PCTR Lenten Devotional 2018 The I AM Sayings of Jesus

PCTR Lenten Devotional 2018 The I AM Sayings of Jesus Lent is a time for reflecting on our own faith journeys, as we journey with Christ to the Cross. Jesus asked this thought provoking question of Peter, Who do you say I am? Jesus tell us... I AM I AM the Light of the World I AM the Bread of life I AM the Good Shepherd I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life I AM the True Vine I AM the Resurrection and the Life Journey with us this Lenten season as we look in the Gospel of John at Jesus own declarations known as the I AM sayings. With each I AM Jesus reveals with vivid images more and more about his identity and purpose. Who do you say Jesus is? Let s answer that question as we meet Jesus in these scriptures! May our faith grow as Jesus invites us into a deeper relationship with him. The PCTR Staff 2018 Lenten Devotional This Lenten season we encourage you to join us, daily, as we seek to make space in our lives to encounter the Living God through His Word using a simple but powerful method (SOAP) to help us dig in to the Bible. The entire Bible points to the good news of Jesus. We will look at the I AM Sayings of Jesus and how they show us who Jesus is. Grab a pen & your Bible - follow this simple guide below! S for Scripture Read the Bible verse for the day & allow God to speak to you. Look up a few of the suggested verses & connect them to the verse for the day. What do they tell us about Jesus? O for Observation Write down what struck you or caught your attention in what you read. What do you think God is saying to you in this scripture? Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you and reveal Jesus to you. What does this passage show you about Jesus? Respond to the personal question for the day. A for Application What does this passage mean for your life today? Write how you can apply this scripture today. P for Ask God to help you apply this scripture to your life. is a two-way conversation, so be sure to listen to God. Write out what you hear and anything you want to emphasize in prayer.

First I AM of Lent Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018 I AM Exodus 3:13-14 and John 8:48-58 Scriptures: Exodus 3:13-14 - Moses said to God, Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me, What is his name? Then what shall I tell them? God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you. Ex. 6:3, 15:3; Ps. 72:17, 135:13; Jn. 8:58; Acts 3:13; Rev. 1:8, 4:8 What do you have that cannot be reduced to ashes? First I AM of Lent Thursday, February 15, 2018 I AM Exodus 3:13-14 and John 8:48-58 Scriptures: John 8:48-51 - The Jews answered him, Aren t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed? I am not possessed by a demon, said Jesus, but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death. Matt. 10:5; Jn. 5:24, 41; Jn. 6:40, 47, 68; Jn. 11:25-25 In what areas of your life are you placing your significance?

First I AM of Lent Friday, February 16, 2018 I AM Exodus 3:13-14 and John 8:48-58 Scriptures: John 8:52-54 - At this they exclaimed, Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are? Jesus replied, If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. Mark 9:1; John 4:12, 16:13-15, 17:1,5, Heb. 2:9 Do you feel you are living with a purpose to your life? Can God identify with your challenges? First I AM of Lent Saturday, February 17, 2018 I AM Exodus 3:13-14 and John 8:48-58 Scriptures: John 8:55-58 - Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word. Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad. You are not yet fifty years old, they said to him, and you have seen Abraham! Very truly I tell you, Jesus answered, before Abraham was born, I am! Gen. 12:2-3; Isa. 41:4, 43:10, 48:12, 52:6; Jn. 1:2, 7:28-29, 17:5, 24 Getting to know God means getting to know ourselves. Who are you? What describes you?

First I AM of Lent Sunday, February 18, 2018 I AM Exodus 3:13-14 and John 8:48-58 Sermon Notes: Second I AM of Lent Monday, February 19, 2018 I AM the Light of the World John 8:12-20 Scriptures: John 8:12 - When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. Gen. 1:1-3; Isaiah 9:2; Isaiah 49:6; Acts 13:47; Revelations 22:5 How can Jesus be your light in this world? Observation: What did you learn about Jesus? Application: How does today s Scripture lesson apply to your life? : For Whom or What does today s Scripture message encourage you to pray?

Second I AM of Lent Tuesday, February 20, 2018 I AM the Light of the World John 8:12-20 Scriptures: John 8:12 - When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. Exodus 13:21-22; Psalm 27:1; Psalm 119:105 What does it feel like to walk in darkness? How has Jesus been a light for you there? Second I AM of Lent Wednesday, February 21, 2018 I AM the Light of the World John 8:12-20 Scriptures: John 8:12 - When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. John 7:1-3, 10-11, 14-15; Deuteronomy 16:13-16 How is the dwelling in booths in the wilderness like your life in the world today?

