Sunday, July 26, 2026

Sunday Message: The Truth!

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(John 14:9-20)

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?

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.

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

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.

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

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

15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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

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.

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

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

20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

 

In this passage of scripture, the message that Jesus brings is God’s message. 

 

In the setting, Jesus has a conversation with his disciples. 

 

The disciples do not yet understand that God has made himself known in Jesus. 

 

The words and works of Jesus are the words and works of the Father who is in him.

 

Two points help the disciples towards belief in Jesus. 

 

The first is his statement that he and the Father are one. 

 

The second is the miracles he does. The miracles will help them to believe in him.

 

Jesus explains to his disciples the result of having faith in him. 

 

The great truth is that they will do the same things that he is doing. They will do even greater things. 

 

This is because Jesus is going to the Father. He will do whatever they ask if they ask in his name. 

 

This is the way that the Son will bring honor to the Father.

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These greater things will be possible only after Jesus has returned to the Father. 

 

This will be after his death and resurrection. 

 

Jesus lived only in one country, Israel. He did all his wonderful acts there. 

 

The greater things would come after God sent his Holy Spirit. 

 

They would do the things that Jesus did. However, they would do them all over the world.

 

‘Greater things’ does not mean that they will do greater miracles than Jesus did. 

 

But the ‘greater things’ will be that they will go to many more people.

 

Many more will be born into the kingdom. The kingdom where Jesus is king.

 

As Jesus continues his conversation with his disciples, he assures them that they will not be alone.

 

Jesus tells the disciples that he will not leave them as orphans. 

 

He will not leave them without someone to care for them. 

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He will ask the Father to send them another helper. 

 

The Holy Spirit is ‘another helper’. He will be a helper like Jesus. 

 

He will send them the Holy Spirit to help them, to always be with them, and to comfort them. 

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It was not apparent to the disciples, but things were proceeding according to plan, and Jesus had everything under control. 

 

God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit will have a home in the believer. 

 

Believing in God and believing in Jesus are the same.

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Jesus provides the "Gift of Eternal Life."  

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He described it as, the Fountain of Life that never ends. 

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It is His gift to us.

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Through His sacrifice, He atoned and paid for all our sins.

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Jesus Christ, the author and finisher of our faith, is the way to the Father, and to Heaven. 

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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved”. (John 3:16-17)

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Pastor Jeff