A. One of the 12 apostles, chosen by Jesus Himself (3:14-19)
B. Fulfillment of prophecy (Psalm 41:9)
C. Proximity to Jesus is no guarantee of fidelity to Jesus (cf. Revelation 2:4-5, 14-16, 20; 3:1-3, 15-16)
II. One of Judas’ weaknesses was a love for money
A. A thief who stole from the money box (John 12:4-6)
B. His price for betrayal was 30 pieces of silver (Matthew 26:14-16); fulfillment of prophecy (Zechariah 11:12)
C. Money is often still a problem among the Lord’s people (Mark 4:19; 1 Timothy 6:9-10; Revelation 3:16-17)
III. The remorse of Judas
A. He did not anticipate the consequences (Matthew 27:3-4)
1. We, too, may think we are doing the “right thing” in a given situation (Matthew 7:21-23)
2. We must have the authority of God behind our actions and humbly submit to Him (Col. 3:17; Eccl. 5:1-2)
B. He did not respond to his remorse appropriately (Matt.27:5; cf. 2 Corinthians 7:9-10; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11)
A. Jesus (Luke 24:44-46)
B. Paul (1 Corinthians 15:3; Acts 17:2-3; 26:22-24)
C. Peter (Acts 2:22-28; 3:18)
II. “In that day” (Zechariah 12-14)
A. Zechariah 12:9-11 — John 19:35-37 (cf. Exodus 12:46; Psalm 34:20)
B. Zechariah 13:7 — Matthew 26:31; Mark 14:27, 50 (cf. John 10:11, 14; Philippians 2:5-11)
C. Zechariah 14:7 — John 1:3-5, 9
D. Zechariah 14:8 — John 4:10; 7:37
E. Zechariah 14:9 — Revelation 17:14
III. “The Suffering Servant” (Isaiah 52:13-53:12)
A. Isaiah 53:5 — 1 Peter 2:24-25; John 19:34; 18:22; 19:3; 19:1
B. Isaiah 53:7 — Matthew 26:63; 27:12-14; Mark 14:61; 15:5; Luke 23:9; John 19:9
C. Isaiah 53:9 — Matthew 27:57-60
D. Isaiah 53:12 — Luke 22:37; 23:32-33
A. The Jewish view of Jerusalem (Psalm 48:1-3; 50:1-2)
B. The grandeur of the temple
1. The disciples called the stones and buildings “wonderful” [NASB]
2. Jesus simply referenced its size: “great” (large)
3. These stones measured about 38x12x18 feet
II. The apostles asked three questions (13:3-4; cf. Matt. 24:3)
A. “Tell us, when will these things be?”
B. “And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?”
C. “And what will be the sign…of the end of the age?” (Matthew 24:3)
III. Jesus answered all three questions (13:5-37)
A. “When?” (13:5-13) – after…
1. False claims (13:5-6)
2. Wars, rumors of wars (13:7)
3. Natural and national disasters (13:8)
4. Religious persecution (13:9-13)
5. All of these things will happen before the “these things” of 13:2 happen, and “all these things” would happen during “this generation” to which Jesus spoke (13:30)
B. “The sign when all these things will be fulfilled” (13:14-31)
1. The abomination of desolation (13:14-23; Daniel 11:31; 12:11; Luke 21:20) – Josephus records the history of Roman general Titus and his siege
2. Apocalyptic/figurative language (13:24-27) – keep it in the historical context of “those days”
a. “The powers…will be shaken” (13:24-25) – the religious power in Judaism, authorities represented by sun, moon, stars
b. Not the Second Coming, but the coming of Jesus in judgment against Jerusalem (13:26-27)
3. The parable of the fig tree (13:28-31)
C. “The end of the age” (13:32-37)
1. “That day and hour no one knows” (13:32-33)
2. “Watch!” (13:34-37)
A. Based upon the truth of the apostles’ witness (1 Jn 1:1-3)
B. Divine fellowship (1 John 1:3; 1:7; 3:24)
C. God’s forgiveness (1 John 1:9)
D. Brotherly love (1 John 4:7-11)
II. “That you may not sin” (1 John 2:1)
A. “Because your sins are forgiven for His name’s sake”
(1 John 2:12; Romans 5:20-6:2; Psalm 103:12)
B. “Because you have known Him who is from the beginning” (1 John 2:13,14; John 17:3)
C. “Because you have overcome the wicked one” (1 John 2:13,14; 4:4; 5:4-5)
D. “Because you have known the Father” (1 John 2:13; Jeremiah 31:33-34)
E. “Because you are strong and the word of God abides in you” (1 John 2:14; 2 John 1:9)
III. “That you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God” (1 John 5:13)
A. How does one acquire faith? (Romans 10:17)
B. Eternal life is a promise from the Father to the faithful
(1 John 2:25; Titus 1:2; John 17:1-3)
C. The Spirit inspired the Word to produce faith in us (John 17:20; 20:30-31)
A. The parable of the wicked vinedressers (12:1-9)
1. The vinedressers represented the religious leaders who misused and abused their position
2. God’s servants (prophets) had been mistreated
3. God’s own Son would be killed
4. Those vinedressers would be destroyed, and the vineyard would be given to others
B. Jesus applies Scripture to Himself (12:10-11)
C. Just as Jesus opposed extremism, extremists opposed Jesus (12:12)
