I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD (3 OF 7)
I Am the Light of the World (3 of 7)
Series: Who Do You Say that I Am?
Dave Gustavsen
John 8:12
Jesus once asked his followers, ''Who do you say that I am?'' So let me turn that question on all of you: Who do you say that he is? Is he a really nice, gentle man with a beard, that you left behind in Sunday School or CCD? Is he sort of a good luck charm-so if you make sure to wear your cross, or if you pray with that magic phrase ''in Jesus' name,'' good things will happen? (''I pray this will be a winning Lottery ticket, in Jesus' name!'') Or maybe for you, he doesn't mean much. Because you believe the point of life is just to be a loving and good person, and if Jesus can inspire some people to do that, fine...but he's not really necessary. Who do you say that he is? It seems like such a simple question, but Jesus thought it was a really important question.
So in this series, we're allowing Jesus to speak for himself. We're looking at the seven places in the Gospel of John where Jesus described himself beginning with the words, ''I am.'' And today we come to the place where Jesus said, ''I am the light of the world.''
I've had this recurring dream all through my life. Do you have dreams like that, that you have over and over again? So in my dream, I show up for church, and I realize I forgot to wear pants. No, that's not my dream-but that is a common one people have. Thankfully that's not mine. Seriously, this is my dream: I'm in a room, and it's dark, so I start turning on lamps. But no matter how many lamps I turn on, it's still dim, and I can't see well, and I keep turning on lights, and it's never bright enough...and it's a very disturbing feeling. And then the dream ends. And I know some of you are trying to analyze me right now. You're going to tell me how messed up I am.
So I'm not sure what that dream means, or if dreams even have meaning. But here's what I know: there's something deep in us that knows that light is good, and darkness is un ...
Series: Who Do You Say that I Am?
Dave Gustavsen
John 8:12
Jesus once asked his followers, ''Who do you say that I am?'' So let me turn that question on all of you: Who do you say that he is? Is he a really nice, gentle man with a beard, that you left behind in Sunday School or CCD? Is he sort of a good luck charm-so if you make sure to wear your cross, or if you pray with that magic phrase ''in Jesus' name,'' good things will happen? (''I pray this will be a winning Lottery ticket, in Jesus' name!'') Or maybe for you, he doesn't mean much. Because you believe the point of life is just to be a loving and good person, and if Jesus can inspire some people to do that, fine...but he's not really necessary. Who do you say that he is? It seems like such a simple question, but Jesus thought it was a really important question.
So in this series, we're allowing Jesus to speak for himself. We're looking at the seven places in the Gospel of John where Jesus described himself beginning with the words, ''I am.'' And today we come to the place where Jesus said, ''I am the light of the world.''
I've had this recurring dream all through my life. Do you have dreams like that, that you have over and over again? So in my dream, I show up for church, and I realize I forgot to wear pants. No, that's not my dream-but that is a common one people have. Thankfully that's not mine. Seriously, this is my dream: I'm in a room, and it's dark, so I start turning on lamps. But no matter how many lamps I turn on, it's still dim, and I can't see well, and I keep turning on lights, and it's never bright enough...and it's a very disturbing feeling. And then the dream ends. And I know some of you are trying to analyze me right now. You're going to tell me how messed up I am.
So I'm not sure what that dream means, or if dreams even have meaning. But here's what I know: there's something deep in us that knows that light is good, and darkness is un ...
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