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• WHAT is the greatest sin ever committed in human history?

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Pol Pot, responsible for deaths of approximately 1.7 million. The Killing fields of Cambodia.

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It is estimated that the death toll directly attributable to Stalin’s rule amounted to some 20 million lives (on top of the estimated 20 million Soviet troops and civilians who perished in the Second World War), for a total tally of 40 million.

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• What made the murder of so horrendous?

• What made the murder of Jesus so horrendous? • It was the murder of the only sinless man that ever lived!

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• What is Luke trying to teach us in this chapter? Luke 22

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• What is Luke trying to teach us in this chapter? • WHAT about the  Nothing could stop Jesus characters in this story, from walking the path of what can we learn from suffering, sacrifice and their response to Jesus? death.

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• WHAT was Satan attempting to do in the • Judas? life of Judas?

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Matthew 27:3-5 Luke 22:3-5 Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw Then Satan entered into Judas that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back called Iscariot, who was of the the thirty pieces of to the number of the twelve. He went chief priests and the elders, saying, away and conferred with the chief "I have sinned by betraying innocent priests and officers how he might blood." They said, "What is that to betray him to them. And they us? See to it yourself." And throwing were glad, and agreed to give him down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went money. and hanged himself.

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• Did this man KNOW who Jesus was? • Did this man KNOW who Jesus was? • Did this man EVER accept the truth of who Jesus was?

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• Did this man KNOW who Jesus was? • Did this man EVER accept This unbeliever DIED the truth of who Jesus was? in his sin! • NO, this man was consumed with his material possessions!

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• WHAT is Satan’s plan in • Peter? the life of this Believer?

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Luke 22:55-57 Luke 22:31-32 And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan courtyard and sat down demanded to have you, that together, Peter sat down among them. Then a servant girl, he might sift you like wheat, seeing him as he sat in the light but I have prayed for you that and looking closely at him, said, your faith may not fail. "This man also was with him." But he denied it, saying, "Woman, I do not know him."

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Luke 22:59-60 Luke 22:58 And after an interval of about And a little later someone an hour still another insisted, else saw him and said, "You saying, "Certainly this man also are one of them." But also was with him, for he too Peter said, "Man, I am not." is a Galilean." But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are talking about."

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Luke 22:61-62 And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he This Believer was had said to him, "Before the DISCOURAGED rooster crows today, you will by his failure! deny me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly.

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• The Disciples? • WHAT is Satan’s plan for these Disciples as a group?

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Luke 22:24 • REALLY? A dispute also arose among  The day before Jesus dies them, as to which of them and they are disputing was to be regarded as the over who is the greatest. greatest…really?

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This group is • WHAT can we learn from DISPUTING this passage? over something stupid at a critical time!

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• Satan’s strategy for UNBELIEVERS is to keep them from getting to • Satan’s strategy for UNBELIEVERS the cross so they DIE in their sin is to keep them from getting to the cross so they DIE in their sin • Satan’s strategy for BELIEVERS is to DISCOURAGE them so they don’t bear witness of Jesus

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• Satan’s strategy for UNBELIEVERS is to keep them from getting to the cross so they DIE in their sin • Satan’s strategy for BELIEVERS is to DISCOURAGE them so they don’t bear witness of Jesus • WHAT is your response? • Satan’s strategy for the CHURCH is to keep it DISPUTING over who is the greatest

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• WHAT is your response? • WHAT is your response?  Embrace Jesus as your  Embrace Jesus as your Savior! Savior!  Recognize Discouragement is a weapon Satan uses!

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• WHAT is your response? Galatians 2:20  Embrace Jesus as your I have been crucified with Christ. It is no Savior! longer I who live, but Christ who lives in  Recognize Discouragement me. And the life I now live in the flesh I is a weapon Satan uses! live by faith in the Son of God, who loved  Stay Gospel-focused to stay me and gave himself for me on mission!

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