Introduction to Worldview:  The Upper Room. A world view is the way we look at the world and our place in it. Many people put themselves at the center of this view. A relationship with Jesus enables us to see the real world for what it really is. The “World View” series is set in […]

Jesus is in the Upper Room with His disciples for the Passover meal. He doesn’t only see the cross ahead of Him, He sees the crown. He is willing to give up something in the present for something in the future. This also applies to us now: we sacrifice and serve now knowing that our […]

As we join Jesus in the Upper Room, let’s learn from a man who made mistakes: Peter. Peter does his thinking out loud and responds impulsively. Jesus protects him and is telling us today that we should let Christ into the details of our lives, at the point of need. Let Jesus wash your feet; […]

The disciples need a lesson. After seeing Jesus wash their feet in the Upper Room, they’re embarrassed and they’re teachable. Jesus set them an example and wanted them to embrace how to wash a man’s soul. What was true back then is the same as it is today: We need to figure out how to […]

In the Upper Room, Jesus was upset and troubled in His Spirit because one of His trusted advisors was going to turn Him in. Jesus was ready to betray the One out of those very hand he had been fed. Why would a man betray the Son of God? One thought is that Judas was […]

Jesus was facing execution, but He never lost sight of what He was trying to do. So once Judas is gone from the Upper Room, Jesus tells His disciples that He will be able to show them what He and His Father are really like. Jesus was about to make the ultimate statement about who […]

As soldiers for Jesus Christ in a war for the hearts and minds of men, what should be our red badge of courage? Jesus tells us in the Upper Room what will distinguish us in His service when He gives us a new command to love one another. He kicks the meaning of love up […]

As we join Jesus in the Upper Room, we see the beginnings of an amazing crisis in Peter’s life. Jesus handles questions from the disciples and makes profound points to the, but impulsive Peter is the first man in with a question to Jesus. Peter proved to be a man of energy and action; he […]

In the setting of the Upper Room, the disciples have heavy hearts after Jesus washes their feet. He knows it will be hard for them to be apostles, so He tells them to guard their hearts. Most of us work on our public life, but neglect our private world (our heart). Jesus also tells them […]

During His time with the disciples in the Upper Room, Jesus tells them that He is going to prepare a place for them in Heaven. But the disciples are mystified about Jesus leaving them, especially Thomas. He speaks up and asks how they will know. Jesus answers profoundly that He is the way to the […]