* In Luke 9:1 we see Judas being granted power and authority to do miraculous things.

* He was a betrayer at heart, but nobody knew it at this time.

* Here’s the key - he didn’t reveal himself until an opportunity for PERSONAL GAIN entered the picture.

* He was probably looking for some way to build his own thing off the popularity of Jesus but the best opportunity didn’t come along until three years after joining Jesus.

* He found his “in” when he went to Jerusalem and heard and watched the priests.

* The opportunity for personal gain is the great separator of people.

* Pay attention to what goes on in your heart when the opportunity for personal gain presents itself.

* We are not to think in terms of “personal gain” but “paying the price.”