John 14 Our Beloved Savior | Dr. Andrew Burggraff

Introduction:
Jesus was about to leave His disciples. Jesus now provides them with several promises. These words would provide incredible comfort for them as they will now face a new reality without Jesus. In addition, these promises echo through the ages and provide incredible comfort for you and me. 

I. Jesus, the Way to the Father (vs. 1-14)
A. Jesus goes to Prepare a Place for You (vs. 1-4)

-Do not let your heart be troubled – The term means to be “agitated” or “stirred” Jesus understood that His group of followers would be deeply shaken, not
only by His words about His upcoming departure but also by the fact that
He would soon become the crucified Lamb.

-Instead…we are to trust in God and in Jesus

-Jesus is going to prepare a place for us

-Going – involving the work that He is about to perform on the cross and through His resurrection
-Place – rooms/flats/apartments – it is a place for you with the Trinity for
all eternity
-Jesus will return for us – we will be with Him again

B. Our Destination is more than just a Place, It’s a Person (vs. 5-7)

Jesus is the Way because He is the Truth and the Life. Just as the Father
embodies Truth and Life, Jesus represents God in a tangible form, allowing
people to approach the Father. Through His statement, No one comes to the
Father except through Me, Jesus emphasized that salvation is not found through
various paths, as many believe. There is only one true Way. Jesus is the exclusive
path to the Father because He is the only One from Him.

C. The Relationship of the Father and the Son (vs. 8-14)

-Jesus appeals to both His words and His works as proof that He and the Father
are One. Jesus reveals that He is God.
-The privilege, purpose, and promise of prayer (vs. 13-14)
-Will God give me everything that I want? What does it mean to pray in
Jesus’ name?
-It means to appeal to the Father on the basis of Jesus’ merits and
influence as our great High Priest (Heb 4:14-16).
-It means to pray a prayer consistent with Christ’s holy and righteous
character.
-It means that we pray according to God’s will. We are asking a request
of the Father that would be in line with what Jesus would want.
-It means praying that God’s plans and purposes will be accomplished
for his ultimate glory.
-It means that we pray and sign His name to our prayers.
-It means praying believing that God will grant the request for Jesus’
sake. It means to pray with bold faith (Heb 4:16).

II. Jesus, the keeper of promises (vs. 15-31)
A. The Promise of the Spirit (vs. 15-17, 26)
-Who is the Helper that Jesus will ask the Father to send to us (v. 16)?
-What are the characteristics of this Helper (v. 16-17)?
-What does the Helper do for us (v.17, 26)?

B. The Promise of Fellowship (vs. 18-24)
On that day refers to the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit, poured out on
believers, revealed the reality of Jesus’ Ascension to the Father. The Spirit would
dwell within believers, teaching them about their union with Jesus (you are in
Me, and I am in you) while manifesting Christ through them.
Christian love is expressed when a believer obeys the Lord's commands. The
rewards of loving Him are significant: (a) the Father will show His love to the
believer, and (b) the Son will love them and reveal Himself to them. This passage
does not promote a “works” based religion but emphasizes that those who believe
and obey Christ’s Word are loved by the Lord. True faith leads to obedience.

C. The Promise of Peace (vs. 25-31)
-What is the legacy of peace that Christ promises the believer in vs. 27?
-Christ promised peace with God
-Christ promised peace as an inward contentment
-This peace is meant to be