I Am the True Vine (Chris)

Today, we conclude our series on the “I am” statements in the Gospel of John.  We will spend our time today looking at the meaning and nature of the ultimate sacrifice – giving up your life – in both a secular and sacred context.  We will use our text from John’s Gospel to focus our conversation.

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I Am the Way and the Truth and the Life (Randy)

When Moses came down from the mountain and gave the Israelites the Ten Commandments, he told them to “Live the way the Lord your God has commanded” so that they may have life and enter the promised land.  Over the centuries, the Jews paid more attention to the law than the Lawgiver and got off track.  Jesus made the bold proclamation that he is the way and the truth and the life. We are to look to him as our path to the Father, the reality of God’s promises, and our link to eternal life.

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I Am the Resurrection and the Life (Randy)

Death has a grip on us.  We fear it in our own lives and suffer from it when those closest to us die. But, death was not part of God’s original design.  Jesus said, “I Am the resurrection and the life,” and by raising Lazarus from the dad, showed us that he is the God of resurrection and life.

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