Lord’s Day Message: John 14
1 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”
8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.
12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. 13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even 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. 19 Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
21 Whoever 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.” 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23 Jesus 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. 24 Whoever 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. 26 But 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. 27 Peace 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. 28 You 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. 29 And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, 31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us
Message Outline
A. Not be troubled, not be afraid (1, 27)
- The situations of disciples: the leaving of the Lord Jesus, their failure, and the outward pressure
- The Lord’s encouragement: I go to prepare a place for you (2)
- a. Where I am you may be also (3)
- b. Whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do (12)
3. The Lord’s promises: the presence of the Spirit, the Helper (Comforter)
- To experience the Lord’s presence: To see the Lord and to live because of Him (18-19)
- To experience being one with the Lord (20)
- To love the Lord by keeping His commandments and then to experience God’s love (21)
- To be taught in all things and to remember the Lord’s speaking (26)
B. The accomplishment of the Lord’s salvation
- He is the way, and the truth, and the life (6)
The Lord’s salvation will bring us to the Father. He is the only way, the only means to the Father. In this way we can know God’s truth and in this truth we can gain life.
2. The Lord’s salvation does not just remove all the difficulties we have, but makes us experience that He is living and truth. In such an experience we have an intimate relationship with Him and desire to know and to keep His commandments in love.
3. The experience of the salvation (the experience of an intimate relationship with the Lord in all situation) is through the Spirit God has given to us. He is our Helper, always being present with us and teaching us.
Next Topics: John 15
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting: 11/5 Mon., 7:30pm, (Dinner @ 7pm) Richard Cui’s
Young Professions Meeting: 12/5 Tue. 7:30pm, Thomas & Lena’
Sisters Meeting: 13/5 Wed. 10am, Anne’s
Prayer Meeting: 13/5 Wed. 7:30pm, Meeting Hall
Pursuing of Words: 15/5 Fri., 8:00pm, David’s
Young People Meeting/Pursuing for Adults：16/5 Sat. 7:30pm, Meeting Hall
Announcements:
- We welcome all the new ones who are joining us today and hope that you can leave your information for us to contact you in the future.
- Today is Mother’s Day. May the Lord bless every mother with peace and joy. After lunch we have high tea and everyone is welcome to enjoy. We also expect all the brothers and young people to do the cleaning after lunch.
- The church has invited Brother Richard Yeh to come visit us in the early of June. He will helps us to perfecting on hymns, gospel and lessons for new believers. We hope brothers and sisters can spend time to attend these perfecting lessons on the long weekend from 6~8 of June.
<Reminder>
- Please take the Bible Reading Supplement for your daily Bible reading.
- Please come on time for the meeting. During the meeting, please turn off your mobile phone or put the volume on silence.
- When you prepare the love feast for Lord’s Day lunch, please do not prepare any food containing nuts that someone may have food allergy. After the love feast, please remember to bring back your plates.
Intercession:
- May the Lord keep us fervent in spirit to serve in the church together so that the Lord may give us more and greater blessings.
- Pray for those who are newly baptized. May the Lord lead them to grow and be built in the church life so they may become a blessing and testimony for the church.
- Pray that the Lord can continue to bless His gospel work to show His great love and power so that the gospel friends among us, especially among the young people and our family members, can receive salvation and become a member in God’s family.
- Pray for the brothers and sisters who are weak in body or spirit. May the Lord care for them and give them grace. Also pray for some relatives of our brothers and sisters (Jack, Pauline, Susan, Brett) that the Lord may heal and care for them.
Serving Today: (May 10)
- Sharing: Yulin Wang
- Breaking the Bread: Shanwon Chow & Patrick Li
- Serving Bread and Cup: Olsen Yu & Patrick Li
- Pianist: Nelson Chen
- Cleaning: All brothers and young people
Serving Next Week: (May 17)
- Sharing: Yulin Wang
- Breaking the Bread: Yulin Wang & Olsen YU
- Serving Bread and Cup: Richard Chen & Jason Wang
- Pianist: Hannah Cui
- Cleaning: Bill & Christine Family, Sam & Hannah Family, Tina & Fiona Jiang, Patrick & Lily Family, Baolin Lei
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