This document discusses Jesus preparing his disciples for his departure and promises them eternal life through obedience to him. It covers Jesus teaching humility and service to others, telling them he is leaving, and giving a new commandment to love one another. The document emphasizes that Jesus is the only way to heaven, the source of truth about heaven, and the giver of eternal life. It encourages coming to Jesus in obedient faith to gain assurance of heaven.

2. Jesus Prepares the Disciples
for His Departure… John 13
•Jesus teaches them to be humble and serve one
another 3-17
•Jesus tells them He is going away 31-36
•He also gives them a new commandment 34-35

3. The Promise of Heaven
•He encourages them Jn. 14:1-2
•Many mansions in His Father’s house.
•I go to prepare a place for you… 2-4
•The “I AM” to answer a question… v.5
•How can we know the way?
•A good question for all!
•Consider Mt. 19:16

4. Jesus Is the Only Way to Heaven!
•He did not say, I will show you the way or
over here is the way… but I AM the WAY.
•You cannot follow Jesus to heaven, you
MUST walk on His road. 1 Jn. 2:6; Lk. 9:23
•Salvation comes through an obedient
faith in Christ! Acts 4:12
•Must believe and obey His gospel plan.
Acts 16:30-34; John 14:15, 23
•By grace through faith. Eph. 2:8, 10
•Man is justified by works, not by faith only.
James 2:19-24; Phil. 3:9ff

5. Jesus Is the Source of Truth
About Heaven!
•Many errors about heaven: that it’s on
earth, only 144,000 there, a state of
mind.
•The TRUTH from Jesus says, heaven
is a place v.2, heaven is a prepared
place, it is where Jesus will take us
when He comes back v.3. cf. Mt.7:21
•We can depend on the words Jesus
gave us about heaven. Heb. 13:8

6. Jesus Is the Source of Life
That Continues In Heaven!
•Jesus and His words are life. Jn.14:6;6:63,68
•In Him was life… John 1:4
•He is the resurrection and the life. Jn. 11:25
•Life is precious! 1 Peter 2:6-8
•The loss of this truth in our time: abortion,
assisted suicide, euthanasia, etc.
•Tell the world how precious life is even
more so with eternal life. 1 Timothy 1:16

7. Only Jesus Provides Eternal Life!
•Jesus is the only WAY to heaven.
•Jesus reveals the TRUTH about heaven.
•Jesus gives LIFE that continues in heaven.
•Come to Jesus in OBEDIENT FAITH and be
sure of heaven. Heb. 5:9; 1 Peter 1:3-5
•Hearing & Faith…
Rom. 10:17
•Repent. Acts 2:38
•Confess. Acts 8:37
•Baptism. Acts 22:16