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John 14:1 Troubled Hearts
I. Let not your hearts be troubled.
A. The reason He said this to them is their hopes for the Kingdom
of God are soon going to be dashed.
1. The whole while they had been following Him they were
expecting Him to establish His kingdom on the earth at
any moment.
2. They had according to the words of Peter, "Forsaken all
to follow Him."
3. He had tried to tell them that He was going to suffer
death at the hands of sinful men, but would rise again
the third day, but it just didn't sink in.
4. He knew when they saw Him die on the cross and His body
put in the tomb, they were going to be dismayed, and
troubled.
B. Their hearts were troubled because He had been talking about
going away from them.
1. They had come to depend and to rely on Him.
2. There was always love and excitement around Him.
3. Having been with Him for three years, they could not
imagine life without Him.
C. One of the most common causes for troubled hearts is the
uncertainty of the future.
1. There are many people who die a thousand deaths
fearing one.
2. How will I survive, how will I get by?
3. Yesterday is gone, I do not worry much about that
unless my deeds yesterday may come back to haunt me
tomorrow.
4. But is tomorrow that gives me great concern.
II. The answer for the troubled heart.
A. Believe in Me. He said, "You believe in God believe also in
Me."
1. He is saying trust Me.
2. The cure for a troubled heart is always trust in Jesus.
B. Looking forward to the glorious future. "In My Father's house
are many mansions, I go to prepare a place for you."
1. He had been telling them that He was going away, now He
is telling them why He is going away.
2. He is going to prepare a place for them in His Father's
house.
3. David had spoken about the Father's house, "And I shall
dwell in the house of the Lord forever."
4. There tomorrow's were going to be very bright with
excitement.
5. Their futures were secured.
6. He had told them not to worry about tomorrow, what they
were going to eat, drink or wear, that their Father
knew all about them, and would take care of their
tomorrow's.
7. Heathens worried about such things, but their Father
fed the birds and clothed the fields, and surely He
would take care of all of their needs.
C. Let not your heart be troubled, I will come again to get you
and to take you to My Fathers house that you might be with Me
forever.
1. Surely the hope of every believer is that of eternal
life in the beauty, love and joy in the kingdom of God.
2. Someone has said, "When the outlook is bad, try the
uplook."
D. He will pray that the Father will give them another Comforter,
to abide with them forever.
1. The word Comforter in Greek is paracleton which means
one who comes alongside to help.
2. I have been alongside of you helping you for the last
three years, now I will ask the Father to give you the
Holy Spirit who will come along side of you and help
you.
3. When He comes He will teach you all things, and bring
to your remembrance the things I have said to you.
4. We read so many times how that later they remembered
the words of Jesus.
JOH 2:22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples
remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed
the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
JOH 12:16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but
when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these
things were written of him, and [that] they had done these
things unto him.
ACS 11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on
us at the beginning.
ACS 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said,
John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with
the Holy Ghost.
E. He will not leave them comfortless, here the Greek word is
orphanous from which we get our English word orphan. I will not
leave you as orphans, I will come to you.
1. I am not deserting you.
2. I will take care of you, whatever you need, just ask
the Father in My name, and He will give it to you.
F. The Father loves you and will manifest Himself to you.
1. Note we now have the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit with
us.
2. The Holy Spirit along side to help.
3. The Son has promised to come to them that they would
not be as orphans.
4. And the Father who loves them will manifest Himself to
them.
G. He and the Father will come and make their abode with us.
1. They will come and live in us.
2. The heavens of heavens cannot contain Him, yet He lives
within my heart.
3. Our bodies have become the temple of the Holy Spirit
which is in us.
3. The triune God lives in me, if God be for us, who can
be against us.?
4. John said, "Greater is He that is in you, than he that
is in the world."
H. Let not your heart be troubled for, "Peace I leave with you,
My peace I give unto you."
1. Paul wrote to the Philippians about the peace that
passed human understanding.
2. Jesus was at perfect peace with the Father and thus was
at perfect with Himself.
3. You can never have peace with yourself until you have
peace with God.
4. This peace that He gives to you is not as the world
gives.
a. The world can often give things for a moment,
but it quickly fades away.
b. Look at how quickly the joy of the world fades.
c. Look at how fickle the love of the world is.
You can be the world's darling today, and its
goat tomorrow.
III. "Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
A. This is now a command of Jesus to His followers, do not worry
and do not fear.
B. What does that mean if you are worried or are fearful.
1. You have a lack of trust in His words.
2. You are not yet secure in His love for perfect love
casts out all fear.
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