Christ’s Love to the End                                   John 13:1-38                                    (Continued)

3. THE EXHORTATION TO LOVE (John 13:31-38)
1. The Glorification of the Son (John 13:31-33)
1. The Father glorified in the Son (John 13:31; John 17:4)
2. The Son glorified in the Father (John 13:32; John 17:5)
1. God shall glorify the Son in Himself.
2. God shall glorify the Son straightway.
3. The Son’s departure from the disciples (John 13:33; John 7:33-34)
1. He refers to them as little children; this is how we come to God (Matthew 19:13-14).
2. His time with them is now short.
3. He will soon go where they cannot follow.
2. The Commandment of Brotherly Love (John 13:34-35)
1. The commandment to love (John 13:34a)
1. The love commandments (Mark 12:28-34)
1. To love God
2. To love your neighbor
3. To love one another
2. The place of brotherly love – a sign of advanced spiritual growth (2 Peter 1:7)
2. The example of love (John 13:34b)
1. A self-denying love (Romans 15:1-3; Romans 12:10)
2. A serving love (Philippians 2:1-4; Galatians 5:13-16; Galatians 6:2)
3. A sacrificial love (Matthew 20:28; Ephesians 5:1-2; 1 John 3:16)
3. The testimony of love (John 13:35)
1. Positively: we show the love of God to the world (1 John 4:7-12; 2 Corinthians 3:2-3)
2. Negatively: we testify against our own profession (1 John 4:20-21; 1 John 5:1).
3. The Warning of Selfish Pride (John 13:36-38)
1. Peter demands an answer (John 13:36).
1. He demands to know where Christ is going.
2. He is only given a mysterious answer.
1. You cannot follow now.
2. But you will follow afterwards.
2. Peter declares his loyalty (John 13:37; Matthew 26:31-35, 56).
1. He questions why he cannot follow now.
2. He declares his willingness to die for Christ.
3. Peter denies his Lord (John 13:38; Luke 22:60-62).
1. Christ questions Peter’s willingness to die for Him.
2. Christ prophesies Peter’s denial of Him.
1. Before the cock crow
2. He will deny Him three times.

                    A Message for Troubled Hearts                                  John 14:1-31

1. THE MESSAGE OF COMFORT (John 14:1-14)
1. The Comfort of a Place (John 14:1-3)
1. A place of hope (John 14:1; Philippians 3:20-21)
1. A solution for troubled hearts (John 14:1, 27; Luke 24:38)
2. A solution founded on faith
1. Faith in God (1 Peter 1:21)
2. Faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 3:17)
2. A place of plenty (John 14:2a)
1. The Father’s house (Psalm 23:6; Hebrews 11:10, 16; Hebrews 13:14; Revelation 21:10-11, 22-23)
1. A house of mercy (Psalm 5:7; Psalm 52:8)
2. A house where God is honored (Psalm 26:8; Psalm 84:4)
3. A house to be desired (Psalm 27:4)
1. To behold the beauty of the Lord
2. To enquire of the Lord
4. A house of joy and praise (Psalm 42:4; Psalm 116:18-19; Psalm 134:1-3; Psalm 135:1-2)
5. A house of sweet fellowship (Psalm 55:14)
6. A house where we will be satisfied (Psalm 65:4; Psalm 84:10)
7. A house where God’s saints will flourish (Psalm 92:13; Psalm 112:9)
8. A house of holiness (Psalm 93:5)
2. The many mansions (Hebrews 12:22-23); compare these mansions to the chambers of the temple (1 Kings 6:5-10; Ezekiel 41:5-7; 1 Chronicles 9:33; Ezra 10:6; Nehemiah 13:4-9; Jeremiah 35:1-4).