7. The Way, Truth, and Life

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7. The Way, Truth, and Life

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

March 17, 2024 • Matt Kleinhans • John 14:1–7

Everyone is searching for meaning, and purpose, and abundant life. Jesus makes it clear that the only way to the life we were created for is through Him. He is the way. He is the truth. He is the life.

Application Questions:

1. What answers are you looking for from God that He doesn't promise to give you?

2. What promises can you cling to instead?

3. How does Christ being the "way" speak into your hopes and dreams?

4. How does Christ being "the truth" relate to Him being "the Light of the World"?

5. What life does Christ offer? Are you embracing the abundant life offered in Him?

8. The True Vine

March 24, 2024 • Scott Mehl • John 15:1–11

Jesus famously calls us to "abide" with him as a branch abides in a vine. But what does that mean? What does it practically look like to live a life of abiding? And how do we know if we're abiding or not? Application Questions: 1. How has the gospel already given you a vital connection with Christ? 2. How does your relationship with your phone (or the internet) inform what it might mean to live a life of "abiding"? 3. What evidence of abiding do you see in your life? 4. What evidence of abiding do you see in the lives of the Christians around you? Share these with them. 5. How have you seen a life of obedience be the life of greatest joy?

6. The Good Shepherd

March 10, 2024 • Brian Colmery • John 10:1–18

People in Los Angeles aren’t very familiar with sheep, but Jesus compares himself to a shepherd to help us understand who he wants to be in our lives. Shepherds know their sheep, love their sheep, and lead their sheep. When Jesus is your good shepherd you will follow him more closely than anything else. Application Questions: 1. Jesus knows you even better than a shepherd knows his sheep. How might that encourage you this week? 2. How does Jesus laying down his life for you touch down in the things you are dealing with in your life right now? 3. Where do you think Jesus is calling you to follow him right now?

5. The I Am

March 3, 2024 • Brian Colmery • John 8:48–59

In a passage where people are arguing with Jesus about his identity, we find his strongest claim to be God in the flesh. It leaves us with a radical choice: we must either follow Jesus as God in every area of our lives, or reject him entirely. Only when we understand these high stakes will we see the deep love Jesus shows for us by going to the cross in our place. Application Questions: 1. What are some ways that your thoughts of God are too small? How might that be affecting your life? 2. How does the size of God make Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection for you more incredible? What would your life be like if you meditated on that more? 3. Jesus asks for a radical choice when it comes to his identity—and what it means for your life. How are you grappling with that choice?