SCRIPTURE
John 14:15-31
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16And I will ask the Father, and he
will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17even the Spirit of truth, whom the
world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he
dwells with you and will be in you.
18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19Yet a little while and the world
will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20In that day
you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21Whoever has my
commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be
loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” 22Judas (not
Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the
world?” 23Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my
Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24Whoever
does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but
the Father’s who sent me.
25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26But the Helper, the
Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring
to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27Peace I leave with you; my peace I
give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled,
neither let them be afraid. 28You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come
to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father,
for the Father is greater than I. 29And now I have told you before it takes place, so that
when it does take place you may believe. 30I will no longer talk much with you, for the
ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, 31but I do as the Father has
commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from
here.
OBSERVATIONS
- verse 15 – “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
- verse 21 – Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me.
- verse 23 – “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word.
- verse 24 – Whoever does not love me does not keep my words.
- verse 31 – but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father.
- Jesus knew that Love and Obedience are tied to His presence
- 3 Assurances
- Assurance of His Resurrection (His Physical Presence)
- Assurance of His Spirit (His Spiritual Presence)
- Assurance of His Peace.
- 3 Assurances
- Love Is Motivation for Obedience
- Love Doesn’t Cherry Pick
- Love Doesn’t Just Talk It Out, Love Walks It Out
When we study God’s Word, it should lead us to both rejoicing and repenting.
- What stands out to you from the text?
- What questions or comments do you have about it?
- In what ways did you find yourself encouraged and/or rejoicing when you heard the message?
- In what ways were you challenged to repent or change when you heard the message?
- How did the teacher connect this passage to Christ? What other connections do you see between this message and the redemptive work of Christ?
CONCLUSION
- What is one thing that you want to remember from this sermon?
- Why is that important to you?