Rumors, Part 2: Following Jesus Is Boring

(Job 42:5-6)(Msg) "I admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthand—from my own eyes and ears! I'm sorry—forgive me. I'll never do that again, I promise! I'll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor." Message title:  Following Jesus is Boring. VINTAGE JESUS VIDEOS #2 & #3 4 attributes of Jesus.1.    "I am the bread of life." (John 6:35)  Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty." He offers real fulfillment. Do you need fulfillment today? 2.  "I am the light of the world." (John 8:12)  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." Jesus offers real forgiveness.  (John 3:17)  "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."     He offers real forgiveness Do you need forgiveness today? 3.    "I am the gate."(John 10:9)  "I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture." He offers real friendship.Do you need real friendship today? 4.    "I am the resurrection." (John 11:25-26)  Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" He offers a real future.        Do you believe this? (Nehemiah 8:10)  "…for the joy of the LORD is your strength." (Psalm 2:4)  "The God who sits in the heavens laughs…" (John 1:14) (CEV)  "The Word (God) became a human being and lived here with us. We saw his true glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father. From him all the kindness and all the truth of God have come down to us." (John 10:10)  "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. •    The devil wants to steal your faith. (1 Peter 5:8-9)  "Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.  Resist him, standing firm in the faith…" •    The devil wants to kill your freedom. (Galatians 5:1)  "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." (2 Corinthians 3:17)  "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." •    The devil wants to destroy your future. (John 14:6) "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." How do I enjoy Jesus?  1.    Change your view of Jesus.        (1 John 5:11-12)  "And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life."2.    Approach Him through relationship not rules.        (John 5:39-40)  "You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life."3.    Give Him your whole heart.       (Jeremiah 29:13-14)  "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.  I will be found by you," declares the LORD.       (Hebrews 11:6)  "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."YOUTube Link to Vintage Jesus Videoshttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vintage+jesus&search_type=&aq=0&oq=vintage+jesFor more information on the vision of Freedom Church, please visit our website at www.freedom-church.org.