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Scripture:
Scripture:
Introduction:
The series we are currently in, “The Road to Easter”, is giving us some snapshots of Jesus’ road to the cross, the tomb and the resurrection.
Background-
Betrayal causes a gut level reaction
Infamous Betrayals:
Benedict Arnold,
Brutus and Caesar,
Tiger Woods & Kobe Bryant,
Edward Snowden
NSA surveillance whistleblower
It’s personal, really close to home and it hurts
It comes from those closest to us and is a breach of trust
Then we don’t know if we can trust anyone else again
We feel like not trusting anyone else again because we feel double crossed, stabbed in the back, betrayed.
Story of Tappan and Big Life
In 2006, Bablu was praying and searching for a church planter to be raised up.
Big Life was growing, and he needed this man to take over ten village fellowships in the eastern area of 24 Parganas.
In one village, a woman was chronically ill with epilepsy, and her condition was deteriorating.
Bablu brought believers each week to pray for her, and after some weeks, she began to recover.
She was completely well in a matter of months.
This woman was Tapan’s wife.
In 2006, Bablu was praying and searching for a church planter to be raised up.
Big Life was growing, and he needed this man to take over ten village fellowships in the eastern area of 24 Parganas.
In one village, a woman was chronically ill with epilepsy, and her condition was deteriorating.
Bablu brought believers each week to pray for her, and after some weeks, she began to recover.
She was completely well in a matter of months.
This woman was Tapan’s wife.
Tapan was amazed.
He and his family had paid for doctors, prayed to all their Hindu gods, and even tried witchcraft, all without success.
Tapan knew that Jesus had healed her, and so did his family.
“I read that Jesus himself said ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.’
He had come to call sinners to repent.
These are the truly sick ones.
I knew I was a sinner, and it completely overwhelmed me.”
Tapan and his wife began to meet with Bablu to talk about Jesus, and they soon gave their lives to the Lord and were baptized together.
They began a fellowship in their home, and Bablu met with Tapan each week to disciple and train him, as it was clear to him that the Lord had called Tapan to be the church planter he needed.
As he continues his testimony, Tapan becomes tense although he remains outwardly calm.
“In February the following year, 2007, I was part of a Big Life medical camp in a new village.
Bablu was there too.
I got a message that my wife was seriously ill, so I went home immediately.”
He stops and frowns, as if searching for words.
“After I got off the train, I was walking down the road to my house.
I saw people, but no one looked at me or greeted me.
When I got close to my house, I saw something hanging by a rope from a tree.
I looked up, and then I saw it was my wife.”
He looks away as Patrick translates.
For ten seconds or so, there is tense silence hanging in the air.
The only sound is the swish of the fan.
Then Tapan’s soft voice again.
“My wife wrote tracts at night, and while I was away, she was going to the market and handing them out.
She had led a few people to Christ, and she was excited.
I was so proud of her.” Silence again.
“Do you know who did this?”
I ask.
“Yes, I know.
It was my family, and my wife’s family.
But the people all said it was my fault for changing my religion.
They said I killed her.
They said if I remain Christian, they would kill me too, or have me arrested for killing my own wife.
My wife’s parents took my son away from me.” Silence.
Patrick is blinking back tears.
I don’t know what to say.
Tapan is now a picture of calm, his hands in his lap.
Betrayal is hard to understand but Scripture talks about it
The word “betrayed” is mentioned 37 times on the road to Easter
We all will either be betrayed, been betrayed or be the one doing the betraying
How Jesus overcame betrayal and we can too
This is important in regards to: Dating, marriage relationships, parents and children, employees and employers/lose a job, relatives, helping people
So where are we in regards to our Scripture passage?
The Jewish religious leaders have a meeting and plan to kill Jesus
Jerusalem is overcrowded because of the Passover celebration and Roman soldiers were all over to prevent rioting, etc. so they wanted to take Jesus quietly and privately.
Last week we talked about Jesus being anointed with expensive perfume.
30 pieces of silver is the price of a DEAD slave!
Passover was a celebration of remembering God rescuing the people of Israel from Egypt.
Custom of the table is have fellowship before any business, etc. is done.
Breaking that fellowship was a huge no-no.
Dipping the bread is the same as when we are serving our guests
Body:
I. Treat them with respect, but set boundaries.
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Jesus treated Judas like the other disciples even though Jesus knew Judas was going to betray Him
Boundary: tells Judas to go do what he must do, then Jesus tells the disciples some last minute instructions after Judas leaves.
Boundaries are healthy: on the playing field, in buildings, etc. Helps us know how to interact
II.
Release them to God to make their own choices.
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Jesus allows Judas to choose what he is going to do.
He could have pointed Judas out but He didn’t.
Same thing happened in the garden as He gives Judas a choice to do what is right.
We need to release others to God and not allow vengeance to take over.
We are responsible for our own actions, not the actions of others.
Story of man who owed friend $8,000.
The lender became bitter, angry, frustrated etc. especially every time he was around him.
III.
Sacrificially serve them in love, giving them a chance to change.
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Lowest servant of the household would wash the feet of those in the house.
Jesus knew Judas was going to betray Him and He kneeled down and washed his feet.
Rest of Tappan’s story (wife killed, son taken)
“I cried out to the Lord to help me out of this.
I begged him to protect my son and to help me understand why my wife had to die.
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