Help Is On the Way! (21 of 31)
Series: The Gospel of John
Tim Badal
John 14:15-31
We’re in John 14, in a series we’ve simply entitled ‘‘The Gospel of John.’’ This is a biography of Jesus written by one of His closest friends, the Apostle John who has a threefold purpose for writing his Gospel. He wants people to meet Jesus and then get to know Him through His miracles and message. John also wants his readers to put their faith, trust and hope in Jesus as their Savior and Lord. Now we’ve reached what I consider to be the darkest hour in this entire Gospel. Back in chapter 13, Jesus took His disciples to the upper room. It was Holy Week in Jerusalem, and they were gathered on what is called Maundy Thursday. It was on this day that Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper. The word ‘‘maundy’’ literally means mandate. On that day, Jesus gave His followers a new mandate-a new commandment-that His disciples should love one another. The reason this hour was dark was because during the meal, Jesus told His disciples that He would be leaving them. It was also at this time that Judas was preparing to betray Jesus, turning Him over to the local authorities. The hour was dark because it was the time of Jesus’ pending death. As a result, the disciples felt beat up and broken. Their hopes were being dashed and their expectations were confused. They began to feel great fear and despair. That’s why in John 14:1, Jesus specifically told them, ‘‘Let not your hearts be troubled...’’
Let’s face it. Some of us here are living in a time of trouble as well. We feel shell-shocked. It’s as though we have bought into the hype of Jesus, only to be let down. We’re confused. We feel more like losers than winners. Not only does Jesus reassure us in John 14:1, He says it again in verse 27, ‘‘Let not your hearts be troubled...’’ We of course might respond, ‘‘How are we supposed to do this? We appreciate the Hallmark card promise, but how can this really happen? Where is our hope?’’ We can ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Tim Badal
John 14:15-31
We’re in John 14, in a series we’ve simply entitled ‘‘The Gospel of John.’’ This is a biography of Jesus written by one of His closest friends, the Apostle John who has a threefold purpose for writing his Gospel. He wants people to meet Jesus and then get to know Him through His miracles and message. John also wants his readers to put their faith, trust and hope in Jesus as their Savior and Lord. Now we’ve reached what I consider to be the darkest hour in this entire Gospel. Back in chapter 13, Jesus took His disciples to the upper room. It was Holy Week in Jerusalem, and they were gathered on what is called Maundy Thursday. It was on this day that Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper. The word ‘‘maundy’’ literally means mandate. On that day, Jesus gave His followers a new mandate-a new commandment-that His disciples should love one another. The reason this hour was dark was because during the meal, Jesus told His disciples that He would be leaving them. It was also at this time that Judas was preparing to betray Jesus, turning Him over to the local authorities. The hour was dark because it was the time of Jesus’ pending death. As a result, the disciples felt beat up and broken. Their hopes were being dashed and their expectations were confused. They began to feel great fear and despair. That’s why in John 14:1, Jesus specifically told them, ‘‘Let not your hearts be troubled...’’
Let’s face it. Some of us here are living in a time of trouble as well. We feel shell-shocked. It’s as though we have bought into the hype of Jesus, only to be let down. We’re confused. We feel more like losers than winners. Not only does Jesus reassure us in John 14:1, He says it again in verse 27, ‘‘Let not your hearts be troubled...’’ We of course might respond, ‘‘How are we supposed to do this? We appreciate the Hallmark card promise, but how can this really happen? Where is our hope?’’ We can ...
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