John 8:44

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

From Background Notes [BN] for January 12^th & 13^th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

Indonesia was once untouched by the modern world. In the 1950’s the missionary, Don Richardson, began ministering to the Swami, a group of headhunters and cannibals.

They accepted the white missionaries whom they regarded as not quite human, though they knew they were different from the spirits. Don learned their language and customs, so that he might teach them God’s Word about creation, sin, salvation, and Jesus. When Don told them about Judas Iscariot, they suddenly grew interested in how Judas’s relationship with Jesus cloaked his betrayal in Gethsemane. Hearing this, they cheered! In their culture such treachery and deception were virtues, present in many of their own legends. What they valued was “fattening with friendship” of an unsuspecting victim, before killing and eating him. To them Judas was the hero of the story.  [BN, 1-2]

Join us this week in Study, Worship, Praise and Celebration at Chicago First Church of the Nazarene:

* Saturday 6:00pm
* Sunday 8:30am & 11:00am