Jesus comforted his disciples because (1) he was leaving them and they couldn't follow, (2) one would betray him, and (3) he predicted Peter's denial. He told them not to worry because he was preparing a place for them in heaven and would return to bring them there. Jesus proclaimed that he is the way, the truth, and the life - the only way to get to heaven and have eternal life with God.

1. I AM
John 14:1-6

2. John 14:1-6 - “Don’t let your
hearts be troubled. Trust in
God, and trust also in me.
2There is more than enough
roomin my Father’s home. If
this were not so, would I have told
you that I am going to prepare a place
for you? 3When everything is ready, I
will come and get you, so that you will
always be with me where I am.

3. 4And you know the way to
where I am going.” 5“No,
we don’t know, Lord,”
Thomas said. “We have no
idea whereyou are going, so how can we know
the way?” 6Jesus told him, “I am the
way, the truth, and the life. No one can
come to the Father except through me.
NLT

4. Why Was Jesus Comforting
His Disciples?
1. A Lesson in Humility

5. John 13:4-5 - So he got up
from the table, took off his
robe, wrapped a towel around
his waist, 5and poured water into a
basin. Then he began to wash the
disciples’ feet, drying them with the
towel he had around him. NLT

6. Why was Jesus comforting
His disciples?
1. A Lesson in Humility
2. Jesus was Troubled and
announced a Betrayer

7. John 13:21-22 - Now Jesus
was deeply troubled, and he
exclaimed, “I tell you the
truth,one of you will betray me!" 22The
disciples looked at each
other, wondering whom he could
mean. NLT

8. Why was Jesus comforting
His disciples?
1. A Lesson in Humility
2. Jesus was Troubled and
announces a Betrayer
3. He is leaving and they can’t
follow Him now

9. John 13:33 - Dear children, I
will be with you only a little
longer. And as I told the
Jewish leaders, you will search for
me, but you can’t come where I am
going. NLT

10. Why was Jesus comforting
His disciples?
1. A Lesson in Humility
2. Jesus was Troubled and
announces a Betrayer
3. Jesus is leaving and the
disciples can’t follow
4. Jesuspredicts Peter’s denial

11. John 13:36-38 - Simon Peter
asked, “Lord, where are you
going?” And Jesus replied,
“You can’t go with me now, but you
will follow me later.” 37“But why
can’t I come now, Lord?” he asked.
“I’m ready to die for you.”

12. 38Jesus answered, “Die for
me? I tell you the truth, Peter
—before the rooster crows tomorrow
morning, you will deny three times
that you even know me. NLT

13. Matthew 6:33-34 - Seek the
Kingdom of God above all
else, and live righteously, and
he will give you everything
you need. 34“So don’t worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its
own worries. Today’s trouble is
enough for today. NLT

14. Jesus’ separation would not
be permanent

15. John 14:2-3 - There is more
than enough room in my
Father’s home. If this were not
so, would I have told you
that I am going to prepare a place for
you? 3When everything is ready, I will
come and get you, so that you will
always be with me where I am. NLT

16. John 17:24 - Father, I want
these whom you have given
me to be with me where I am.
Then they can see all the glory you
gave me because you loved me even
before the world began! NLT

17. Revelation 21:3-4 - I heard a
loud shout from the throne,
saying, “Look, God’s home is
now among his people! God
himself will be with them. 4He will
wipe every tear from their eyes, and
there will be no more death or sorrow
or crying or pain. All these things are
gone forever.” NLT

18. Jesus’ coming back to take
us home is the
Rapture

19. 1 Corinthians 15:51-54 - But
let me reveal to you a
wonderful secret. We will not
all die, but we will all be
transformed! 52It will happen in a
moment, in the blink of an eye, when
the last trumpet is blown. For when
the trumpet sounds, those who have
died will be raised to live forever.

20. And we who are living will also
be transformed. 53For our
dying bodies must be
transformed into bodies that will never
die; our mortal bodies must be
transformed into immortal bodies.

21. 54Then, when our dying bodies
have been transformed into
bodies that will never die,
this Scripture will be fulfilled: “Death
is swallowed up in victory. NLT

22. Jesus’ 6th
I AM
Announcement

23. John 14:4-6 - And you know
the way to where I am
going.” 5“No, we don’t know,
Lord,” Thomas said. “We
have noidea where you are going, so how can
we know the way?” 6Jesus told him,
“I am the way, the truth, and the
life. No one can come to the Father
except through me. NLT

24. John 7:33 – But Jesus told
them, “I will be with you only
alittle longer. Then I will return to the
one who sent me. NLT

25. The
WAY

26. John 10:7-9 - ... “I tell you
the truth, I am the gate for the
sheep. 8All who came before
me were thieves and robbers. But the
true sheep did not listen to them.
9Yes, I am the gate. Those who come
in through me will be saved. ... NLT

27. Matthew 7:13-14 - “You can
enter God’s Kingdom only
through the narrow gate. The
highway to hell is broad, and
its gate is wide for the many who
choose that way. 14But the gateway to
life is very narrow and the road is
difficult, and only a few ever find it. NLT

28. Acts 24:14 - “But I admit
that I follow the Way, which
theycall a cult. I worship the God of our
ancestors, and I firmly believe the
Jewish law and everything written in
the prophets. NLT

29. Acts 4:12 - There is salvation
in no one else! God has
given no other name under heaven by
which we must be saved.” NLT

30. 1 Timothy 2:5 - For there is
only one God and one
Mediator who can reconcile God and
humanity—the man Christ Jesus. NLT

31. The
TRUTH

32. John 18:37 - Pilate said, “So
you are a king?” Jesus
responded, “You say I am
a king. Actually, I was born and came
into the world to testify to the truth. All
who love the truth recognize that what
I say is true.” NLT

33. The
LIFE

34. John 5:26 - The Father has
life in himself, and he has
granted that same life-giving power to
his Son. NLT

35. John 20:31 - But these are
written so that you may
continue to believe that
Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God,
and that by believing in him you will
have life by the power of his name. NLT

36. Explain that Jesus is
The Only Way To Heaven
The Truth Of God
Eternal Life