After Jesus gave his disciples very troubling news, he told them in John 14:1-14, "Let not your hearts be troubled." He went on to say what to do instead and gave them and us three reasons not to be troubled. Although this text is simply the next one in our series on the Gospel of John, it is timely during these days of pandemic.
Jesus told more parables to show that the kingdom of God is free to enter but demands everything.
The construction of the tabernacle foreshadowed greater dwellings of God, which he keeps building by plundering the nations.
The first psalm describes the two ways to live and their results.
