I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me, you can do nothing. John 15:5 Read John 15:1-11. Who is the true Vine? Who is the Gardener? Who are the branches? Jesus is the true vine and God the Father is the gardener. We are the branches. This is the second time in the I AM statements that Jesus tells us what we are. The first one was in the Light of the World. Jesus is the light of the world, and so are we (Matthew 5:14). WE are connected to the Vine –…
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Am I Good Enough
I am the true vine. John 15:1 In today’s society, we struggle with the thought of “I am good enough”. God made us exactly the way we are and we are good enough. Especially when we are His child. He made each of us full of potential and with a purpose. He made us produce fruit, His fruit. Fruit that will bring glory to God. Do you want to produce fruit for God’s glory? God made us for reaching out, not pull back. He made us to believe the best before the worst. He made us to freely give grace since we know we need grace ourselves. He made us…
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Digging Deeper
I am the way, the truth, and the life. John 14:6 Read the following passages. Luke 10:38-42; John 11; Isaiah 29:13; John 14:1-6; and Zechariah 14:6-9. Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are…
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Fulfilled Prophecy
I am the way, the truth, and the life. John 14:6 What have we learned about Jesus in His “I AM” statements? We have learned that He is the Bread of Life, the Light of the world, He is the way, the truth, and the life. Jesus can and does make bold statements in the “I AM” statements. He can make these statements because they are true. In the Old Testament, the Messiah is fulfilled and proven true through Jesus. The “I AM” statements of the resurrection and life, gives us hope of eternal life. Since Jesus tells us He is the only way, it is important for us to…
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I AM The Way, The Truth, And The Life
I am the way and the truth and the life. John 14:6 Jesus only states His last two I AM statements privately to His disciples. Read John 14: 1-4. “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a]; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.” What did Jesus tell His disciples…
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The Last Passover
I am the resurrection and the Life. John 11:25 Read John chapters 12-13. Here is a summary of each chapter. John 12: Six days before the Passover, Jesus goes to Bethany for a dinner party in His honor At the dinner party, Mary anoints Jesus’ feet with an expensive perfume Judas feels like this is this is wasteful. Jesus rebukes Judas Jesus rides into Jerusalem for the Passover celebration, on a donkey, with palm branches at His feet. Jesus predicts His own death Jesus reminds the crowd that He is the Light of the World John 13: Jesus’ last supper with the disciples Jesus washes the disciples’ feet, including the…
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When God Speaks Life
I am the resurrection and the life. Luke 11:25 What do you think God is speaking to you about? Read John 11:4, When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.; 11:25-26- Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? Let’s do a little review of this chapter. Lazarus became ill. Mary and Martha sent a message to Jesus. Jesus waited two extra days…
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The Resurrection Life
I am the resurrection and the Life. John 11:25 Life, here on earth, can be untidy and unruly. It can be so unpredictable that our hearts can be fragile and get hurt in all of it. Life doesn’t always gives us answers to our questions. Life leaves blanks. It leaves no details. Are you a person who likes all the blanks filled and as many details as possible? I do not know how many times I have to rewind the video to a speaker just to fill in their outline and get all the great details that speak on. We don’t get all the answers, do we? There was…
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The Good Shepherd
. I Am the Good Shepherd. John 10:11 Have you ever had bad guides in your life? Things or people who misdirected your paths? Have you had good guides in your life? A good guide is a person who shepherds. Let’s read John 10:11-39. Do we know who our good shepherd is? The greek word for shepherd is poimen. It describes Christ as our Good shepherd. In order for us to remember and consider Christ as our Shepherd, it needs to be something that we cherish and find comfort in. In Matthew 9:36, 26:31, and 1 Peter 2:25, the early church remembered Jesus as the shepherd. They even applied old…
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A Look At Shepherds: Part 2
. I am the Good Shepherd. John 10:11 Read Ezekiel 34:1-23. The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? 3 You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. 4 The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not…