Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 What was the first thing God created? Read Genesis 1:1-5. How did God create this light? According to Genesis 1:2, what was the world like? The world was in a dark, void, without form place. The first thing God said that needed to be created was light. He separated the light from the dark. What is the function and purpose of light in creation? Here are a few things it does: It dispels darkness revealing what is hidden; it illuminates…
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Festivals And Living Water
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12 What were the Jews celebrating in John chapter 7? What happened in the morning during the feast? Now let’s take a look at what happened at the end of the day during this celebration time. On the roof, there are colonnades that encircle the court where the women stand above the men and the men stand below. In the center of the court are four large menorahs each with seven lights. They are raised 50 yards high. The lights…
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Light Of The World
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12 What traditions do you hold close to your family? Read John 7:1-36. What is going on in this passage? What phrases or key words stuck out to you? Do you feel any tension in this passage? The feast of Tabernacles or the Feast of booths is what going on in this passage. The two aspects of the feast are water and light. The Feast of Tabernacles was the most joyous and longest festival of all the holidays. It lasted…
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Reflection Day
Today is Reflection Day! I love reflection day. It’s a time for me to go back and reflect on what God has spoken to me about. It gives me time to pray and seek God about what he wants to speak to change in my life. It gives me time to make a game plan of putting action to what God is telling me and asking of me. Reflection Day gives me a slower pace to grasp what God is telling me. It gives me more time to listen to His voice. Make the most of this time! Go get your journals, pens, and bible and spend time with God.…
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Jesus Walks On Water
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never go thirsty. John 6:35 What difficulties have you had in your life? Do you find life hard or easy? Can this be a mixture of both? Read John 6: 16-21. Many of the disciples were fishermen. They have experience of navigating in a boat from one side to the other. In this section of scripture, the men find themselves in a terrible storm. The winds were rocking the boat and they started to worry. Where is Jesus? Well, He became their answer. He showed by walking…
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Bread
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never go thirsty. John 6:35 Read Genesis 3:8-24. Take notice and look closely at the word bread (some translation may use the word food). Did you notice how the word bread/food was a part of sin’s consequence? When Adam and Eve were in the garden of Eden, they gathered their food from the trees. When they sinned, the ground was cursed. Now Adam and Eve had to work at growing their food. This was not easy work, but very hard work. Awe! Bread!! IT is good. Bread…
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Feeding Of The Five Thousand: Part Two
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never go thirsty. John 6:35 Read Mark 6: 49-52 below. 49 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, u “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” 51 Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure and marveled. 52 For they had not understood…
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Feeding The Five Thousand: Part One
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never go thirsty. John 6:35 Today read John chapter 6 verses 1-9. Why were the crowds following Jesus? Can you imagine hearing about a man like Jesus in today’s world? What request would you make of Him? Reread verse 4. What time of year did this occur? This miracle happens during the Passover festival in the springtime. The Passover was celebrated in remembrance of God delivering the Hebrew people (the Israelites) from Egypt where they were slaves. The Passover celebrates God as their deliverer. This was a…
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I Am The Bread Of Life
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 Have you ever been desperate? Have you found yourself in this place doing desperate degrading things to ease your pain? Are you desperate for God? This is different than worldly desperation. True desperation for God God will lead to revelation. God allows us to go through hard, painful things in life. He doesn’t like it. He doesn’t cause it. It is a way that He uses to teach us to fully trust Him and Him alone. IF we don’t fully trust Him, it will…
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Peace Of God
and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4: 7-9 What does the word “peace” mean to you? How do we get peace? How do we keep the peace when life is crazy,…