Counterfeit Disciple


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Have you ever seen a counterfeit bill? I’ve never actually seen or handled one myself, but I have seen some pictures online that looked pretty convincing. I suppose if it’s done well a counterfeit bill will look and feel very much like the real thing.

This Sunday as we continue our study through the Gospel of John we’ll be doing a character study on one of the most tragic figures in all the Bible. That is Judas of course. Judas was a counterfeit disciple of Jesus. A disciple is a sincere, from-the-heart imitator of Jesus. And to most onlookers Judas passed as the genuine article, but closer inspection reveals that he was just a look alike and not the real thing at all.

Listen in as we spend some time studying the life of Judas in John 13 and 18. My hope is that God will redeem this sad story of a counterfeit by using it to help make us more authentic followers of Jesus.