Jesus’ Last Night - Message Two - Way, Truth, Life

Jesus’ Last Night

Message Two

Way, Truth, Life

Me:

Funereal Message

a. My favorite passage to use

i. Remember last week on sermon prep

ii. Intro – 3 points – ending

iii. Check this out

1. Intro - Jesus in upper room Intro

2. Point 1 - A prepared death Point 1

3. Point 2 - A peaceful death

4. Point 3 - A profitable death

5. Point 4 - A precious death

6. Conclusion - Death is powerful but it cannot destroy the memories

We

Let not your heart be troubled

a. No question about it

i. A passage that brings comfort

ii. The heading in my English bible has this as the title “Jesus Comforts His Disciples”

iii. We need comfort and reassurance

b. These disciples did

i. Judas has just left to betray him

ii. Peter was just told that he would deny Jesus three times before the rooster crowed

iii. Thomas and Philip are getting ready to question who he really is.

1. Yeah, they had doubts too

c. I’m glad none of have any doubts.

i. I mean we see the end of the story

ii. Living the Christian life has never been easier

iii. Why even look at this passage

God:

Way, Truth, Life

a. Jesus drops a bomb shell

John 13:33 GNB

33 My children, I shall not be with you very much longer. You will look for me; but I tell you now what I told the Jewish authorities, ‘You cannot go where I am going.’

ii. What??? Wait???

b. Peter climes in.

i. Lord I will lay down my life for you

ii. Oh really

iii. Before the rooster crows

c. Let not your heart be trouble

John 14:3 CSB

3 If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also.

d. Here comes Thomas

i. Remember Thomas

ii. Unless see with my own eyes I will not believe

e. What about Phillip

i. He had doubts too

f. The power of words

i. Jesus says this

John 14:6 NIV

6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

You

The power of God’s Word

I am

7 times in John he says this

1. A reference to his deity

Way

1. Greek word – Road – I am the road

2. Interstate Hwy

3. Vs New Hope Road

Following Jesus is not a interstate Highway

Truth

1. Opposite of truth?

2. When you doubt it’s Satan lying to you

3. Truth is only found in Christ

When you have doubts – Turn to God’s Word

Life

1. Eternal life

2. Focus on this

Our troubles are only temporary

A Funeral Sermon

It’s a passage about living not dying

i. As we prepare for Easter

ii. Life is found in being a disciple of Christ

iii. His word is the anchor for our souls