This past Easter Sunday at The Family Church here in Gainesville, our senior pastor Philip Griffin delivered the second part of his series Jesus in His Own Words with the message titled I Am the Way. The Biblical passage of focus, which you can read through Bible Gateway by clicking on it, is John 14:1-9 ...
Jesus is speaking with his disciples, and he assures them that although he will be going away, he will be working to prepare a place for them. Unaware...or maybe in denial...that he is referring to his own impending death as well as their eventual deaths, they question him about his statement. What follows in verse 6 is one of the seminal verses in Christianity: Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." As Pastor Philip outlined, Jesus tells his disciples to trust in him, follow him, and know him. Trust, for Jesus gives the peace that the world cannot provide through his presence in our lives...but first we must step out in faith. Follow...Jesus is not just a teacher or philosopher: either you're all in with him or you're not in at all...no fence-sitting here. And, Philip concluded, know: to know Jesus is not to just cognitively know him, but to relationally know him...to know Jesus is to know the Father...
You can view this sermon through the church's YouTube video website...just click on the following link: [TFC Videos]. The Family Church, at 2022 SW 122nd Street (Parker Road) at the western end of Gainesville...accessible via Newberry Road, SW 24th Avenue, or Archer Road...holds its Sunday morning services at 9 and 10:30. Besides the excellent message, there is praise and worship music, a prayer ministry, and opportunities not just for discipleship and learning, but also to meet some down-to-earth, friendly folks. Wonder what the message will be next week...
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