I am the resurrection and the life

25 Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?’ John 11:25-26 If you thought the I AM sayings of Jesus coul
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I am the Good Shepherd

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11 The I am sayings of Jesus set him apart in some way. Most of them describe him as God. In his claim to be the Good Shepherd, he sets himself apart from others who claim to be shepherds. Here is the
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I am the gate

I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. John 10:9 Both verse 7 and verse 9 state Jesus as saying that he is the gate for the sheep. Sandwiched between these two verses is one where he tells that a
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I am the light of the world

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 8:12 Jesus makes another great claim in calling himself the light of the world. By hearing t
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I am the bread of life

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. John 6:35 Just before this, Jesus had miraculously fed more than 5,000 people and a conversation ensues around the subje
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I AM!

58 ‘Very truly I tell you,’ Jesus answered, ‘before Abraham was born, I am!’ 59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds. John 8:58 Jesus was called many things by those that opposed him
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Love vs Sin

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Pet 4:8 Having gone through a few expressions of God’s love this week, I would like to leave you with this thought: many offences and mistakes we make or are made against us can be overcome through l
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As the Father has loved me

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. John 15:9 Each and every one of our lives is guided by a set of principles or beliefs we have inculcated throughout our lives. Most of these are passed onto us by people we either admire o
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Love and Money and Thingz

17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:17-18 A friend put a p
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This is what love is

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. 1 John 3 v 16 The movie Gladiator remains one of the best movies I have watched. Not only because of the valiance shown b
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