HIS PLAN OUR PURPOSE
IS THERE MORE? Understanding the Storyline of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation
THE STORY OF CHRIST: IN HIS OWN WORDS
TEACHER GUIDE THE WHOLE STORY
Warren Wiersbe writes, “When He wrote the Bible, God didn’t give us a ponderous theology book divided into sections labeled God, Creation, Man, Sin, and so forth. Instead, He gave us a story, a narrative that begins in eternity past and ends in eternity future.”
THE STORY OF GRACE January
THE STORY OF DELIVERANCE February
THE STORY OF PROMISE March
THE STORY OF FAITH April
THE STORY OF RENEWAL May
THE STORY OF PURPOSE June, July + August
THE STORY OF CHRIST: IN HIS OWN WORDS FEATURED August + September
THE STORY OF POWER October
THE STORY OF CHANGE November
THE STORY OF HEAVEN December TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE STORY OF CHRIST: IN HIS OWN WORDS 5
7 I AM the Bread of Life John 6:35 August 15/16
15 I AM the Light of the World John 8:12 August 22/23
23 I AM the Door John 10:9 August 29/30
31 I AM the Good Shepherd John 10:11 September 5/6
39 I AM the Resurrection and the Life John 11:25 September 12/13
47 I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life John 14:6 September 19/20
55 I AM the Vine John 15:5 September 26/27
IS THERE MORE? JESUS TELLS US
EXACTLY WHO HE IS
IN HIS WORD. THE STORY OF CHRIST How we answer this question affects how wehowanswerweHow affects will do you saythatIam?” answerquestion this with a few different answers and then He gets more direct, asking an important question:“Whodopeople say thattheSonofManis?”Theyrespond In Matthew 16:13-20,asJesus andHisdisciplesare traveling onfoot,Heasksthem 1 This istheStoryofChrist:InHisOwnWords Join us for this life-changing study of the Word who became flesh, the great Jesus is,thelove Jesus has,andtherelationship Jesus desires withus. confidence and authority, us thatourLord andSavior isstillalive. Jesus doesnotsayIWas, Hesayswith I AMstatementsthatgive uslifeandhope.Jesus inthepresent tensereminds the divinity of Christ without a doubt. But it is the words of Jesus, specifically the which we willstudyinthecomingweeks. Themiraclesare powerful andshow seven, whichherefers toas“signs.”Thiscomplimentstheseven IAMstatements Whereas theothergospelwritersrecord 20+miracleseach,John onlyrecords The GospelofJohn shows usthedivinityofChristaswell asthepersonofChrist. whisper attimesallowing thereader tobeupcloseandpersonalonthisjourney. captures thelife, ministry, heart,andchallengesofJesus inaway thatseemsto speak. The named John to and Jesus. was began flesh Word became God us…” was God.HegoesontosayinverseWord 14,“The dweltand flesh became among John immediatelyintroduces Jesus astheWord, whowas notonlywithGodbut genealogy ofJesus, goingbacktothevery beginningofCreation. three words we find in the book of Genesis, first the with gospel his Johnbegins Spirit, Holy the of inspiration the Under God; andthatbelieving youmayhave lifeinHisname.” these have beenwrittensothatyoumaybelieve thatJesus istheChrist,Sonof In fact,John tellsthereader exactlywhyhewrote thisgospel,inJohn 20:31,“but uses the word “believe” over 98 times while never using the noun “faith” once. with approximately 90percent ofthewritingsbeingexclusive tothisbook.John The GospelofJohn isuniquewhencompared totheotherthree synopticgospels looking atHisIAMstatementsintheGospelofJohn. in His Word. Over the next seven weeks, we will study who Jesus says He is by every otherquestionasked inlife.Fortunately, Jesus tellsusexactlywhoHeis soniclight.org/john Sept 26/27 Sept 19/20 Sept 12/13 Sept 5/6 Aug 29/30 Aug 22/23 Aug 15/16 the Word was God. JOHN 1:1-2 Inthebeginningwas theWord, andtheWord was withGod,and 5 I AMtheVine-John 15:5 I AMtheWay, theTruth, andtheLife-John 14:6 I AMtheResurrection andtheLife-John 11:25-26 I AMtheGoodShepherd -John 10:11 I AMtheDoor-John 10:9 I AMtheLightofWorld -John 8:12 I AMtheBread ofLife-John 6:35 2 Hewas inthebeginningwithGod. I AM.Theseseven statementsreveal thedepthofwho “In the beginning.” John bypassesthe
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