“Walking with Jesus”. Do you know this Man?

“Walking with Jesus”

Do you know this Do you know this Man?Man?

Matthew 16:2-3 - “He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for for

the sky is redthe sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the

face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”

…Walking With Jesus?

Are You…

1 Corinthians 1:18 – “For the preaching of the cross is to

them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved

it is the power of God.”

Who Was He?Who Was He?

Who Did He Become?Who Did He Become?

Who Does He Want Who Does He Want To Be In Me?To Be In Me?

WhoWho DoesDoes HeHe WantWant

ToTo BeBe InIn MeMe??

•Who I can only be by walking with

Him!

WhoWho DidDid HeHe BecomeBecome??

•He Emptied Himself

The Creator of the world, from whom the heavens fled away (Revelation 20:11)…

……made Himself of no made Himself of no reputation. (Philippians 2:7)reputation. (Philippians 2:7)

He that was appointed the heir of all things (Hebrews

1:2)…

……had no place to lay His had no place to lay His head. (Matthew 8:20)head. (Matthew 8:20)

The brightness of God’s glory (Hebrews 1:3)…

……was made in the likeness of was made in the likeness of sinful flesh. (Romans 8:3)sinful flesh. (Romans 8:3)

The express image of God (Hebrews 1:3)…

……was marred more than any was marred more than any man ever. (Isaiah 52:14)man ever. (Isaiah 52:14)

He that upheld all things by the word of His power

(Hebrews 1:3)…

……allowed Himself to be allowed Himself to be heldheld, , mocked and smitten for our sin. mocked and smitten for our sin.

(Luke 22:63)(Luke 22:63)

WhoWho DidDid HeHe BecomeBecome??

•He Surrendered His Rights

2nd Corinthians 8:9 – “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poorsakes He became poor, that ye

through His poverty might be rich.”

The right to wealth

Isaiah 53:3 – “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and

acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was

despised, and we esteemed Him notesteemed Him not.”

The right to honor and esteem

2nd Corinthians 5:21 – “For He (God) hath made Him (Christ) to be sin made Him (Christ) to be sin for usfor us (you and I), who (Christ) knew

no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.”

The right to purity

Mark 10:45 – “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to ministerbut to minister, and to

give his life a ransom for many.”

The right to bebe served

John 1:4(a)- “In Him was life;…” Matthew 27:50 – “ Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice,

yielded upyielded up the ghostthe ghost.”

The right to livelive

Romans 12:1Romans 12:1 – “I beseech you – “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the therefore, brethren, by the

mercies of God, mercies of God, that ye present that ye present your bodies a living sacrificeyour bodies a living sacrifice, holy, , holy, acceptable unto God, which is your acceptable unto God, which is your

reasonable service.”reasonable service.”

1 Corinthians 6:191 Corinthians 6:19 – “What? know ye – “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of not that your body is the temple of

the Holy Ghost which is in you, the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and which ye have of God, and ye are ye are

not your ownnot your own?”?”


A Significant Step


A Selfless Step

““BetrayalBetrayal””

•Welcomed as Messiah by the

crowd.

Mark 11: 7-10

•Cursed the fig tree as a picture of His

barren people.

Mark 11: 12-14

•Cleared the temple of the money

changers.

Mark 11: 15-19

•Encourages His Disciples To Pray.

Mark 11: 20-24

•Taught His Disciples about

forgiveness.

Mark 11: 25-26

•Answered accusations about

His authority.

Mark 11: 27-33

•Gave the parable of the slaying of the vineyard owner’s

son.

Mark 12: 1-12

•Answered questions

regarding the paying of taxes.

Mark 12: 13-17

•Answered questions

regarding the resurrection.

Mark 12: 18-27

•Teaches His disciples concerning the

greatest commandent.

Mark 12: 28-34

•Proved Davi’d view of Messiah as Lord.

Mark 12: 35-37

•Warns of the selfish pride of the religious leaders.

Mark 12: 38-40

•Teaches His followers the true heart of giving.

Mark 12: 41-44

•Gives His discourse on the signs of His

coming.

Mark 13: 1-37

TheThe Betrayal’sBetrayal’s Revealing

John 13:18-21 – “I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but

that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with Me hath lifted up his heel against Me. Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come

to pass, ye may believe that I am He. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that

receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth Me; and he that receiveth

Me receiveth Him that sent Me. When Jesus had thus said,

He was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you

shall betray me.”

To strike with fear, render anxious, to remove the calm of

heart.

The Trouble DeFINED

•Matthew 14:26 – “And when the disciples saw Him walking

on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a

spirit; and they cried out for fear.”

The Trouble DeFINED

• Luke 1:11-13 – “And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing

on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.”

The Trouble DeFINED

• John 11:33-34 – “When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and

the Jews also weeping which came with her, He groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord,

come and see.”

The Trouble DeFINED

The Trouble EXPLAINED

•The reality of the coming suffering.


John 13:18-21 – “I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but

that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with Me hath lifted up his heel against Me. Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come

to pass, ye may believe that I am He. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that

receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth Me; and he that receiveth

Me receiveth Him that sent Me. When Jesus had thus said,

He was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you

shall betray me.”