Second I AM of Lent Thursday, February 22, 2018 I AM the Light of the World John 8:12-20 Scriptures: John 8:13-14 - The Pharisees challenged him, Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid. Jesus answered, Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. Deuteronomy 17:6, 19:15; John 5:19-30, 36-38; John 8:27-28 Why do you believe Jesus came from the father? Second I AM of Lent Friday, February 23, 2018 I AM the Light of the World John 8:12-20 Scriptures: John 8:15-18 - You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one. But if I do judge, my decisions are true, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me. In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true. I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me. John 5:27; John 8:23-29, 38, 54-55; John 9:39 What in you needs to be changed or brought into the light?

Second I AM of Lent Saturday, February 24, 2018 I AM the Light of the World John 8:12-20 Scriptures: John 8:19-20 - Then they asked him, Where is your father? You do not know me or my Father, Jesus replied. If you knew me, you would know my Father also. He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come. Second I AM of Lent Sunday, February 25, 2018 I AM the Light of the World John 8:12-20 Sermon Notes: Mark 6:3; Luke 4:22; John 8:23-29, 38, 54-55; John 17:25 Christ is a source of light and gives you direction, one step at a time. What is your next step? Observation: What did you learn about Jesus? Application: How does today s Scripture lesson apply to your life? : For Whom or What does today s Scripture message encourage you to pray?

Third I AM of Lent Monday, February 26, 2018 I AM the Bread of Life John 6:25-59 Scriptures: John 6:25-27 - When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, Rabbi, when did you get here? Jesus answered, Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval. Isaiah 55:2; John 2:11, 4:14; 2 Cor. 1:21-22; Eph. 1:13; 2 Tim. 2:19 What is your daily spiritual diet (healthy food, junk food, same old reheated food)? Third I AM of Lent Tuesday, February 27, 2018 I AM the Bread of Life John 6:25-59 Scriptures: John 6:28-32 - Then they asked him, What must we do to do the works God requires? Jesus answered, The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent. So they asked him, What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Jesus said to them, Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. Ex. 16:4, 15; Num. 11:7-9; Ps. 78:24; Matt. 12:38; John 3:17; 1 John 3:23 Are you asking God for signs or miracles in order to follow him?

Third I AM of Lent Wednesday, February 28, 2018 I AM the Bread of Life John 6:25-59 Scriptures: John 6:33-35 - For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. Sir, they said, always give us this bread. Then Jesus declared, I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. Ex. 3:14; John 4:10-15; John 7:37-38 Do you find your self-esteem in who God made you to be, or in the things this world says make us important or special? Third I AM of Lent Thursday, March 1, 2018 I AM the Bread of Life John 6:25-59 Scriptures: John 6:36-40 - But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. John 3:15-16, 4:34, 10:28, 17:2, 24 What does Jesus promise you if you come to him in faith for spiritual nourishment? Do you believe him?

Third I AM of Lent Friday, March 2, 2018 I AM the Bread of Life John 6:25-59 Scriptures: John 6:41-47 - At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, I am the bread that came down from heaven. They said, Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, I came down from heaven? Stop grumbling among yourselves, Jesus answered. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. It is written in the Prophets: They will all be taught by God. Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. Isaiah 54:13; Jer. 31:33-34; John 1:18, 5:37, 7:27-29; Heb. 8:10-11 What does it mean to go from expecting to accepting? Do you believe God is greater than anything you will face? Third I AM of Lent Saturday, March 3, 2018 I AM the Bread of Life John 6:25-59 Scriptures: John 6:48-59 - I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Jesus said to them, Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.... Lk. 22:19; Jn. 3:36, 5:26, 6:31, 9:16, 10:19; I Jn. 3:24, 4:15; Heb. 10:10 What does Jesus want you to conclude about who he is?

Third I AM of Lent Sunday, March 4, 2018 I AM the Bread of Life John 6:25-29 Fourth I AM of Lent Monday, March 5, 2018 I AM the Good Shepherd John 10:1-18 and Psalm 23 Sermon Notes: Scriptures: Psalm 23 Psalm 80:1; Isaiah 40:11; Jeremiah 23:1-4; Ezekiel 34:14-15; John 10:11; Philippians 4:19; Revelation 7:7 Observation: What did you learn about Jesus? Have you experienced Jesus Christ as a Good Shepherd in your life? Application: How does today s Scripture lesson apply to your life? : For Whom or What does today s Scripture message encourage you to pray?

Fourth I AM of Lent Tuesday, March 6, 2018 I AM the Good Shepherd John 10:1-18 and Psalm 23 Scriptures: John 10:1-4 - Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. Numbers 27:15-17; Jn. 6:39, 39, 44, 64-65; Jn. 10:26-29, 17:9, 24 Are you following Jesus voice? How is that changing your life? Fourth I AM of Lent Wednesday, March 7, 2018 I AM the Good Shepherd John 10:1-18 and Psalm 23 Scriptures: John 10:5-8 - But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger s voice. Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them. Therefore, Jesus said again, Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. Psalm 118:20; Jeremiah 23:1-2; Acts 5:36-39 What responsibilities are placed on you as a sheep? To whom are you listening?

Fourth I AM of Lent Thursday, March 8, 2018 I AM the Good Shepherd John 10:1-18 and Psalm 23 Scriptures: John 10:9-11 - I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 1 Sam. 17:34-37; Ezekiel 34:11-16, 23; 1 Pet. 5:4; 1 Jn. 3:16; Rev. 7:17 Thinking of a gate as Jesus protection, how has Jesus invested in you? Fourth I AM of Lent Friday, March 9, 2018 I AM the Good Shepherd John 10:1-18 and Psalm 23 Scriptures: John 10:12-14 - The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me Isaiah 40:11; Zechariah 11:16, 17; John 15:13 Even with the shepherd watching, sheep can wander off. In what areas have you left the safety of Jesus s care?

Fourth I AM of Lent Saturday, March 10, 2018 I AM the Good Shepherd John 10:1-18 and Psalm 23 Scriptures: John 10:15-18 - just as the Father knows me and I know the Father and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father. Fourth I AM of Lent Sunday, March 11, 2018 I AM the Good Shepherd John 10:1-18 and Psalm 23 Sermon Notes: Isa. 56:8; Eze. 37:24; Matt. 11:27; Jn 11:52, 15:10; Acts 4:27-28; Phil. 2:8 How can this passage help you when you (or a friend) struggle with accepting Jesus love? Observation: What did you learn about Jesus? Application: How does today s Scripture lesson apply to your life? : For Whom or What does today s Scripture message encourage you to pray?

Fifth I AM of Lent Monday, March 12, 2018 I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life John 14:1-14 Scriptures: John 14:1-4 - Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going. Isa. 26:3-4; Ps. 56:3-4; Lk. 16:9; Jn. 14:18, 23, 28; Rev. 22:1-5 Jesus words were meant to comfort the disciples how do they comfort you today? Fifth I AM of Lent Tuesday, March 13, 2018 I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life John 14:1-14 Scriptures: John 14:4-6 - You know the way to the place where I am going. Thomas said to him, Lord, we don t know where you are going, so how can we know the way? Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 11:16, 20:24-26; John 1:14, 3:31-36, 5:21, 26-27, 6:63, 68; John 11:25-26 Are you making Jesus your way? How does that look in your ordinary life?

Fifth I AM of Lent Wednesday, March 14, 2018 I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life John 14:1-14 Scriptures: John 14:6-7 - Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him. John 4:9-10, 13-14; John 8:19; John 10:9; John 11:25-26 How would you answer a person who thinks it is narrow and intolerant to believe that Jesus is the only way to God? Fifth I AM of Lent Thursday, March 15, 2018 I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life John 14:1-14 Scriptures: John 14:8-10 - Philip said, Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us. Jesus answered: Don t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, Show us the Father? Don t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. John 4:9-10, 13-14; John 8:19; John 10:9; John 11:25-26 What is Jesus saying about who he is?

Fifth I AM of Lent Friday, March 16, 2018 I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life John 14:1-14 Scriptures: John 14:11-12 - Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves. Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. Matt. 21:21-22; Luke 10:17; Jn. 5:36-40; 1 Jn. 5:14-15 Fifth I AM of Lent Saturday, March 17, 2018 I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life John 14:1-14 Scriptures: John 12-14 - Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. Ex. 19:5-6; Matt. 7:7-8; Jn. 7:38-39; 2 Cor. 4:7 Are you open to opportunities to extend grace to others? To do greater things than Jesus did? Are you developing habits that bring you closer to God (prayer, Bible study, fasting, meditation)?

Fifth I AM of Lent Sunday, March 18, 2018 I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life John 14:1-14 Sermon Notes: Sixth I AM of Lent Monday, March 19, 2018 I AM the True Vine John 15:1-16 Scriptures: John 15:1-2 - I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. Isaiah 5:1-7; Jeremiah 2:21; Hosea 10:1-2 What might the Father prune in your life to prompt you to produce more fruit? Observation: What did you learn about Jesus? Application: How does today s Scripture lesson apply to your life? : For Whom or What does today s Scripture message encourage you to pray?

