THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 11A – JESUS, THE WAY

JOHN 14.4-6: And you know the way to where I am going.” (5) Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” (6) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (ESV) Thomas gave the …

THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 10 – HEAVENLY DWELLINGS

JOHN 14.2-3: 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? (3) 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. (ESV) Jesus reveals …

THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 9 – FAITH

JOHN 14.1: “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” (ESV) The word Jesus speaks in verse one when He says, “believe” is the verb form of the Greek root word for the noun, “faith”. It is the foundational expression used in the New Testament when calling people to believe, trust, and put their faith …

THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 8 – THE HUMAN HEART

JOHN 14.1: “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” (ESV) I have medically been a “cardiac patient” for quite a number of years. I know what it feels like for things to be wrong with the heart. These conditions can dominate a person’s thinking and emotions and physical sensations, and perspective of the future. …

THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 7 – “LET NOT YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED”

JOHN 14.1: “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” (ESV) The events in the upper room prior to Jesus speaking the words of verse one above must have been arresting, disconcerting and even troubling. Jesus taught them that leadership in reality is serving. Judas had left the upper room abruptly after Jesus spoke of …

THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 6 – PETER’S ERROR OF SELF CONFIDENCE

JOHN 13.36-38: Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.” (37) Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” (38) Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for …

THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 5 – A NEW COMMANDMENT

JOHN 13.34-35: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. (35) By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (ESV) During His ministry on earth, Jesus affirmed the Ten Commandments. At various times …

THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 4 – JESUS EXPOSES JUDAS

JOHN 13.21: After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” …..(26) And Jesus answered, “It is he to whom I will give this morsel of bread when I have dipped it.” So when he dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son …

THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 3B – CHRIST’S WAY OF LEADERSHIP – HUMILITY

JOHN 13.3-5: Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, (4) rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. (5) Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ …

THIS UPPER ROOM, PART 3A – CHRIST’S WAY OF LEADERSHIP

JOHN 13.3-5: Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, (4) rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. (5) Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ …