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Back to EpisodesHomily | April 1, 2026 | Betrayal Starts Long Before The Kiss (Episode 74)
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Spy Wednesday draws a hard line between surrender and calculation, placing Jesus’ obedient openness beside Judas’ quiet decision to betray. We sit with the question that matters most in Holy Week: not what we say, but where our heart is leaning right now.
• Spy Wednesday as the moment ambiguity ends and decisions form
• Isaiah’s portrait of Christ speaking strength to the weary
• Obedience as the source of Jesus’ power and freedom
• Chosen surrender as strength rather than weakness
• Judas’ question turning relationship into transaction
• Sin as strategy through compromise, timing, and justification
• The disciples’ humility in asking “Lord, is it me?”
• The danger of going through motions while the heart checks out
• Calling him “Rabbi” instead of “Lord” as spiritual distance
• Holy Week as an intentional choice to surrender again
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