Series: NOW I SEE (Season 3)
Lord, Where Are You Going?
August 26, 2018 | Bob Kerrey
Passage: John 13:36-14:7
Big Idea: Crisis reflects God’s preparation, not his abdication.
John 13:36-14:7 (ESV)
36 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 me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.
Chapter 14:1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God;[a] believe also in me. 2 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?[b] 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. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.”[c] 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. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also.[d] From now on you do know him and have seen him.”
Series Information
In his last time together with his disciples before his crucifixion, you would expect Jesus to say and do the things that are most important to him. And he does.
His last words and actions give us a poignant picture of his heart and his plan for us.
In this we see fresh meaning and purpose for the new life he gives.
