THE UPPER ROOM

At Jesus’ final meal with His disciples before His death, often called the Last Supper or the Upper Room Discourse, we see an early picture of the movement He came to begin. The core principles of the Church, birthed after His resurrection, are laid out here.

Disciples are people who model and practice living in the way of Jesus – a way that places the cross of Jesus at the center of their lives. Like the first disciples, we can only lead people to Christ out of the new life we’ve received and put into practice. The events of the upper room remain the disciple-making vision of the Church.

The Upper Room Discourse is covered in a lengthy section of John’s gospel, chapters 13 through 17. Luke’s version, which will be the focus of our Easter sermon series, is much shorter but shares many of the same themes. What is unique to Luke is how these historical events point to future realities.

In the three weeks leading up to the celebration of Easter, we are going to examine this foundational gathering with the hopes of renewing our vision of the Church we are called to serve today.