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Happy Fathers Day

As we open our Bibles to the 14th chapter of the Gospel of John this morning , i would like to say Happy Fathers day to all the fathers here and to those who may be listening or watching .

A week or so back i was thinking of the great influence my dad had on my life, He was a simple man who worked hard, loved his family and lived out his faith in Christ.

I told Jan you know my dad was born in 1919 he would have been 103 this year.

We began to think and talk about the events and how much change has come over the last 100 years Much of which my dad would have seen.

The great depression, Pearl Harbor, World war 2, Vietnam conflict, man on the moon and many more things along with the morale decline of our society.

As much as things around us change there is one thing that doesn’t change that is the word of God.

Isaiah 40:8 “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”

This is especially important for us to remember when we study foundational passages like the one we will look at today.

Introduction: our primary passage this morning John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through me.”

This is a Foundational passage that is essential to understand and believe to be Christians.

You will hear us on occasion speak of things we can disagree on in scripture and still consider each other brothers and sisters in Christ, However this passage we are looking at today is not one of those, Jesus is very straight forward and clear in this passage and the Bible is very clear throughout that Jesus is the only way to the Father.

IF we do not believe this we are rejecting the very foundation of God’s word and essentially calling Jesus a liar.

This passage is non debatable.

Jesus makes several I am statements in John and

John 14:6 is kind of the climax of Jesus I am Statements in an all encompassing statement

I am the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6).

This powerful “I am” statement of Christ’s is packed with meaning.

Jesus is not merely saying I am one way among many ways to God; He is the only way.

THE WAY TO THE FATHER

John 14:1–11 (ESV)

I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life

14 “Let not your hearts be troubled.

Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many rooms.

If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.

4 And you know the way to where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going.

How can we know the way?” 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.

No one comes to the Father except through me.

7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also.

From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip?

Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.

How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?

The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.

We see in this passage around John 14:6 two questions that are asked and answered.

Where are you going ,

Are you really who you say you are?

Who is this Jesus

I thought it would be good to spend just a few minutes defining who Jesus is, then more specifically who He says He is

Jesus Christ is the second person of the trinity, the incarnate Word of God, the Creator and Savior of the world, the founder of Christianity, and the sinless exemplar of its principles and practices.

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John 1:1–5 (ESV)

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Jesus is the spotless lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world - John 1:29 “29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

In Isaiah 53 we see Him as the suffering Savior the Messiah

In Revelation 19:16 we see HE IS KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS)

In Philippians 2:10-11 We see Jesus is Lord and EVERY KNEE WILL BOW AND EVERY TONGUE CONFESS THAT JESUS IS LORD).

In Hebrews 1:3 “He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power.

After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,”

In these passages we see that Jesus is both fully God and Fully man.

Now lets see who Jesus says He is.

I AM- who does Jesus say he is

In John we see Jesus telling us who he is through His I am statements, There are 7 of the primary I am statements Jesus made of Himself in John.

In these I am Statements Jesus is Letting everyone know He is God in the Flesh.

Remember in Exodus 3:14 “14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.”

And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”” God told Moses tell my people that I Am sent you.

Now we see Jesus using this same name to describe who He is.

I am the Bread of life John 6:35, 41, 48, 51 John 6:48 “48 I am the bread of life.”

I am the light of the world John 8:12 “12 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.”” - These words echo what God said in Genesis 1:3

I am the door John 10:7, 9 “9 I am the door.

If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.”

I am the good Shepherd John 10:11 “11 I am the good shepherd.

The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”

- Jesus here took one of God’s titles in the old Testament Psalm 23:1 The lord is my Shepherd.

I am the resurrection and the life John 11:25 “25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.

Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,”

I am the way, the truth and the life John 14:6 Today's text

I am the true Vine John 15:1, 5 “5 I am the vine; you are the branches.

Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”

He Sustains us and gives us life

We could also look at countless Old Testament Scriptures that point and prove Jesus is the Messiah that God promised, but we won’t today for time sake.

Now lets focus on our main passage for today and we will begin with Truth

Jesus is The Truth

What is truth

The worlds view of truth

Truth is relevant or subjective whatever you think it should be.

What is true for you may not be truth for someone else again it is all relevant to your situation.

The Bibles view of Truth

Scripture said that “The very essence of [God’s] words is truth” (Psalm 119:160, NLT), The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.

John1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Jesus is the word that became flesh, so when He is saying I am truth, He is saying God’s word is Truth.

John 1:14 - And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Here is Jesus proclaiming that He is the truth—confirming His identity as the Word of God (see John 1:1, 14).

TO borrow from John MacAuthor

So, what is truth?

Here’s a simple definition drawn from what the Bible teaches: Truth is that which is consistent with the mind, will, character, glory, and being of God.

Even more to the point: Truth is the self-expression of God.

That is the biblical meaning of truth.

Because the definition of truth flows from God, truth is theological.

Truth is also ontological—which is a fancy way of saying it is the way things really are.

Reality is what it is because God declared it so and made it so.

Therefore God is the author, source, determiner, governor, arbiter, ultimate standard, and final judge of all truth.

The Old Testament refers to the Almighty as the “God of truth” (Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 31:5; Isaiah 65:16).

When Jesus said of Himself, “I am…the truth” (John 14:6, emphasis added), He was thereby making a profound claim about His own deity.

He was also making it clear that all truth must ultimately be defined in terms of God and His eternal glory.

After all, Jesus is “the brightness of [God’s] glory and the express image of His person” (Hebrews 1:3).

He is truth incarnate—the perfect expression of God and therefore the absolute embodiment of all that is true.