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John 8:12–18 (NKJV) 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.” The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.” Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if…

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

ILLUST: Things we tell children over and over Having kids has taught me that their ears are for decoration only My kids call it yelling when I raise my voice; I call it “motivational speaking” for people who don’t want to listen I was told I only have two faults…I don’t listen, and …something else… I…

Divine Name 13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “ I am who I am .” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘ I am has…

Intro: I made the statement a couple of weeks ago that I wanted to share a message or two regarding some current events that we are seeing in our world. At that time, I addressed the poor state of our nation using the assassination attempt of President Trump as my main illustration. Today, I want to…

Moonlit walk - Winter snow - lighting up the outside No such thing as moonlight. It is reflected sunlight. Road construction lights - like daylight - so workers cannot disrupt the “busyness” of the city Glow of city lights - Light was important to the Feast of Tabernacles - 4 large lamps lit each night…

L uke 1:26-38 Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,…

Hearing but not listening Have you ever heard someone talking, but were not really listening to them? Or totally not agree with what they were saying? This is what we are looking at tonight. You are used to hearing me ask that question, what did you hear, what do you see, what sticks out to you when…

The Ghost In the Room: October’s Theme The end of October has so much attention on ghosts, ghouls, witches, demons, devils and death. You already know that stuff, of course. You can’t escape it. We carve strange faces in round orange squashes and put lights or candles in them, either to show our own…

Notes: The following text points out accusations that Jesus, who is the True Judge, makes against the Pharisees and religious leaders. 1. The first accusation: They have Inappropriate Belief (8:12-30) A. First verbal exchange: The Authority and Judgment of the Son, 8:12-20. “again” points to a change…

Exegetical Point: Jesus is the light of the world, he is from the Father and speaks on his authority. Homiletic Point: Jesus the light of the world. Whoever follows him will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. Intro Kids - Can you see in the dark? How can you get around at night?…

Light, Authority, and Salvation Intro Throughout the gospel of John we are presented with different themes that John wants us to see. One of those themes is light vs. darkness. We are all familiar with the ideas and experiences of light and darkness. That creaky door doesn’t bother us during the day,…

The Bible Last week we talked about the Bible as God’s Word and as such it bears ultimate authority over all that we believe and all that we do. We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. By it, God reveals who He is, who we are, and what life is meant to be. His word…

Is Jesus the Messiah? Call to Worship Intro Have you ever been into a television series and really enjoyed it. Then all of a sudden there is this extremely slow paced episode that no one seems to like, but it’s important for moving the story along. These are called expositional episodes. And the reality…

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

Doctrine communicated In the OT For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord , and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. See also Dt 33:10 ; Ps 78:1–4 ; Ps 119:33–36 ; Pr 4:1–2 ; Mal 2:6 They shall teach Jacob your rules and Israel your law; they shall put incense before…

Belief: An opinion of judgment in which a person is fully persuaded. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

As Jesus is the Light of the World, He enlists us to reflect that light as we are distributed throughout our County.

The Light Of The World Jesus is repeatedly telling them who he is The light that brings life the bread of life living waters I Am saying He Is God The Prophets all point to Jesus I come from the Father, and will return Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him…

Introduction There is one movie genre that I won’t watch and that is horror. I just don’t like those movies. I just remember watching some as a kid and screaming at the people in the movie, “Don’t open that door” or “No, don’t go into that creepy looking building.” And no matter what… they did what I…

Statement 1 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.” This is an audacious statement. Imagine if someone said this today? A preacher? A business owner? A president? “If you play on my team, you won’t…

Add To Your Faith Virtue Annotation 1 Review: .....that through these Grace and peace, His Divine power all things that pertain to life and godliness glory and virtue, exceeding great and precious promises 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you…

1. I AM the Light of the World 12 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.” 13 The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.” 14 Jesus answered and said…