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The Implications of the Seven “I Ams”

The seven famous “I Am” sayings of Jesus in John, by analogy, teach us much about who Jesus is & what He does … but even more, they associate Him with the Old Testament’s I AM, the one God we worship.

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The Significance of the Seven Signs

With five of the seven featured signs behind us in the Gospel of John, an overview shows that Jesus’ miracles pointed to His divine attributes like power, mercy, & wisdom … plus the arrival of a new Kingdom.

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Pressures - Peers, Politics, Pain

We find that when truth & logic are missing, threats & bullying commence … but this is NOT good shepherding. The powerful enemies of Jesus ramp up the pressure and their ridicule of soldiers, the masses, and Nicodemus (one of their own).

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Seeking His Bride (1/3)

Genesis 24 contains one of the longest sustained narratives in the Old Testament as it pertains to Abraham finding a wife for Isaac. So we will examine the narrative as a whole first, then each of its divisions. Throughout, we will see the steadfast love of God the Father has for us and the love that Christ has for His bride.

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Living Water from the Eternal Rock

Jesus presents an inviting gospel, urging all who are thirsty to come to Him. This presentation of the image of living water leans heavily on Old Testament promises about what God will do for His people. And by design, such a message reveals division, as many do not want to believe in Jesus.

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Seeking to Kill the Man?

As Moses, a type of mediator, was largely resisted by the generation he served, so Jesus found much resistance facing a greater bondage and exodus. Still, it is beyond question that He was/is the Christ.

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Greater Lessons from the Greater Moses

The Feast of Tabernacles, reminding Israel of God’s wilderness mercies, should also have brought to mind our habits of grumbling and rebellion. Jesus proves Himself to be the Prophet we must heed by teaching necessary and unpopular truth.

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Bury Your Dead

Sarah’s death is a grievous occasion for Abraham, but there is still much for him to be hopeful for in the face of death. Just as Abraham buried his wife resting in God’s promises, we also can bury our loved ones with full assurance that Jesus Christ has conquered death.

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The Feast of Tabernacles

On Jesus’ mind as another major feast begins is the evil of this world and how much of it is our normal & comfortable way of thinking & living.

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The Season of Decline Begins

Coming to the close of a long enough chapter, we are led to ponder if Jesus made a ministry mistake by offending so many listeners, AND were these departing “disciples” actual and faithful followers of our Lord & Savior?

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