- 1Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
- 2In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
- 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
- 4And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
- 5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
- 6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
- 7If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
- 8Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
- 9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
- 10Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
- 11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.
- 12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
- 13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- 14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
- 15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
- 16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
- 17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
- 18I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
- 19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
- 20At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
- 21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
- 22Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
- 23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
- 24He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.
- 25These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
- 26But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
- 27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
- 28Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
- 29And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
- 30Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
- 31But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
KING JAMES VERSION
JOHN 14
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CHAPTER VISUAL
John 14 — The Way and the Peace gathers the chapter’s central movement as Jesus’s identity, authority, mercy, and saving mission are revealed.
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The illustration centers jesus comforts troubled disciples and gestures toward dawn beyond the upper room’s open door. Other events and teachings remain in the chapter text rather than being crowded into one scene.
Scripture basis: John 14:1–31King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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No Looking Back
Pastor Dean Odle uses an old family plow to illustrate Jesus’s warning in Luke 9:62 about following Him without looking back. Beginning with Romans 8 and John 10, he argues that discipleship requires continually hearing Christ’s voice, resisting the flesh, and surrendering self-will. He examines the excuses in Luke 14, shares personal accounts of ministry decisions, correction, and restoration, and turns to 1 John 2 and Proverbs 3 to urge trust in God’s direction. The sermon closes with warnings drawn from Lot’s wife and the parable of the talents, calling listeners to examine their faith, abide in Christ, and move forward in obedient, fruitful service.
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View sermon Oh They Perish
In “Oh They Perish,” Pastor Dean Odle reflects on Jesus weeping over Jerusalem and argues that Christians should share Christ’s grief for people who are spiritually lost. Moving through Luke 19, Ecclesiastes 8, and the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16, he stresses judgment, repentance, and the urgency of proclaiming the gospel. Odle criticizes churches that avoid hell, Christ’s exclusivity, biblical authority, and sound doctrine, while calling every believer—not only pastors—to evangelize boldly. Personal testimony, Daniel’s end-time witness, and Paul’s travail for the Galatians support his appeal for compassionate truth-telling, perseverance, and obedience to Jesus Christ.
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View sermon The Reshaping of Christianity
In “The Reshaping of Christianity,” Pastor Dean Odle warns that Christianity can be counterfeited when biblical authority and personal devotion to Jesus Christ are replaced by religious ritual, institutional loyalty, political identity, occult spirituality, or a universalized “Christ” acceptable to every religion. Beginning with Israel’s golden calf in Exodus 31-32, he argues that people may retain the language of worship while fashioning a god from their own culture and imagination. He connects that pattern with Paul’s warning about “another Jesus,” “another spirit,” and “another gospel” in 2 Corinthians 11 and Galatians 1.
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As in the Days of Noah
A Scripture-dense warning from the days of Noah: ordinary life, deepening corruption, rejected warnings, certain judgment, and saving grace. The song calls listeners to test every claim by God's Word and take refuge in Jesus Christ while the door remains open.