Who Can You Trust?

John 14:1-6

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Trust has become increasingly fragile in our world today, as uncertainty and disappointment surround us—from global turmoil to personal relationships. Many people wrestle with the question, “Who can I really trust?” because even those closest to us, and sometimes our own hearts, have let us down. In a world filled with broken promises and shifting truths, the search for someone truly trustworthy has become a deep and personal struggle. This week we talk more about the only one we can truly trust.

1. If you had to choose one person (living or dead, besides Jesus) to trust with your deepest secrets, who would it be and why?
2. Pastor James said, “Every single one of us is already trusting something.” What are some things you observe that people commonly put their trust in today?
3. Pastor James shared a story about someone who said, “I don’t know who I can trust.” Have you ever felt that way? What circumstances tend to make people question whom they can trust?
4. Read John 14:1. Jesus says, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.” What was happening with the disciples at this moment that made their hearts troubled?
5. The word “troubled” means “stirred up, agitated, storm-tossed.” How does this help you understand what Jesus was addressing?
6. We all have to decide what to do with Jesus. He is unavoidable. He divided history—B.C. and A.D. He has influenced every culture and corner of the world. You can’t ignore Him. You need to ask: who is this Jesus, and can I truly trust Him? Because Jesus’s request is not just for you to know about Him, believe He existed, or admire Him as a teacher or prophet. He asks you to trust Him completely—with your past, your future, and your entire life. That’s everything. That’s costly. Can you trust that Jesus will hold you? Which parts of your life are the hardest to transfer the “weight” to Jesus?
7. Read John 14:6. Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” What do you think Jesus means by each of these claims (the way, the truth, the life)?
8. Read John 10:10. The world promises “full,” but the fine print is “empty.” It steals your peace. It kills your purpose. It destroys your capacity to love well. God isn’t anti-joy, anti-success, anti-fun. The world offers knockoffs; Jesus offers the original. Can you share a time when you put your trust in the wrong thing?
9. Romans 7:24-25 (TPT) describes Paul’s struggle with sin and his cry for rescue: “What an agonizing situation I am in! So who has the power to rescue this miserable man from the unwelcome intruder of sin and death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!” How do you relate to Paul’s struggle and his solution?
10. Pastor James outlined three main points about trust: 1) You can’t trust the world because you weren’t made for the world, 2) You can’t trust yourself because you can’t fix what’s broken in you, and 3) You can trust Jesus because He alone can save you. Which of these points challenges you the most and why?
11. In what specific area of your life right now do you need to remind yourself that you can trust Jesus even when you can’t trust the world or yourself?
12. Pastor James used the illustration of a drowning person needing a lifeguard, not a self-help book. Jesus took your sin, your shame, your brokenness, and He carried it all. And when He said, “It is finished,” He wasn’t exaggerating. He was declaring that the debt is paid, the wall is torn down, and the grave has been defeated. Have you given your life to Jesus? If not, what is holding you back from trusting Jesus with EVERYTHING in your life?
13. If you’ve never been baptized as a believer, consider whether this might be your next step of faith. What questions or hesitations do you have about baptism?

Have you not yet trusted in Jesus, or is there someone in your life you’d like to share the gospel with? Let The Romans Road guide you.

1. Everyone has sinned.

• Romans 3:23 – “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
  Every person has missed God’s perfect standard. None of us are righteous on our own.

2. The penalty for sin is death.

• Romans 6:23 – “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
  Sin earns death—spiritual separation from God—but God offers eternal life as a free gift through Jesus.

3. Jesus died for our sins.

• Romans 5:8 – “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
  God’s love is shown through Jesus’ sacrifice, taking the punishment we deserved.

4. Salvation comes through faith in Jesus.

• Romans 10:9–10 – “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
  Salvation is not earned—it’s received through confessing and believing in Jesus’ death and resurrection.

5. Salvation brings peace and eternal life.

• Romans 5:1 – “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
• Romans 8:1 – “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
  Through Jesus, we are forgiven, free, and restored to a right relationship with God.

6. God’s love secures our future.

• Romans 8:38–39 – “For I am convinced that neither death nor life… nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
  Nothing can separate a believer from the love and security of God once they are His.

We receive Jesus through prayer. You can pray something like this: “Jesus, I admit I’ve trusted the world and I’ve trusted myself, and neither could hold me. I confess my sin and my need for You. I believe You died for me and rose again. Today I transfer my trust to You. Be my Savior and my Lord. I’m Yours. Amen.”