Current Series: "I AM"
The Seven Sayings of Jesus
In John's Gospel, Jesus gives seven "I AM" statements. Each one is a claim to deity, and each one helps us see Christ more clearly.
Everybody is hungry for something. Everybody is looking for light, security, meaning, life. Jesus doesn't offer Himself as one option among many. He says He alone is what sinners actually need.
So here's the question: are you seeking Jesus for who He is, or mainly for what you want Him to provide?
Series Schedule
| Week | Date | Title | Scripture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 1 | I AM the Bread of Life | John 6:35 |
| 2 | Mar 8 | I AM the Light of the World | John 8:12 |
| 3 | Mar 15 | I AM the Door and Good Shepherd | John 10:1-18 |
| — | Mar 22 | OFF-SERIES | — |
| 4 | Mar 29 | I AM the Resurrection & Life | John 11:17-27 |
| 5 | Apr 5 | I AM the Way, Truth, Life | John 14:6 |
| 6 | Apr 12 | I AM the True Vine | John 15:1-8 |
Featured Sermons
Week 2: "I AM the Light of the World"
John 8:12-20
"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.'"
Everyone knows what it is to fear the dark. Darkness disorients—we stumble, we grow anxious, we lose our way. But John writes of a deeper darkness still—spiritual blindness that doesn't know it's blind.
Into this world, Jesus stands in the temple courts and speaks: "I am the light of the world." He doesn't merely have light—He is Light. And He invites us to follow Him out of darkness and into life.
Week 3: "I AM the Door and Good Shepherd"
John 10:1-18
"I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved... I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."
In a world full of competing claims and leaders who promise life but leave people wounded, we all ask: "Who can I really trust?"
Jesus gives us a phrase to carry home: Enter by Christ, rest in Christ.
He is both the only entrance into salvation and the only Shepherd who truly knows, loves, and secures His people.
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