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Fifth Sunday of Easter, Yr. A  
May 18, 2014
Sermon of the Week

Title:  Finding the Way

Theme: Jesus is the way.  (Fifth Sunday of Easter)

Object: A map and a compass

Scripture:  Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 (NIV)

If you are going on a trip, you need to know where you are going and how to go to get there.  I have a two things with me this morning that you might use to help you to find your way when you are traveling. I have a map and a compass. I'm sure all of you have seen a map, but perhaps some of you have never seen a compass.  The map will show you where you want to go, and the compass will point you in the right direction.  The compass shows you whether you are going north, south, east, or west.

I heard about a lady who was taking a group of children to a soccer game in another city.  She knew the right road to take, but she became confused and turned east instead of west. They had traveled for almost an hour before one of the children told her that they were going the wrong direction.

When we are trying to find your way through the journey of life, we need some help in finding the right way to go, don't we?  Each day we face many difficult decisions and it is sometimes hard to know which way to turn.  Some people use their feelings to make decisions.  They say, "I'm going to do this, because it just feels like the right thing to do."  That's no good. Our feelings may change from day to day, and just because we feel good about something doesn't mean that it is the right thing to do.

Some people make choices by what's popular. Have you ever tried to convince your parents to let you do something by saying, "Everybody's doing it"? Just because everyone else is doing it doesn't mean that it is the right thing to do, does it?  Besides, tomorrow everyone might be doing something else.

There is one sure way to know if we are going in the right direction in life-and that is to follow Jesus.  Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me."  We know where we want to go, we want to go to heaven.  And now, we know the way.  Jesus is the way.  If we follow him, we know we are on the right path and headed in the right direction.

Dear Father, help us each day as we journey through life to follow Jesus, because we know he is the way, the only way.  In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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PRINTER-FRIENDLY AND ALTERNATIVE SERMONS  

 

A PRINT-FRIENDLY VERSION OF THIS SERMON:   "Finding the Way" 

 

AN ALTERNATE LESSON BASED ON John 14:1-14: "The Way Through the Maze"

 

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