Will Ye Also Go Away?

I. THE MASSES (John 6:28-66)

A. The First Stumbling Block (John 6:28-40, 44-51)

1. The teaching of Christ (John 6:28-40)
2. The response of the Jews (John 6:41-43)
a. They murmured at Christ (John 6:41).
b. They questioned the Lord’s words (John 6:42).
c. They murmured among themselves (John 6:43).

B. The Second Stumbling Block (John 6:44-52)

1. The teaching of Christ (John 6:44-51)
2. The response of the Jews (John 6:52)
a. They strove among themselves.
b. They questioned the Lord’s words.

C. The Third Stumbling Block (John 6:53-66)

1. The teaching of Christ (John 6:53-59)
2. The response of some disciples (John 6:60)
a. They struggled with His statement—“This is an hard saying”
b. They worried about others—“who can hear it”
3. The continued teaching of Christ (John 6:61-65)
4. The response of some disciples (John 6:66)
a. They went back.
b. They walked no more with Christ.

II. THE SON OF PERDITION (John 6:64, 70-71; Matthew 26:6-16)

A. The Preconceived Notion Against Judas

1. Due to our knowledge of his betrayal
2. Due to the connotation of scripture
a. He is constantly labeled as the betrayer before he ever betrayed the Lord (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:19; Luke 6:16).
b. He was called a devil by our Lord (John 6:70-71).

B. The Nature of Judas

1. Faithful to follow Christ
a. When you read about the twelve you are reading about Judas.
1.) He was there when Christ informed the disciples about His crucifixion (Matthew 20:17-19).
2.) He was present during the Lord’s teaching (Mark 4:10).
3.) He was present for the feeding of the 5,000 (Luke 9:12-16).
4.) He was originally present at the Passover meal with the Lord (Luke 22:8-16).
b. Judas knew the Lord’s place of prayer (John 18:2).
2. Performer of miracles (Matthew 10:1)
3. A preacher (Matthew 10:5-7)
4. Trusted by the disciples
a. He was chosen to carry the money bag (John 12:6).
b. The disciples were more ready to accept their own guilt concerning the betrayal (Matthew 26:21-22).
c. When Christ showed Judas as the traitor, the disciples did not believe it (John 13:26-30).
5. A man of conscience (Matthew 27:1-5)

C. The Sin of Judas

1. The manifestation of the sin (Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-8)
a. The nature of the sin
1.) It was public.
2.) It was dealing in an area of Judas’ authority (the money).
3.) It was a cross in the wills of the Lord and Judas.
b. The open rebuke of the Lord
2. The rebellion of the sin
a. It does not appear that Judas had it in his heart before this event.
b. Judas’ rebellion followed the rebuke for this sin (Matthew 26:13-15; Mark 14:9-11).

III. THE BOISTEROUS APOSTLE (John 6:68-69)

A. Peter’s Stand (John 6:68-69)

1. His bold faith—walking on water (Matthew 14:25-29)
2. His bold proclamations—thou art the Christ

B. Peter’s Sifting (Matthew 26:31-74)

1. Pride—I will never deny (Matthew 26:31-33)
2. Disagreement—concerning his denial (Luke 22:33-34; John 13:36-38)
3. Disinterest—in the garden praying (Matthew 26:36-46)
4. Fleshly obedience—rebuked for cutting off an ear (Matthew 26:50-54)

C. Peter’s Denial (Matthew 26:69-74)