Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for March 26, 2023

Blessed Reassurance

John 14:1-7

1. Commands for a Troubled Heart 1

• context: continuation from John 13
• stop being troubled in heart
• keep on trusting the Father and the Son

2. Confirmation of Future Permanence 2-4

• my Father’s house: reference to heaven
• many dwelling places: plenty of room and permanent address
• not the slightest doubt: go to prepare…come again…
• in the presence of Jesus
• assertion regarding the knowledge of the disciples

3. Conversation with Thomas 5-7

• question from a perplexed heart
• a massive triple- expression: the way, the truth, the life…
• Jesus as Revealer and Redeemer
• explicit and exclusive statement
• from a lesser to a greater knowledge

4. So What?

• Because Jesus alone can bring you to God and prepare a place in heaven for you, trust Him in the midst of your trouble.
• Relish the utter reliability of Jesus. He gets all of His sheep safely home.
• “Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for home.” (C. S. Lewis in The Problem of Pain)
• “But we never can prove the delights of His love, until all on the altar we lay; for the favor He shows, and the joy He bestows, are for them who will trust and obey.” (J. Sammis, “Trust and Obey”)