JESUS: THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE

Passage: John 14:1-6

Key verse: 6

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Jesus Comforts His Disciples

14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled.(A) You believe(B) in God[a];(C) believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there(D) to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back(E) and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.(F) 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.”

Jesus the Way to the Father

5 Thomas(G) said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”

6 Jesus answered, “I am(H) the way(I) and the truth(J) and the life.(K) No one comes to the Father except through me.(L)

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  1. John 14:1 Or Believe in God
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I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

14 (A)“Let not your hearts be troubled. (B)Believe in God;[a] believe also in me. 2 In (C)my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that (D)I go to prepare a place for you?[b] 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you (E)to myself, that (F)where I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.”[c] 5 (G)Thomas said to him, “Lord, (H)we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am (I)the way, and (J)the truth, and (K)the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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  1. John 14:1 Or You believe in God
  2. John 14:2 Or In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you
  3. John 14:4 Some manuscripts Where I am going you know, and the way you know
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1. Believe in God; believe in Jesus (1-4) The disciples' hearts were troubled, for Jesus would be leaving soon. But Jesus told them he was leaving for a great purpose. He promised them he was going to prepare a place for them, so he would return one day and take them to be with him. God's house has many rooms. Jesus has prepared a room for each of us and one day we will go and be with him. How can our hearts be troubled when we know Jesus is waiting for us to join him? 2. Jesus is the way to the Father (5,6). Thomas asked Jesus how they could know the way to where Jesus was going? They wanted to go and be with Jesus. They wanted a road map so they could follow him. We don't need a road map to follow Jesus. We don't need directions to come to God. Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. He is all we need to come to God. He is the only way there is to the Father.

Prayer: Lord, help me to follow Jesus. He is the only way to you. Help me put aside my anxieties and simply follow Jesus.

One Word: Jesus is the way and the truth and the life