30 Sep "I Am...the True Vine" John 15:1-17 Well, we’ve finally made it. We’ve arrived at our final destination in this series that I’ve called the “I Am” series. In John’s gospel and nowhere else we find Jesus referring to Himself not by names or titles but by metaphor, by illustration, by comparison when He says: I Am the Bread of Life I Am the Light of the World I Am the Door I Am the Good Shepherd I Am the Resurrection and the Life I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and today I Am the True Vine. And the cool
John 15:1-17 Well, we’ve finally made it. We’ve arrived at our final destination in this series that I’ve called the “I Am” series. In John’s gospel and nowhere else we find Jesus referring to Himself not by names or titles but by metaphor, by illustration, by comparison when He says: I Am the Bread of Life I Am the Light of the World I Am the Door I Am the Good Shepherd I Am the Resurrection and the Life I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and today I Am the True Vine. And the cool
23 Sep "I Am...the Way, the Truth, and the Life" John 14:6 We’re drawing ever closer to the end of this sermon series that I’m calling “I Am…”, as we consider each of the seven “I am” statements that Jesus makes in the Gospel of John. These seven statements are only found in John’s Gospel and rather than use titles or names, Jesus uses metaphors to describe Himself. He’s the Bread of Life – satisfying the hungers of our soul. He’s the Light of the World – shining light of hope and forgiveness and grace into the darkness of sin in our
John 14:6 We’re drawing ever closer to the end of this sermon series that I’m calling “I Am…”, as we consider each of the seven “I am” statements that Jesus makes in the Gospel of John. These seven statements are only found in John’s Gospel and rather than use titles or names, Jesus uses metaphors to describe Himself. He’s the Bread of Life – satisfying the hungers of our soul. He’s the Light of the World – shining light of hope and forgiveness and grace into the darkness of sin in our
16 Sep "I Am...The Resurrection and The Life" John 11:1-44 It’s something that all of us will spend at least an hour doing every day and I mean every day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. In fact, on average, we’ll spend 5 years of our lifetime doing nothing but this. It’s universally, above everything else, the one thing everybody hates to do. In fact, there’s nothing that we do that’s more frustrating, aggravating, irritating and feels like more of a waste of time than doing this. Can you guess what it is? It’s waiting. An hour
John 11:1-44 It’s something that all of us will spend at least an hour doing every day and I mean every day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. In fact, on average, we’ll spend 5 years of our lifetime doing nothing but this. It’s universally, above everything else, the one thing everybody hates to do. In fact, there’s nothing that we do that’s more frustrating, aggravating, irritating and feels like more of a waste of time than doing this. Can you guess what it is? It’s waiting. An hour
09 Sep "I Am...The Good Shepherd" John 10:11-21 At Mountain Hill, we’re in a series that I’ve simply titled “I AM.” I’m not sure if you know this or not, but in the gospel of John on seven different occasions Jesus refers to Himself – not by title or name but by metaphor. We only find this in John’s Gospel, and so we’ve been looking at those seven “I Am” statements. The first one is “I am the Bread of Life,” and we learn that only Jesus can satisfy the hunger of our souls. The second is “I am the Light of the World,”
John 10:11-21 At Mountain Hill, we’re in a series that I’ve simply titled “I AM.” I’m not sure if you know this or not, but in the gospel of John on seven different occasions Jesus refers to Himself – not by title or name but by metaphor. We only find this in John’s Gospel, and so we’ve been looking at those seven “I Am” statements. The first one is “I am the Bread of Life,” and we learn that only Jesus can satisfy the hunger of our souls. The second is “I am the Light of the World,”
02 Sep "I Am...The Door of the Sheep" John 10:7-10 I remember it like it happened yesterday and yet it was almost 20 years ago. I put my hand on a door handle that would lead into a church sanctuary. In that sanctuary, a crowd had gathered to see me tie the knot with a young lady, named Melissa. I knew that if I walked through that door I was walking into a life-long commitment of who I was going to spend the rest of my life with – for better or for worse, in sickness or in health, for richer or poorer. Not long after that I
John 10:7-10 I remember it like it happened yesterday and yet it was almost 20 years ago. I put my hand on a door handle that would lead into a church sanctuary. In that sanctuary, a crowd had gathered to see me tie the knot with a young lady, named Melissa. I knew that if I walked through that door I was walking into a life-long commitment of who I was going to spend the rest of my life with – for better or for worse, in sickness or in health, for richer or poorer. Not long after that I