The I Am Statements
Jesus in His Own Words
The True Vine
March 23, 2022 • Bryan Fojtasek • John 15:1–8
In the Old Testament, God described his chosen people as a vine that he planted, hoping they would produce good fruit. Instead, they only produced bad fruit. God sent Jesus into the world to be the true vine that would produce good fruit. We are the branches that are connected to Jesus, and that means we can produce the good fruit that God desires!
The Resurrection and the Life
March 9, 2022 • Bryan Fojtasek • John 11
Jesus is our resurrection and our life. He is the one who transforms our dead ends into new opportunities. When Jesus shows up to Bethany to visit Mary and Martha, it seemed like he was too late. Their brother Lazarus had already been dead for four days. But Then Jesus transformed the entire course of their lives forever: re resurrected Lazarus! In the same way, God shows up at our lowest moments to give us hope for the future.
The Bread of Life
February 9, 2022 • John 6
Jesus is the bread of life, the sustainer of our souls. Bread was a necessity for the people of Israel and represented the staple food in their diet. Jesus fills our spiritual hunger the way nothing else can, but we spend a lot of time trying to fill that hunger with the things of the world instead of Jesus himself.