I Am the Good Shepherd

Normally when I preach on it, I talk about the sheep and I sing songs like “I am Jesus’s little lamb.” But this time as I was studying the text, I saw something that I hadn’t noticed before… in these eight verses, Jesus repeats himself three times. Three times Jesus says that the Good Shepherd “lays down his life”. Because he loves you… even though he knows you… to save you.

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I Am the Resurrection and the Life

When Jesus brings you out of your grave, it will be to a world that is finally operating the way that it should be. No more death, no more mourning, no more crying, no more pain. Physical, spiritual, and eternal life all at the same time. . . this is what Jesus meant when he said, “Whoever lives by believing in me will never die.”

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I Am the Light of the World

Living in a sin-darkened world is difficult and scary and dangerous. But what if somebody could give you a flashlight? What if somebody could take off your blindfold? What if somebody could light up your world so you can see what’s going on around you, and see where you’re going, and stop blindly crashing into people but rather see them as God sees them? That’s exactly what Jesus has done…

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I Am the Bread of Life

You can lose your job. You can be mocked by your peers. You can have your heart broken in a relationship. You can be forsaken by your friends. You can lose everything in this life. You can physically starve to death. But if you’ve got the Bread of Life, it won’t matter. . . . Because spiritually, you have been filled with the righteousness of Christ. You have been given a status where God looks at you and says ‘This is my child.’ You have been brought to a place where 5 minutes after you die, you will be in heaven with your Savior, fulfilled and satisfied for all eternity.

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