Thomas asked Jesus in John 14:5, where he was going. To that Jesus gives a deep rich response in John 14:6. He gives 3 directives that give clarification to His direction. He begins by saying that He is the Way. with this He picks up on the teaching that John records in John 10:1-30 where he talks about Him being the door to enter into the fold of God. He is not “A” way but is “THE” way to the Father. This is exclusive language, as He shares with the disciples that He is the only way to come to God. This was important, because the religious leaders taught that you could only approach God through the temple and temple worship. Jesus is sharing that there is no other means of gaining access to the Father but through Him. He has spent 3 1/2 years demonstrating that truth to the disciples, and they had a practical and personal understanding of that truth. This brings us to our question today, “How are you attempting to approach the Father?” We can come to the Father as the Son has given us permission, or we can attempt to approach the Father through our … READ MORE

In John 14:1-14 Jesus is talking to the disciples about His death, and he shares with them in verse one that our comfort comes from trusting His presence. In verses 2-3, we see that our comfort comes from trusting in the Lord’s preparation for us. And in verses 4-6 Jesus reminds us that our comfort comes from trusting His proclamation. He begins by sharing with his disciples in verse 4 that “Where I go you know, and the way you know.” From early in his ministry Jesus taught how he must die and be raised on the third day” (Matthew 16:21). This instruction to the disciples weas not knew. This “knowing” comes from perception from the eyes, or experience. This the practical experience that he has taught the disciples that was built on what he said and did – “doing the father’s will.” For three and a half years the disciples had listened to the teaching and instruction of the Lord they have lived the path! They understood that He must be about the Father’s business. But like us, while they knew what He has said, they refused to apply that to their situation. The problem is that we often … READ MORE

Florence Nightingale wrote: “Life is a hard fight, a struggle, a wrestling with the principle of evil, hand to hand, foot to foot. Every inch of the way is disputed.” We are in a battle and that battle is fought for our eternal soul? There is not a single place that we can go that the battle doesn’t rage. The reason for that is because the battle takes place in our mind. In Ephesians 6:12 we are told that “we do not wrestle with flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powe3rs, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” fighting on all fronts will require a special resource, because the power of darkness will overwhelm us if we rely on our own strength. The good new is that Jesus is our resource, and the power that He provides is the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit to enable us to overcome that evil way of thinking. 1 John 4:4 tells us that “greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.” We have victory because of the work of Christ on the cross. We must … READ MORE