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Conspiracy. Betrayal. Intrigue.
2. These words capture the events that led to the establishment of the New Covenant; the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ!
3. Last week, we discussed how extravagant God’s love is for us.
4. This week, the magnitude of God’s love for us will become even clearer as we see the great lengths that He went to set us free from the penalty of our sin so that we may enter into a relationship with Him through Jesus.
5. It is my prayer that our study of Matthew 26:14-30 will cause us to love the Lord more deeply in return.

Matthew 26:14-30

Context
1. During last week’s study, we read that a dinner to honor Jesus was held in the home of Simon, a leper who had been cleansed by Jesus.
2. Other guests at the dinner included Jesus’ twelve apostles along with Lazarus, whom Jesus had recently raised from the dead, and his sisters, Martha and Mary.
3. While the dinner guests were reclining around the table, Mary approached Jesus with an alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume.
a. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume on Jesus’ head and feet.
b. Then, in a sign of humble adoration, Mary wiped Jesus’ feet with her hair.
4. As the aroma of perfume filled the home of Simon the Leper, we’re told that the disciples were indignant about this outpouring of extravagant love and asked, “Why this waste? For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” (9)
5. According to John’s Gospel, Judas Iscariot was the catalyst behind the apostles’ objection.
6. Immediately after this, Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests and elders and agreed to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. (14-16)
7. What an extreme contrast!
a. First, there was the extravagant love of Mary who anointed Jesus with expensive perfume, perfume that she probably bought for her own wedding day or for the burial of someone very dear to her.
b. Then there was Judas Iscariot, one who had seen Jesus’ miracles with his own eyes, yet, in spite of all that God had revealed to him, thought only of himself.

Transition – In Judas, we see the nature of man and the depravity that we all have the potential to fall into. From this, we see why we need a Savior. The Good News is…

I. Jesus Came to Seek and Save the Lost

Luke 19:10, For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

• We must keep in mind the context and remember of the heart of our Savior because it has direct application for our lives.
• What I mean is this; Jesus knew that Judas would betray Him, yet Jesus reached out to Judas and invited him to turn away from his plot of betrayal.
• Here again, we have another contrast.
o On the one hand, we see how low a person can go in their depravity.
o On the other hand, we see how high God will go in His love to reach His enemies.

A. Our choice about Jesus is ours to make
1. When we look at Judas, we must acknowledge the “elephant in the room” and ask, “Why? Why did Judas Iscariot do it?”
2. While several possibilities come to mind, each of them seems to fall short of being a reasonable explanation.
a. For instance, perhaps Judas felt embarrassed when Jesus rebuked him in front of the dinner guests. But didn’t Jesus rebuke them all?
b. Maybe Judas was bitter because Jesus selected three Galilean fishermen, Peter, James, and John, over him for leadership. Why not Judas? After all, he was the only “sophisticated Judean” in the group!
c. Or Judas might have been disappointed because Jesus had not led a revolt against the Roman Empire.
d. The truth is, none of these excuses seem reasonable.

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