Sixth I AM of Lent Tuesday, March 20, 2018 I AM the True Vine John 15:1-16 Scriptures: John 15:3-4 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. John 6:56-57; 1 John 2:3-6 What specifically do you think is the fruit the Father desires for you? Sixth I AM of Lent Wednesday, March 21, 2018 I AM the True Vine John 15:1-16 Scriptures: John 15:5-7 I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. Matt. 7:7-8; John 6:63; John 14:13-14 What nonproductive branches can you identify in your life (regret, resentment, bitterness, envy)?

Sixth I AM of Lent Thursday, March 22, 2018 I AM the True Vine John 15:1-16 Scriptures: John 15:8-10 This is to my Father s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father s commands and remain in his love. John 14:15, 17:23-26; Colossians 1:22-23; 1 John 3:24, 5:2-3 What are the consequences in your life when you do not remain in Jesus? Sixth I AM of Lent Friday, March 23, 2018 I AM the True Vine John 15:1-16 Scriptures: John 15:11-13 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one s life for one s friends. John 10:11, 13:34; Rom. 5:7-8; Eph. 5:25; 1 John 3:16, 18, 4:11-12 What are you doing to strengthen the most important connections in your life?

Sixth I AM of Lent Saturday, March 24, 2018 I AM the True Vine John 15:1-16 Scriptures: John 15:14-16 You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit fruit that will last and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. Sixth I AM of Lent Palm Sunday, March 25, 2018 I AM the True Vine John 15:1-16 Sermon Notes: Ex. 33:11; 2 Chronicles 20:7; Matt. 12:50; John 6:70, 8:26-29 What is the fruit that the Father desires to see in your life? Observation: What did you learn about Jesus? Application: How does today s Scripture lesson apply to your life? : For Whom or What does today s Scripture message encourage you to pray?

Seventh I AM of Lent Holy Week - Monday, March 26, 2018 I AM the Resurrection and the Life John 11:17-44 Scriptures: John 11:17-25 - On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.... When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home. Lord, Martha said to Jesus, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask. Jesus said to her, Your brother will rise again. Martha answered, I know he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; Seventh I AM of Lent Holy Week - Tuesday, March 27, 2018 I AM the Resurrection and the Life John 11:17-44 Scriptures: John 11:25-27 - Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this? Yes, Lord, she replied, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who is to come into the world. Matt. 16:16; Luke 2:11; John 3:14-15, 4:14, 5:25-29, 6:63, 68 Do you expect to never die? What does Jesus mean by verse 26? Job 2:11; Daniel 12:2; John 1:4, 5:21, 6:39-40; Acts 24:15 What assurance do Jesus words give you about your death and life beyond death?

Seventh I AM of Lent Holy Week - Wednesday, March 28, 2018 I AM the Resurrection and the Life John 11:17-44 Scriptures: John 11:25, 28-32 (25) Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 28 After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. The Teacher is here, she said, and is asking for you. When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him.... When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. John 13:13; Colossians 3:4; 1 John 5:10-11; Revelation 1:17-18 What deathlike situation in your life can Jesus resurrection power change? Seventh I AM of Lent Maundy Thursday, March 29, 2018 I AM the Resurrection and the Life John 11:17-44 Scriptures: John 11:25, 33-37 (25) Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. Where have you laid him? he asked. Come and see, Lord, they replied. Jesus wept. Then the Jews said, See how he loved him! But some of them said, Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying? Luke 19:41; John 12:27; 1 Thess. 4:13-18 When have you experienced some kind of death in order for God to give you new life?

Seventh I AM of Lent Good Friday, March 30, 2018 I AM the Resurrection and the Life John 11:17-44 Scriptures: John 11:25, 38-40 (25) Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. Take away the stone, he said. But, Lord, said Martha, the sister of the dead man, by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days. Then Jesus said, Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God? Matt. 27:57-61; Luke 24:2; John 19:31-42; John 20:1 Are you looking at ways to restore things in your life to what they used to be or are you looking to have Jesus transform things in your life through the power of the resurrection? What old thing are you holding on to? Seventh I AM of Lent Holy Week - Saturday, March 31, 2018 I AM the Resurrection and the Life John 11:17-44 Scriptures: John 11:40-44 Then Jesus said, Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God? So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me. When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, Lazarus, come out! The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, Take off the grave clothes and let him go. Matt. 28:1-7; Mark 15:46, 16:2-4; John 20:1-10 Eternal life is not something we get when we die: it is what we receive when we believe. Are you able to surrender yourself to God and let His power fill you?

Seventh I AM of Lent Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 I AM the Resurrection and the Life John 11:17-44 Sermon Notes: Observation: What did you learn about Jesus? Application: How does today s Scripture lesson apply to your life? : For Whom or What does today s Scripture message encourage you to pray?