The Last Lessons – Part 2: The Heart (John 14:1-31)
Sermon for Milledgeville & Whitestown UMC... The Last Lessons – Part 2: The Heart ( John 14:1-31 ) On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. John 14:20 In John 13, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and showed us the example of serving one another in His love. In chapter 14, Jesus addresses the heart. He acknowledges that his disciples are confused, worried, and saddened when He said, I am with you only a little longer… Where I am going, you cannot come. (John 13:33) And so Jesus moves to console his friends, to give them hope, to comfort their hearts. He tells them that He is going back to the Father and is preparing a place for them. Which reminds me of a joke! A lawyer and the pope were both killed in an accident. The two meet St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. Peter looked them up in the book and then proceeded to show them their eternal dwellings. They walked along...