The Way, the Truth, and the Life:

Context:

• Jesus washes the disciples feet.
• He tells them about the betrayal that is about to take place.
• Now He works on assuring them.

John 14:1 “...Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me...”

Were there troubling things in the disciples lives?

• They have been informed about the Messiah’s upcoming death.
• They have been informed that they will scatter.
• They are about to face significant changes in their lives.

Are there troubling things in our lives?

What did Jesus present as a starting place for facing troubling times?

• Believing in God and believing in Jesus.

How can this bring peace to troubled hearts?

What difference does a living God make in our lives?

John 14:2-4 “...In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going...”

Where was Jesus going?

• To His Father’s house.

What did Jesus tell them He was going to do?

• To prepare a place.

Do you think there is room for you in Father’s house?

What is the end result of Jesus going?

• He will come again to take His disciples to Himself.
• Where Jesus is, His disciples will be.

Do you know the way to where Jesus was going?

• John 14:5 “...Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?...”

• Thomas said he didn’t know the way.

John 14:6-7 “...Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him...”

Are there many ways to get to God?

• Jesus plainly said there is but one way.

John 14:9-11 “...Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves...”

Why did Philip ask Jesus to show them the Father?

• He didn’t know Jesus like he thought he did.
• He didn’t know the abiding oneness of the triune God.

What do you think Jesus meant by ‘... I am in the Father and the Father is in me...’?

• They dwell together.

Why should the works of Jesus help belief?

• The works were not human works, they were divine in origin.
• The Kingdom of God was presented to earthbound men.

John 14:12-14 “...Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it...”

When a person truly believes, what happens?

• They do greater works than those done by Jesus Himself.

How are these works performed?

• In Jesus name.

What do these works accomplish?

• They glorify the Father in the Son.

Does that mean you can do anything and everything?

• 1 John 5:14-15 “...And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him...”