I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life
Sermon Notes
Sermon Series: I AM
Sermon Title: I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life
Passage: John 14:6
Preacher: Ashley Herr
1. Believe in what Jesus is doing and all he will do (v2-3)
2. Believe in what Jesus has done and where he is leading (v4-11)
Believe in where Jesus is leading because he is the Way
Believe in where Jesus is leading because he is the Truth
having revealed truth through his coming
having proclaimed truth through his words
having embodied truth through the way he lived
Believe in where Jesus is leading because he is the Life
The way of Jesus is a way of
Obedience
Service
Love
Self-sacrifice
Reflection
When you feel lost and alone, shaken to your core - when you encounter an unexpected left turn and find self on an unforeseen bumpy gravel road - when things aren’t going the way you had hoped - will you still believe in Jesus? Believing in what he is doing and all he has promised to do? Believing in where he is leading, by continuing to faithfully follow his way, the only way that leads to life, in obedience to his words, words that are true?
Read the words of Jesus from this passage, followed by this meditation from Thomas a Kempis, allowing the spirit of truth to stir, reassuring your doubts and strengthening your belief. Believing in what Jesus is doing, all promised to do upon his return. Believing in what Jesus has done for you, where he is leading you.
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me…I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
“Without the way there is no going; without the truth there is no knowing; without the life there is no living. I am the way that you must follow; the truth that you must believe; the life you must hope for. I am the inviolable way - the infallible truth - the endless life. I am the narrow way - the sovereign truth - the true, blessed, eternal life. If you abide in My way you will know the Truth - and the Truth will make you free - and you will attain life everlasting.” So “believe in God; believe also in me”
