Jesus: Revealed to the World

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Reader: Leslie Goff

Speaker: Wayne Cox

This is the sixth Sunday after Easter.  Our attention is still on the resurrected Jesus; but we begin to look toward his ascension.

We can look at no better passage for understanding how Jesus viewed his departure from earth than chapters 13-17 of the Gospel of John — Jesus’ farewell discourse with his friends.  Today’s message comes from that context – John 14:23-29.  A close look at verses 23-24 is like a window into the whole of Scripture!  Wayne walks through the narrative of the Bible to show that God’s glory isincarnated glory.  From Jesus’ words to his followers, we learn that God is revealed in the obedient, action-oriented love of the beloved community.