Peace from Jesus

Rev. Daniel Golden, pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Parkersburg, WV, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study John 14:22-31. In response to Jesus’ teaching in His Upper Room Discourse, one of Jesus’ lesser known apostles speaks up. Judas the son of James asks the Lord how He will manifest Himself to the disciples but not the world. Jesus answers that this happens through His Word. The disciples who love Jesus’ Word will be loved by the Father and the Son, and they will make a home with the disciples. However, those who do not love Jesus will not receive Jesus’ Words. He speaks these words to His disciples now while He is with them, and He will send the Holy Spirit in the future to bring all of His Words to their remembrance. In these words, the disciples will have peace from Jesus that the world cannot give. As He goes to His passion and death, the ruler of this world cannot take anything from Jesus, for He goes willingly according to the Father’s command. “The Word Made Flesh” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the Gospel according to St. John. The disciple whom Jesus loved wrote his Gospel account as an eyewitness to Jesus’ life and ministry. As we read the Word of God recorded by St. John, the Holy Spirit works in us so that we might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so have life by faith in His name.