Homiletics Study: Gospel of John
Lesson 18 Passage: John 13:31-14:14
Content (List of Topics or Events)
God’s glory in Jesus – Going where disciples can’t follow. (John 13:31-38) 1. Jesus glorified in God and God in Him (31-32) 2. Jesus tells disciples “His is here only a little longer” and “you can’t come” (33) 3. Jesus’ new command to “love one another” you’ll be known as disciples by your love (34-35) 4. Peter asks “where are you going and why can follow now”; Jesus responds “later” (36-37a) 5. Peter says he would lay down his life for Jesus (37b) 6. Jesus tells Peter he would disown me three times before the rooster crows (38) | Jesus the Way - Rest assured Jesus going to prepare a place for us. (John 14:1-7) 1. Belief in God and also in Jesus (1) 2. Father’s house – Jesus preparing for believers, and come back to get us to be with Him. (2-3) 3. Jesus tells the disciples… “you know the place I am going” (4) 4. Thomas says “we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way (5) 5. Jesus answers saying “I am the way, truth and life, No one comes to the Father except through me” (6) 6. Jesus then says “if you know me you know the Father”. “From now on you know and seen Him (7) | Seeing Jesus is seeing the Father - Call for Belief (John 14:8-14) 1. Philip asks “Show us the Father; that’s enough for us (8) 2. Jesus answers “anyone who sees me has seen the Father”, how can you ask? (9) 3. Jesus then asks Philip “Don’t you believe I am in the Father, and He in me”? (10a) 4. Jesus tells Philip, I speak with Father’s authority, I am doing His work (10b) 5. Jesus ask Philip to believe, believe the evidence of works themselves (11) 6. Jesus says the truth is “whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing”. (12) 7. Jesus declares “I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified.” (13-14) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
God’s glory in Jesus – Going where disciples can’t follow. | John 13: 31-38 |
Jesus the Way - Rest assured Jesus going to prepare a place for us. | John 14:1-7 |
Seeing Jesus is seeing the Father - Call for Belief | John 14:8-14 |
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Glory declared; place preparation for believers accepting Father in Jesus |
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATLT the commandment is true “love one another”, have comfort in the way Jesus provides for believers. |
Specific Application Questions
How are you known? How is love reflected to others? |
If you know the way, the truth and the life… In what ways are you pointing this out? |
What is seen in you? |
Principles to Remember
Love one Another – Reflect Jesus |
No reason to Worry – We have a place with Jesus |
Belief in Jesus is foundation of Truth |
Characteristic of God
The Way, Truth and Life |
Theme
Jesus paved the way to the Father and calls for us to believe and love each other. |
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