The Upper Room

The Upper Room – May 4, 2025

Read the passage: John 14:1-24

What if there is a bigger world out there that is more real than anything we know? What if someone came to us from the world outside, and told us the truth about our world? What if that person couldn’t stay in our world, but they had to leave. But before they left, they told us how to get to the place where they lived?

As Christians, these are not just hypothetical questions – this is actually our story. The story of Jesus is that he came from outside of our world. He told us the truth about our world. He couldn’t stay with us, but he had to leave. Before he left, however, he told us how to get to the place where he lives. Jesus gave us a way to be close to him, even before we get to his world.

The Upper Room – April 27, 2025

Read the passage: John 13:1-17

This week we’re starting a new sermon series on the Upper Room.

It’s about some of Jesus’ most important conversations with his disciples. And today’s conversation is about radical service.

Jesus gave us a standard (and it’s a high standard) for serving others. He wants us to have an attitude of radical love that extends not just to our friends but also to our enemies. It’s an attitude that is difficult to have.

Jesus also wants us to serve both people’s physical and spiritual needs. We need both! So we get our hands dirty helping people. We follow the Holy Spirit into love and joy (the fruits of the Holy Spirit) and we use our gifts to help people with the problems of their heart.