Follow The Way

Dr. Tracie Hines · 2024-11-11T04:03:55.443Z

WATCH SERVICE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kKMLvRbJrQ NOTES: February 8 & 11, 2024 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” John 14:1-7 (ESV) Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness. Matthew 7:21-23 (ESV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:1-5 (ESV) His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, 2 Peter 1:3 (ESV) I urge you, then, be imitators of me. That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church. 1 Corinthians 4:16-17 (ESV) Church Service Breakdown and Devotional Date: February 8 & 11, 2024 Message Title: "The Way, The Truth, and The Life: Following Jesus Wholeheartedly" Key Themes Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life True Discipleship and Knowing Jesus The Light of Christ and His Divine Power Imitating Christ and Apostolic Teachings Key Scriptures and Their Meanings 1. John 14:1-7 (ESV) Scripture Text: "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” Thomas said to him, 'Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?' Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.'" Meaning: Jesus reassures His disciples by affirming His role as the way to the Father, embodying truth and life. He emphasizes the exclusive path to the Father through Him, highlighting the importance of knowing Him to know God. 2. Matthew 7:21-23 (ESV) Scripture Text: "Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'" Meaning: Jesus emphasizes that outward religious actions are not enough; true discipleship is marked by doing the will of the Father. He warns that even those who perform miracles in His name must genuinely know Him to enter the kingdom of heaven. 3. John 1:1-5 (ESV) Scripture Text: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." Meaning: John introduces Jesus as the eternal Word, affirming His divinity, role in creation, and embodiment of life and light. This passage establishes Jesus as the source of all life and a beacon of light in a dark world. 4. 2 Peter 1:3 (ESV) Scripture Text: "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence." Meaning: Peter highlights that God’s divine power provides everything needed for life and godliness, accessed through knowing Jesus. This knowledge transforms believers and calls them to a life reflecting God’s glory and excellence. 5. 1 Corinthians 4:16-17 (ESV) Scripture Text: "I urge you, then, be imitators of me. That is why I sent you

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