Jesus is the Way
John 14:6-12
Intro:
1. Jesus is the way . . . He is the only way!
2. Though He is the only way, His way leads to so much more than we could ever imagine!
3. Jesus is the way to . . .
a. Escape the Fears (V-5 Thomas was fearful.)
- In Times Past, you see troubled hearts. (Jesus said, “Let not your hearts be troubled . . . I am the way. V-6,7)
- In Today’s Presence, you see troubled hearts. (Jesus’ message has not changed.)
- In Tomorrow’s Places, you’ll see troubled hearts. (Jesus’ message will still be the same!)
**Whatever you are fearful of you can escape the fear if you will take the way which is Jesus!
b. Embrace the Faith (V-8-11 Phillip was right there with Jesus, saw all of His works, and then says, “shew us the Father”)
Accept Jesus who is the way, and have faith that . . .
a. He is God! Embrace the fact that He is God!
b. He is Grace! Embrace the fact that He is Grace!
c. He is Great! Embrace the fact that He is Great!
**Jesus told Phillip, “Either embrace by faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or embrace by faith and believe the Father is in me just because of the works you have seen me do.”
c. Envision the Future (V-12 Jesus said that when we accept him as the way, we will do His work and even greater works than He has done.)
a. We need to envision working for Him!
b. We need to envision worshipping Him!
** Are you troubled? Do you need help? Are you hurting? Then take the way which is Jesus Christ!
** Let me tell you where this way will lead you!
Body - Jesus is the Way
I. Jesus is the Way to Pardon
I John 1:9 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
** Are you guilty of sin? Is there unconfessed sin in your life? Then you need to be pardoned, and Jesus is the way to being pardoned.
** How do you get pardoned?
A. Be Searched
** Psalms 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
** Jeremiah 17:10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
1. Take this way that searches out and exposes your sins.
2. Take this way that searches out and exposes your secrets.
** If you want to be pardoned, you must let the Lord expose your sins and secrets so you can confess your sins and secrets.
B. Be Saved
** Romans 10:9-10 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
** Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
1. Turn (Turn from Sin & Turn from Satan)
2. Trust (By Admitting; By Apologizing; By Accepting)
**If you want to be pardoned, Jesus is still the way!!
II. Jesus is the Way to Purity
I John 1:7 “. . . the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”
** Are there impurities in your life? Are there areas of your life that you know the Lord would not be pleased with? Jesus is the way to being pure in heart.
** How do you get pure?
A. By Seeking
PS 119: 2, 9-10
2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee:
1. Seek Christ (Seek Him with the whole heart.)
2. Seek Cleansing (Take heed to the Word of God and do as the Bible says for us to do . . . seek to be cleansed.)
Ill: You can tell when you are dirty, and you can tell when you are clean.
B. By Surrendering
Romans 6:16
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
1. You can surrender to the slop of sin. (You can choose to be impure and nasty with sin if you want to.)
2. You can surrender to the service of the Savior! (Or, you can choose to be pure and clean and serve the Lord. It’s your choice!)
**If you want to be pure, Jesus is still the way!
III. Jesus is the Way to Peace
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.”
**This world is filled with strife, separation, sorrow, and sin, and there is no peace in those things. But there is a peace in the Savior!!
** How do you get peace?
A. Be Still
Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
1. Be still and get alone with God. There is where you find peace.
2. Be still and get aligned with God. (Through prayer and through praise you align yourself with God and get peace!)
B. Be Singing
Colossians 3:16
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
1. Sing about the Savior, and you will find peace!
2. Sing about the Scripture, and you will find peace!
** If you want to have peace, Jesus is still the way!
IV. Jesus is the Way to Power
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
** We’ve got the power in the name of Jesus. We’ve got the power in the name of the Lord. Though Satan rages, we will not be defeated. We’ve got the power in the name of the Lord!
** How do you get power? (Not power of this world, but the power of Jesus is what we need.)
A. Be Steady
1. Keep Walking Steadily!
2. Keep Working Steadily!
3. Keep Worshipping Steadily!
1 Corinthians 15:58
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
** You will find the power of God and have power with God just by being steady!! There’s no power in being with Him today and then gone tomorrow!!
B. Be Stirred
When hearts, homes, and the House of God gets stirred by the Lord, the power of God will manifest!!
** If you want to have the power of God and power with God, Jesus is still the way!
V. Jesus is the Way to Paradise
Luke 23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
A. He is the King of Paradise
B. He is the Keeper of Paradise
C. He is the Key to Paradise
** There is no other way to paradise except to go through Him!!
** Jesus said in John 10:9 “I am the door:”
** If you want to go to paradise, Jesus is still the way!!
Close
1. How is it with your soul?
2. How are things down at your house?
3. How is life treating you?
4. Do you need to escape fear and embrace faith? Jesus is still the way!
5. Do you need to be pardoned, need to be made pure, need peace, need the power of God? Jesus is still the way!
6. Do you want power with God? Do you want to go to paradise? Jesus is still the way?
7. Some of you have some problems and pressures that you need to work out with God.
8. Some of you need the help of the Lord to pardon and purify your hearts and get rid of the carnality that dominates your life.
9. Come to Jesus!! He is still the way!!
