!!!!! (c)           But the spiritual meaning of *pit* is hell.

The *blind guides* are the Pharisees themselves, and the other *blind* are their converts, who become twice the sons of hell as their teachers (Matt.23:15).

!!!!!! (d)           Jesus’ calling the Pharisees *blind guides* was a play on their own description of themselves as /“leaders of the blind.”/

Jesus was saying, /“Yes, you are leaders of the blind; but you are in the same condition as those you lead.

You yourselves are blind.”/

!!!!! (2)           *Are You Confident That You Are A Guide To The Blind (Romans 2:17-24)*

!!!!!! (a)           The context is figurative in the sense that ‘the blind’ are those who are spiritually blind, and the guidance that they require is a proper understanding of the truth in terms of how they should behave.

!!!!! (3)           *Be A Guide To Those Who Don’t Know God’s Word (Acts 8:26-31).*

*The writer of Proverbs says that* "The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.”

(Proverbs 12:26, NASB95)

 

!!!!! (4)           *You Have A Supernatural Guide (John 16:13-14)*

*Jesus Himself said that *"When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.”  (John 16:13-14, NKJV)

 

 

 

 

!!!! d)            With a “great multitude” (Matt.26:47).

!!!!! (1)           The Multitude Included:

!!!!!! (a)           Officers of the Temple (Luke 22:52) & cohort of Roman soldiers (John 18:3), which, at full strength, comprised 600 men.

!!!!!! (b)           Temple police (John 7:32, 44–46), Pharisees (John 18:3), Sadducees and the entire Sanhedrin (Mark 15:1; Acts 23:6) and the chief priests and elders themselves (Luke 22:52).

!!!!!! (c)           When all four gospel accounts are compared, it becomes evident that the total number of men who came with Judas to the garden may have been as high as 1,000.

!!!!! (2)           Judas Made Sure They Were Armed.

Judas had witnessed Jesus’ power and His escaping from crowds before (Luke 4:30; John 8:59).

!!!!! (3)           Judas was officially sent by the religionists: the chief priests and leaders (Matthew 26:3-5, 14-16).

The very people who should have received Him rejected Him.