At Oasis Church, we believe that the Bible is truth and needs to be
read and obeyed… and that all people following Jesus will do this!
It's part of God's plan to transform us and make us more and more like
Jesus.

With this is mind, the challenge was issued… read
through the Book of John, a chapter a day, for the next three weeks. I
will be sharing a couple of verses and thoughts that jumped out to me
each day… here we go!

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? 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. 

• Jesus has gone away… but He will
  return… and bring us to the place He has been preparing!

• while heaven is exciting (and
  should be an amazing place!) the real exciting deal is the fact that
  Jesus is returning so that we will always be where He is… wow!

• We will be with Jesus…
  forever… He is the point!

 ⁶ Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

• the only way to God the Father…
  Jesus

• the only living source of truth
  about God the Father… Jesus

• the only source of eternal life
  with God the Father… Jesus!

• Exclusive? Yes!

• All-inclusive? Yes!

²⁰ When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. ²¹ Those
who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And
because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them
and reveal myself to each of them.”

• Jesus tells his disciples… I
  will be coming back to life!

• This is the grand-finale proof
  that He is the One, the Messiah, sent by God, His Father!

• Proof that we love Jesus is found
  in how we obey and follow His commands

• Proof that God loves, forgives,
  saves us is found in how we love Jesus!

 ²³ Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. ²⁴ Anyone
who doesn’t love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my
own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me. ²⁵ I am telling you these things now while I am still with you. ²⁶ But
when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the
Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of
everything I have told you.

• we are united with God through
  loving and obeying Jesus…

• this is the result of accepting
  (by faith) the life and work of Jesus on the cross for us… and
  believing that the risen Jesus is Lord!

• The proof we have received grace,
  mercy, and forgiveness as a gift of God is seen how our transformed
  hearts love Jesus…

• you can't fake this kind of
  love… we need God to put this love in us!

• No love… equals no obedience…
  equals no unity, relationship with God the Father

• not my words… this is what Jesus
  tells us comes from the mouth of God the Father!

• Confused? This is why the Holy
  Spirit is given to those who follow Jesus… to continually teach
  and remind us of what it means to listen and follow Jesus!

 ²⁷ “I
am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I
give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. ²⁸ Remember
what I told you: I am going away, but I will come back to you again. If
you really loved me, you would be happy that I am going to the Father,
who is greater than I am.

• following Jesus results in finding
  His gift of peace

• unlike any kind of peace we find
  outside of Him…

• a perfect peace because Jesus will
  return and we will be with Him!