God's Comfort

The Last Supper started out as a Bad Supper for Jesus' disciples. They still couldn't understand Jesus' repeated previews of His crucifixion. They couldn't comprehend that one of them (Judas) would betray Him. They couldn't believe that most of them would soon scatter. And Peter was speechless when Jesus warned him that the fisherman would deny Him that very night – three times. To say the atmosphere in the Upper Room was a little heavy would be an understatement of epic proportions!

Let's read John 14:1-14 together (my text this morning begins in v.7).

Jesus' disciples needed comfort. That's the theme of our text (all of chapter 14). Jesus began by comforting His friends with the promise of a heavenly reunion. A reunion that will never end (1-6)! But Jesus offers even more comfort.

Comfort for the next life is previewed by comfort in this life.
1 The comfort of God Incarnate (vv.7-11).
2. The comfort of answered prayer (vv.12-14).