Hi, I'm James McDonald's and thanks for joining us for our teaching this weekend.

We're going through the upper room discourse from John 13 to John 18.

And I pray that it would be a real great encouragement to you.

Today, actually, we're going to be looking at something that is sadly all too common.

I remember the first time I ever taught on this passage of Scripture and how blown away people were because

we always talk about how bad Judas was and certainly how much it affected Christ, but right in there are the principles of betrayal and what causes betrayal

and why it's so incredibly wounding. Jesus Christ, of course, got through that, as with everything,

with flying colors and total purity. And so we not only learn how it happens betrayal,

so we can try to prevent it, but we also see how to cope

when it happens to us.

So that's not what a kiss is for.

Open your Bibles to John 13. Thank you.

Well, hey, I know I've mentioned it before,

but let me just say it again, because I love to say it.

My wife, Kathy, and I were high school sweethearts.

We grew up together.

In fact, I'm kind of fond of saying that I raised her myself, but she hates when I say that.

So why did I just say that?

We've been married for 30 years.

She likes me to say happily married.

We've been happily, she said, tell people we've been happy.

We have been happily married for 30 years.

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