Sermon Outline:
- Human power and cunning were not necessary to arrest Jesus
- Human power and cunning are not necessary to make Jesus King
- The Kingdom of God does not depend on the strength of its citizens
Family Discussions:
- What kind of crowd came to arrest Jesus?
- How was Judas going to show the crowd which one was Jesus?
- Did the crowd actually need the swords and Judas’ kiss to arrest Jesus?
- What did Peter do when the crowd tried to arrest Jesus? Why was that wrong for Peter to do?
- If Jesus wanted to be free, what could he have done?
- How did Judas’ betraying kiss make Jesus feel?
- What does Jesus correction of Peter’s sword teach us about how the Kingdom of God will grow?
- What was the evidence that Jesus pointed to which showed the hypocrisy of those who arrested him?
- What was the real authority Jesus pointed to which was “causing” this arrest to be successful?
- How is the church to obey Christ’s command to gain spiritual strength and maturity, while also
- never thinking that it is the cause of the success of Christ’s Kingdom?
- How should this passage, in light of texts like Luke 22:36-38 and Romans 13:1-4, shape how we are to view questions of legitimate use of weapons and force?
- Why would a kingdom for Jesus gained through a sword be bad news for the church?
