Jesus predicts the betrayal of Iscariot Judas

1. 1) Do you know someone who has betrayed you in your life?

    2) How did you feel？

    3) Why did God allow this to happen in your life?

    4) What did you do to him/her?

2. Jesus said to His disciples, “One of you will betray me”.

    1) When do you think Jesus found out?

    2) How do you imagine Jesus prayed about Iscariot Judas when choosing him as one of the 12 disciples? (Luke 6:12-16)

3. 1) Why did Judas become one of Jesus’ disciples?

    2) When do you think he wanted to sell Jesus to the Jewish religious authorities?

    3) What was his motivation for betrayal?

        1)                               2)                         3)

4. He followed Jesus for 3 years.

   1) Had he ever been born again?

   2) If not, why do you think he was not born again? (John 13:10)

   3) Why wasn’t he saved in spite of having been closed to Jesus for three years?

   4) Is it possible for a person to attend a church for ten years and still not be saved?

5. 1) What is the meaning of the verse 18b, “But this is to fulfill the scripture: 'He who shares my bread has lifted up his heel against me’”? (Psalm 41:9)

    2) What does it mean that Jesus is the Word-incarnate? (John 1:14)

    3) What is the meaning of Matthew 5:17-18?

    4) How did Jesus interpret any event in His pass? (Luke 22:37)

6. 1) Why was Jesus troubled in spirit as He testified that one of His disciples would betray Him? (Matthew 26:24)

    2) How did Jesus treat Judas as He knew he would betray Him?

7. 1) When Judas attended the Last Passover dinner, what was going on in his mind?

    2) What steps did Satan use to control Judas and guide him to betray Jesus?

        1)                       2) Matthew 26:14-16                   3)                  4) John 13:27

    3) What are the 4 steps that Satan uses to possess people?

    4) Until what step can a person repent and set himself free from the attack of Satan?  

8. 1) Why did Jesus tell the disciples including Judas that one of them would betray Him? (v.19)

    2) If Judas did not betray Him, would Jesus be arrested for crucifixion?

    3) What would God say to Judas’s justification that because of him, Jesus was arrested and crucified for the salvation of all the people on earth and therefore the saved people should be thankful to him?

    4) What was wrong in the response of other disciples?

    5) How did they betray Jesus?

    6) How do we betray Jesus in our Christian lives?

Life Application:

1. How long have you been attending church? Are you sure that you have been saved?
2. If someone hurt you through betrayal, how would you heal yourself if you were hurt?
3. How would you treat that person?
4. When sinful thought comes to your mind, what will you do?
5. If you yield to sinful thought, what consequence do you expect?

Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, You are all knowing and all powerful God. You are in full control of the universe. Not only You know everything from beginning to the end of the universe, but also You designed in a way of detail. Thank You for the Word of God revealing Your truth. Thank You for Your son Jesus. You have revealed and fulfilled the Word of God through Jesus. Help me to know Jesus better through revelation by the Holy Spirit that I may love Jesus better and obey Him better. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!