Your Pastor Is Crazy

Your Pastor Is Crazy

Sunday Morning, 08-26-12

Text: John 14:1-19

Intro:

During one of our Wed. Night Bible studies a comment was made that to really be a “Christian” as the Word was telling us you would have to be “weird or something.” I have been thinking about that and have come to the conclusion that it’s true, you have to be different than the world if you are to truly be a follower of Jesus Christ.

Now, to be different, to not be like the world to follow Christ some would even go so far as to say “your crazy”, well, guess what? Your Pastor is crazy. Now some of you are saying to your self “I already knew that”, but I want to go farther than that, you see, I want you to be “crazy” with me! Let’s read our text and hopefully through the revelation of the Holy Ghost you’ll be “crazy” with me.

Joh 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

Joh 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Joh 14:4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

Joh 14:5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Joh 14:7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Joh 14:8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.

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Joh 14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?

Joh 14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

Joh 14:11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.

Joh 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Joh 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever;

Joh 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Joh 14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Joh 14:19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

Now, let us examine these verses as to what they say…

(Verse 1)

Joh 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

I’m just crazy enough to believe what Jesus has said here! I believe in God, I believe in Jesus, I believe He is the Son of God and I believe He has ALL power and authority as the Son!

The crazy thing is to allow your heart to be troubled! If we TRULY believe in Jesus Christ, all He is and all He stands for, we have no business having a troubled heart! He is our Rock! He is our Salvation! He is…King of Kings etc…

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(Verses 2-4)

Joh 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Joh 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Joh 14:4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

I don’t know about you but, I’m crazy enough to believe Jesus is there right now preparing a place for those who are His! I believe He is preparing a place for ME!