11 April 2021

Sunday Message for the Bilingual Brethren - 11 April 2021 : "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life"

Sunday Message for the Bilingual Brethren - 11 April 2021 : "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life"
Text: John 14

Speaker:
Rev Benjamin Quah
Series:
The Lord Jesus Christ

Message Notes

BEING TROUBLED IN TH HEART

“Let not your heart be troubled…”   John 14:1

1. We can become troubled

a. External circumstances
b. Internal struggles

2. These troubles can be felt deeply

3. The case of the disciples

a. They were troubled
b. Jesus had told the disciples that He would be betrayed   (John 13:21)
c. Jesus had revealed to them that He would suffer and die   (John 13:36)

TRUSTING IN JESUS

“you believe in God, believe also in Me”   John 14:1

1. Jesus’ answer to being troubled

a. Faith in God
b. Faith in Him

2. Jesus’ sought to encourage the disciples

a. To believe in Him
b. To trust Him
c. He gave a personal and powerful word of assurance   (John 14:3)

THREE POWERFUL REASONS TO TRUST IN JESUS

“I am the way, the truth, and the life”   John 14:6

1. The Way

a. Life is not easy to navigate
i. We can become lost
ii. Fears can overtake us
b. Jesus shows us the way in life – He Himself is the way!

2. The Truth

a. Jesus also shows us the way that is Right
b. In contrast to the world that is filled with lies and deceit
c. Jesus Himself embodies all that is True and Right

3. The Life

a. It is in Jesus that we find Life
b. Everlasting and eternal life beyond death
c. And also, Life to live well presently on earth!

OUR ENCOURAGEMENT

1. May our hearts not be troubled

2. Let us believe and trust in Jesus

3. In Jesus, we find all that we need in life – He is the Way, the Truth, the Life