And Judas Iscariot

And Judas Iscariot, by J. Wilbur
Chapman

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Title: And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses
Author: J. Wilbur Chapman
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AND
JUDAS ISCARIOT
TOGETHER WITH OTHER EVANGELISTIC ADDRESSES

BY
J. WILBUR CHAPMAN

HODDER & STOUGHTON
NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

Copyright
1906
The Winona Publishing Company

CONTENTS
And Judas Iscariot An Old-Fashioned Home The Swelling of Jordan A
Call to Judgment A Changed Life The Lost Opportunity A Great
Victory Paul a Pattern of Prayer A Startling Statement The Grace of
God Conversion Five Kings in a Cave Definiteness of Purpose in
Christian Work The Morning Breaketh An Obscured Vision The
Compassion of Jesus Sanctification An Unheeded Warning The
Approval of the Spirit A Reasonable Service The True Christian Life

INTRODUCTION
The sermons contained in this volume are published in response to
numerous requests that they might be put into permanent form.
The author of these sermons needs no introduction to the Christian
readers of America. His fame as an author, preacher and evangelist is

more than national. As Director of the evangelistic work carried on by
the General Assembly's Committee of the Presbyterian Church, he has
achieved distinction as a preacher of the Gospel. Under his direction
simultaneous evangelistic campaigns have been held in many of the
leading cities of the land, and the Christian Church and the world have
had an experience of a new, aggressive and emphatic evangelism that
has stirred the Church, revived Christian service and been the means
under God of turning thousands to a life of allegiance to Jesus Christ.
Therefore it is a privilege and pleasure to put into book form some of
the sermons which Dr. Chapman has preached in his evangelistic work
and also as the Director of the Interdenominational Bible Conference at
Winona Lake, Indiana. Thousands have borne witness to the profound
impression and enduring influence of those messages. Especially is this
true of "And Judas Iscariot" and "An Old-Fashioned Home." One can
never forget the scene when the latter sermon was preached on
Thanksgiving Day, 1905, in the great theater in Jersey City. Great
numbers of men have confessed their sins and accepted Jesus Christ as
a personal Savior following the preaching of "The Swelling of Jordan."
The book is sent forth with devout gratitude to God for his blessing
upon the preaching of these sermons, and with a prayer that even the
reading of them may be attended with deeper devotion to Jesus Christ,
and increasing service to those for whom Christ died.
PARLEY E. ZARTMANN.

AND JUDAS ISCARIOT
AND JUDAS ISCARIOT
TEXT: "And Judas Iscariot."--Mark 3:19.
There is something about the name of this miserable man which
commands our attention at once. There is a sort of fascination about his
wickedness, and when we read his story it is difficult to give it up until
we have come to its awful end. It is rather significant, it would seem to

me, that his name should come last in the list of the Apostles, and the
text, "And Judas Iscariot," would suggest to me not only that his name
was last, but that it was there for some special reason, as I am sure we
shall find out that it was. It is also significant that the first name
mentioned in the list of the Apostles in this third chapter of Mark was
Simon, who was surnamed Peter.
The first mentioned Apostle denied Jesus with an oath, the one last
referred to sold him for thirty pieces of silver and has gone into eternity
with the awful sin of murder charged against him. The difference
between the two is this: their sins were almost equally great, but the
first repented and the grace of God had its perfect work in him and he
was the object of Christ's forgiveness; the second was filled with
remorse without repentance and grace was rejected. The first became
one of the mightiest preachers in the world's history; the second fills us
with horror whenever we read the story of his awful crime.
Different names affect us differently. One could not well think of John
without being impressed with the power of love; nor could one
consider Paul without being impressed first of all with his zeal and then
with his learning. Certainly