One of Jesus' longest teachings is found in John 14-17, in a passage of Scripture often called "The Upper Room Discourse." These are Jesus' last moments with his disciples before he offers himself to be crucified. His disciples are worried and anxious that their friend and teacher, with whom they have spent the last three years, will be gone. However, in these four chapters, Jesus offers them a message of hope and assurance. In our anxious generation, Jesus' message that he has overcome the world and given us a helper is our cure for our ever-increasing problem of anxiety. In this new series, we will see how it is that Jesus offers "Hope for Anxious Hearts."

This week, Brent starts our series in John 14. In John 14, Jesus implores his disciples not to be troubled but to believe in him. The reason they can rest assured is that even though Jesus is leaving to be with His Father, he is going to prepare a home for them and leave them with a Helper. We have a home with God in heaven in which Jesus has prepared for us, and we have His Holy Spirit with us now, who is our teacher, counselor, and helper, who guides us into all truth.

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