Jesus’ Words in Red The Way

Jesus’ Words in Red

The Way

"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him." 

The “WAY”

When Jesus said, I am the Way, the Truth and the Life

He did not say no man comes to heaven except through Me

He said no man comes to the Father

Be sure it is the Father’s heart you are after

Not the streets of gold He lives on

The Way

There is…

This Way, That Way, Another Way

The Fast Way, The Slower Way

Easy Way, Hard Way

There is…

One Way, Another Way, My Way, In the Way

WAY…

 a method, style, or manner of doing something

A road, track, path, or street for traveling along

With all these ways…

Is it possible there is One Way?

Or,

A Right Way and Wrong Way?

Thomas, one of Jesus’ disciples

had followed Jesus for some time

When Jesus said…

“You know the way to the place where I am going." 

Thomas said to Jesus…

 

"Lord, we don't know where you are going,

so how can we know the way?"

You have to know where you are going

in order to select a way to get there.

What is the destination?

At 5 o’clock I was driving home every

ramp on the expressway was filled with cars.

They were all going somewhere.

I though all those people

will end up in different places.

I suspect that most of them were going home.

A way they were very familiar with.

As the expressway traffic slowed down to

almost a stop and the traffic was lined

up in all directions as far as I could see…

I wondered how many

 “know the way to the place where I am going.”

Jesus answered Thomas’ question…

 "I am the way and the truth and the life.”

The Way, The Truth, The Life

Yes, there is a Right Way and a Wrong Way.

Most of us at some time have turned off the

GPS because we get tired of hearing…

“Recalculation”, “Recalculation”

Like my friend from Toledo who was going to New York

but when he got on the Turnpike, he got on the wrong ramp.

After driving all night he saw the sign “Welcome to Wisconsin”.

Jesus says, I am the Way…

Jesus is the only one who has passed through

death on a three day journey and went to

heaven and come back to tell us about it.

Others may have died for minutes and have

told us some amazing things but

none of them can say, “I am the Way”.

Jesus says, “I am the Truth”

There is a Right and Wrong Way.

All ways don’t lead to heaven, in fact, it is not

Heaven Jesus is claiming to be the Way to.

Jesus is claiming to be the Way to the Father.

We should make sure that the desire of gold

streets and pearly gates, and no more suffering

is not the focus of our destination.

The destination is to the Father.

The Way is to the Father’s heart.

It is a desire to be with Him.

In the beginning God said…

 “Let US make man in our own image”

Life comes through the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

This is why Jesus says if you know Me you

know the Father, because they are one.

Walt Disney said…

“The way to get started is to

quit talking and begin doing.”

We are all traveling on one of the many ways.

But only one Way will get us to the Father.

Let’s quit the talking and begin doing.

Let’s begin going after the Heart of the Father.

The Way Jesus did, full of Truth and Life.

Scripture Reading

John 14:1-7 NIV

14:1 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going." 

5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"

6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him."