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I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE (1 OF 7)

by Jim Perdue

Scripture: John 6:32-35, John 6:48-51
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I Am the Bread of Life (1 of 7)
Series: I Am
Jim Perdue
John 6:32-35, 48-51


This morning, I'm beginning a brand new sermons series entitled, I Am: Jesus in His Own Words. We're going to look at seven statements in the Gospel of John where Jesus says, ''I am.''

*If you were to take a poll and ask a simple question: Who is Jesus? You would probably get a multitude of answers. In fact, if you asked a thousand people their opinions about Jesus, you would probably get a thousand different answers. In the end, what really matters is not what other people say about Jesus, but what Jesus says about Himself.*

That's why we are studying the seven ''I am'' statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John. If you are searching for the real Jesus and on a quest to know Him, then a great place to start is the gospel according to John. READ John 20:30-31

Here is a book to help us discover Jesus and come into a relationship with Him giving us life abundant and life eternal! And in the Gospel of John, Jesus gives us seven statements, the seven ''I am'' statements of Jesus, that show us what He does and what He wants to do in our lives as we ''have life in His name.''

There are certain questions in life that seem simple, but the way we answer those questions affects everything. And in Matthew chapter 16, Jesus asked his followers one of those questions. READ Matthew 16:13-15 Apparently, Jesus thought that was a pretty important question. So as we start this new series today, let me ask you: who do you say that he is?

*Scot McKnight is a college professor, and he teaches a class on the life of Jesus. And every time he teaches it, on the first day of class, he gives a standardized psychological test, divided into two parts. The first part is about Jesus. So it asks questions like, ''Was Jesus the life of the party, or was he an introvert?'' ''Was Jesus a worrier?'' ''Did he ever get moody?'' Things like that. And then the second half of the test asks the student t ...

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