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“The King Betrayed?” Mount Olive Lutheran Church Sermon Wednesday March 6th 2024 - Matthew 26:47–56




“The King Betrayed?” Mount Olive Lutheran Church Sermon Wednesday March 6th 2024 - Matthew 26:47–56

Lenten Exchange guest preacher Rev. Nigel Prozenko from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Regina, Saskatchewan. 

Matthew 26:47–56

While [Jesus] was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with Him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize Him.” And He came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed Him. Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you came to do.” Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him. And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once send Me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?” At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture Me? Day after day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me. But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

Here guest preacher Rev. Nigel Prozenko addresses the topic of betrayal focusing in on Jesus’ betrayal by His disciple Judas and how unlike many forms of betrayal our King Jesus knew that His was coming and who would be the one to do it.   

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