Heavenly things confuse earthly minds.

John 18 is man at his very worst – and – God at His very best.

Judas sacrificed the eternal for the temporary.

John 18:1-4

Jesus didn’t run from the cross -- He moved TOWARD it!

John 18:5

“I always was; I AM; I always will be.”

John 18:6

Sin begins as a thought (temptation); thought leads to action;

action leads to habit.

John 18:26

The Downward Spiral:

1, presumption

...trying to replace God’s will with our own will

2, pride

“A failure that leaves us humble is better than a victory that leaves us proud.”

Ephesians 6:12

3, prayerlessness

...praying vs. playing

Jesus (in John 21):

“Peter, do you love me?”

Romans 5:20