John 13: Jesus Demonstrates Love to the Very End
Preacher: Pastor Ray
Prior to the Last Supper, Jesus demonstrates love for His enemies (Judas) and for His faltering, overconfident, blind church (i.e. Peter) and calls us to do the same.… Read more
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Matt 26 – Jesus is Worth It: Love Extravagantly (pt2 of 3)
Compare the trio of Lazarus, Martha and Mary, their gratitude, with that of the disciples and Judas in particular.
In Matt 26:8, you have a chorus of indignant disciples shouting, why this waste? I get it. We have to be good stewards. We can’t give away our life savings every single day in a moment of extravagant, wasteful love.… Read more
Matthew 26: The Last Supper and the Lord's Supper pt 3 of 4
1) God’s sovereignty and human free will need to always be held in tension and we see this in Judas’ choice to betray Jesus. That’s the first point.
2) Judas is condemned because he lacked repentance and faith.
Now, let’s look at the character of Judas more specifically. Within the group, he was the keeper of the money bag.… Read more
Matthew 26: The Last Supper and the Lord's Supper pt 2 of 4
That’s one prophecy from the book of Jeremiah. We pick up the strand of God’s redemption history in Zech 11. Zechariah was another prophet who came upon the scene after Jeremiah. While the Israelites were captives in Babylon and the temple lie in ruins, Babylon was attacked by Cyrus, the king of Persia, and Babylon fell in 539 BC.… Read more
Matthew 26: The Last Supper and the Lord's Supper pt 1 of 4
For this month, we’re going to take a break from Romans and study the Passion accounts in preparation for Good Friday and Easter.
Matthew 26:14-30.
Today, I have 3 points.
1) God’s sovereignty and human free will need to always be held in tension and we see this in Judas’ choice to betray Jesus.… Read more