II. Testing questions from extremists
A. Pharisees and Herodians asked about taxes (12:13-17)
B. Sadducees asked about marriage and the resurrection (12:18-27)
C. A scribe asked about the greatest of the commandments (12:28-34)
III. Jesus warns against extremism
A. Extremists do not respect the Scriptures or the nature of God (12:35-37)
B. Extremists desire glory and praise for themselves, not for God (12:38-40)
C. Extremists will do anything for themselves, but not for God (12:41-44)
A. “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (10:25)
B. “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?” (10:26-27; cf. Deuteronomy 6:5; Leviticus 19:18)
C. “Do this and you will live” (10:28)
D. “Who is my neighbor?” (10:29)
II. The parable
A. The priest (10:30-31; cf. Deut. 22:1-4; Exodus 23:4-5)
B. The Levite (10:32)
C. The Samaritan (10:33-35)
D. Which acted as a neighbor to the victim? (10:36-37a)
III. The call to action
A. “Go and do likewise” (Luke 10:37b)
B. A timeless truth (Micah 6:8; Matthew 23:23; Romans 13:10; Galatians 6:10)
A. His miraculous knowledge (11:1-7)
B. The fulfillment of prophecy (11:8-11; cf. Zechariah 9:9)
C. The people recognize His authority (11:9-10)
II. The severity of the Lord (11:12-26)
A. Anger can be dangerous (Proverbs 19:11; 22:44) but is not in and of itself sinful (Ephesians 4:26; cf. Psalm 4:4; 37:8)
B. Jesus was angry that a fig tree had not borne fruit as it should (11:12-14)
C. Jesus was angry that the people were misusing and abusing the temple (11:15-19)
D. Jesus teaches about faith (11:20-24)
E. Jesus warns about the anger of God toward those who are unmerciful while reminding them that He is willing to forgive (11:25-26; cf. Matthew 5:7)
III. The authority of the Lord (11:27-33)
A. Jesus’ authority questioned (11:27-28)
B. Jesus responds with a question (11:29-30)
C. The inability (or unwillingness) to give an answer to His question resulted in the inability to receive an answer to their question (11:31-33)
A. Oh, be careful little mouth what you say! (James 1:19)
B. A dangerous muscle (James 3:2-8)
C. How do you use your words? (Ephesians 4:29)
D. It matters now, and eternally! (Matthew 12:36)
II. The time that you spend
A. Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-41)
B. How many hours per week do you spend with Jesus and His people? (Hebrews 10:25)
C. What do you do with your time when you are not here? (2 Corinthians 5:10; Ephesians 5:15-16)
III. The opportunities you are given
A. Opportunities for service (Galatians 6:10)
B. “I’ll do it later”…really? (James 4:13-17)
C. Opportunities for obedience (2 Corinthians 6:1-2; Acts 22:16)
I. A prayer request (3:1-2), a prayer rendered (3:3-5)
A. For evangelism (3:1; Eph. 6:19-20)
B. For deliverance from evil men (3:2; 1 Tim. 2:1-2)
C. Expressing trust in God (3:3)
D. To continue in the faith (3:4-5; 1 Cor. 15:58)
II. The precept of withdrawal (3:6-15)
A. Discipline for the undisciplined (3:6)
B. Applies to freeloaders (3:7-12), sexual sin (1 Cor. 5), strife-stirrers (Romans 16:17), anyone who refuses to repent (Matthew 18:15-18)
C. Don’t give up (3:13)
D. The purpose of discipline: restoration (3:14-15; 2 Cor. 2:6-8; Galatians 6:1; James 5:19-20)
III. The presence of the Lord (3:16-18)
A. The peace of the Lord (3:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:23)
B. The personal touch of the apostle (3:17)
C. The grace of Jesus (3:18; Romans 5:21)
A. A moral man who was hindered by his possessions
B. The Lord’s assessment of this man shocked the disciples
C. What hinders us from taking up our cross and following Jesus fully? The things we have? The people who surround us?
II. The twelve (10:32-45)
A. The third time Jesus tries to prepare His followers for His impending death (10:32-34)
B. Jesus’ life was focused on the cross; how focused are we on the great love of Jesus?
C. James and John ask for priority in the kingdom (10:35-45)
D. The cup and the baptism – these terms do not refer to the Lord’s Supper and water baptism, but represents suffering (“Take this cup away from Me” in Gethsemane, 14:36)
E. Ultimately, service means more to Jesus than status
III. Blind Bartimaeus (10:46-52)
A. A man who believed in the power of the Lord to heal
B. Was told, “Go your way, your faith has made you well”
C. What is faith? It is more than mere belief, but a decision to follow Jesus
But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. (Acts 8:12)
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