•The reality of the coming suffering.•The rejection of someone you love.


• 16 times in the Book of Jeremiah

he weeps.

• 154 times he says “thus thus saith the saith the

LordLord”.

• Lamentations = 5 funeral songs!

•The reality of the coming suffering.•The rejection of someone you love.

•The reminderreminder of an even greater rejection.


TheThe Betrayal’sBetrayal’s Responses

Matthew 26:21-22 - “And as they did eat, He said, Verily I say

unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto

Him, Lord, is it I?”

“Is It I?”

•Psalms 139:2 – “Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou

understandest my thought afar off.”

•Proverbs 5:21 – “For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He pondereth all his goings.”

John 13:22-25 – “Then the disciples looked

one on another, doubting of whom He spake. Now there was

leaning on Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.

Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it

should be of whom He spake. He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto Him, Lord, who is it?”

“Lord, who is it?”

• John 13:25-29 – “He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto Him, Lord, who is it? Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when He had dipped the sop,

He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan

entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. Now

no man at the table knew for what intent He spake this unto him. For

some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have

need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.”

TheThe Betrayal’sBetrayal’s Responsibility

JudasJudas

He Was Well He Was Well RespectedRespected.

• John 13:25-29 – “He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto Him, Lord, who is it?

Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And

when He had dipped the sop, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And

after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou

doest, do quickly. Now no man at the table knew for what intent He spake this

unto him. For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that

Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something

to the poor.”

He Was Well He Was Well RespectedRespected. He was known

for servingserving.

He was known for benevolencebenevolence.

He was known for being being busybusy.

He shined shined outwardlyoutwardly.

He Was Well He Was Well DisguisedDisguised.

He Was Well He Was Well DisguisedDisguised. He was

motivatedmotivated by selfby self interestinterest.

• John 12:2-6 – “There they made Him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with Him.

Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed

the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of

his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he said, not that he

cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was

put therein.”

GREEDGREED

•He was thinking revolutionrevolution..• He was thinking power.

•He was thinking authority.• He was thinking “money

making machine”• He was thinking world

domniation!

POSITIONPOSITION

• John 6:15 – “When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and

take Him by force, to make Him a king, He departed again into a

mountain Himself alonealone.”

• John 6:26 – “Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye

seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but becausebut because ye did eat of

the loaves, and were filled.”

• John 6:66 – “From that time many of His disciples went back, and walked

no more with Him.”

He Was Well He Was Well DisguisedDisguised. He was

motivated motivated by self by self interestinterest.

He was a cold, calculated, deceiverdeceiver.

• Matthew 26:14-15 – “Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, And

said unto them, What will ye What will ye give megive me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted

with him for thirty pieces of silver.”

His Character His Character RevealedRevealed.

John 13:26 – “Jesus

answered, He it is, to

whom I shall give a sop, when I have

dipped it. And when He had dipped the

sop, he gave it to Judas

Iscariot, the son of

Simon.”

His Christ Rejected.

Matthew 26:49-50 And

forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and

kissed Him. And Jesus said unto him,

Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came

they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

His Christ Rejected.

He Was Well He Was Well DisguisedDisguised.

He was motivated by motivated by self interestself interest..

He was a cold, calculated, deceiverdeceiver.

He was a replica of his replica of his father, father, the the devildevil.

HeHe witnessedwitnessed thethe GloryGlory .

•He saw 5000 fed …twice.



•He saw the blind eyes opened.



•He saw the blind eyes opened.

•He saw the dead raised.


• Ezekiel 28:14 - “Thou art the anointed

cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast

walked up and down in the midst of the

stones of fire.”


• Job 38:4, 7 – “Where wast thou when I laid

the foundations of the earth? … When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?”

HeHe wantedwanted thethe GloryGlory .


• Ezekiel 28:15 - “Thou wast

perfect in thy ways from the day that thou

wast created, till iniquity was

found in thee.”

HeHe wantedwanted thethe GloryGlory .• Isaiah 14:13-14 - “For

thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my

throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon

the mount of the congregation, in the

sides of the north: I will ascend above the

heights of the clouds; I will be like the most

High.”

HeHe wantedwanted thethe GloryGlory .• Isaiah 14:15 – “Yet thou

shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.”• Ezekiel 28:16 – “By the

multitude of thy merchandise they have

filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast

sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of

the stones of fire.”

HeHe wantedwanted thethe GloryGlory .• Matthew 27:3-5 - “Then Judas,

which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was

condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief

priests and elders, Saying, I have sinned in that I have

betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to

us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the

temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.”


• Isaiah 48:11 – “For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be

polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.”

How could they not have known?

Self and Pride

• Proverbs 6:16-17 – “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud lookA proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed

innocent blood..”• Proverbs 16:18 – “Pride goeth before

destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.”

• Proverbs 15:25 – “The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he

will establish the border of the widow.”

• Proverbs 16:5 – “Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand,

he shall not be unpunished.”


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A Selfless Step

Isaiah 48:11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how

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