I AM Part 8: I Am the way, the truth and the life 🌱

John 14:1-6 NKJVIntroduction Thomas had a great role in the biblePresent with HimWhere I am, there you may be alsoThere are 2 extremes - people who just want to make it to heaven and people who are so caught up with earth that they will miss heaven.Wherever you go, have Jesus Christ with you.Uyephi uJesu wakho uma esusemsebenzini with your co-workersWe must not miss to be present with Him where He is“Where I go you know, and the way you know” statement made Thomas ask the question 🙋‍♂️ Thomas was always attentive to what Jesus saidWe were never going to know this statement if he was quietThe WayJesus is saying “I am the way”, this can be defined as the path, road, track and directiona method, style, or manner of doing something; an optional or alternative form of action. e.g. I don’t like his way of doing braai meat 🥩 . The customary behaviour or practices of a group e.g. African way of respect. Both definitions are fitting to who Jesus Christ is to usJesus Christ models the way we do life hence we are called Christians Acts 11:26 NKJVJesus Christ started a new culture called Christianity ✝️The world must see Christ in us with no doubtColossians 1:27 NKJVPeople don’t know Jesus but they know us His representativesOther ways There is a Zulu prophet who is called the way which is blasphemous since his followers are reading the same bible as usHowever it may be true, there are ways to different directionsJesus is the way to eternal lifeOther ways May lead you to other destinationsA Lamborghini vs Auris example Isaiah 43:19 NKJVIsaiah 41:18 NKJVGod makes a way where there is no wayThe TruthJohn 1:14 NKJVJohn 1:17 NKJVJesus Christ has grace and truthThe combination of the two makes powerful characters in us as His followersTruth aligns us with what God requires in our livesThe word of God is the truth we should fill our hearts withJohn 8:32 NKJVThe truth set us free, the devil wants to see us bound in liesPeople don’t want to told the truth, as preachers we are put under pressure to compromise the truthPeople uses money to keep influence the truthPeople threatens you with membership growth and relevance to compromise the truthWhen you fall into that pit, then everybody relax and seep a cocktail 🍹 of sinThe devil is a liar from the beginningHe disguises the lies with a percentage of truthJohn 8:44 NKJVThe end game of lies and following devil is death 💀He wants your marriage dead James 1:13-16 NKJVDon’t be deceived, know The TruthTruth + Grace = Life Truth + Condemnation = Death Conclusion: The LifeJohn 1:4 NKJVJesus is the Life GiverA dead Adam lying there needed a breath of God to become a living beingThere is no life without JesusEphesians 2:1-6 NKJV