****Sparks
Highlights**** We have seen the amazing attributes of our
Savior Jesus – He is Holy, He is Powerful, He is our Provider, He is our
Teacher, He is our Healer, He is also
our Shepherd, and tonight, we learned how He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. God the Father proclaimed Him publicly at
the time of Jesus' baptism as His Son of whom He was well pleased – so God
told us who Jesus was – and Jesus proclaims the bold statement that He is the
only way, truth and the life. He is the
only means of salvation, He is the only means to Heaven, He is the only means
to God. Jesus in John 14 tells us that
He is the only means or way to the father – He is the Way. Throughout the New Testament, teachings dealt
with sin and its penalty, and the Bible describes Jesus as the very word of God
in the flesh – He is the truth. Our key
Sparkie verse John 3:16 tells us that God gave His only begotten son that whoever
believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life – He is the
Life. There are a lot of false teachings
out in the world that people can make it to heaven – get to God - by good
works, by spirituality, by living by rules, by religion, by self-proclaimed
prophets such as Mohammed, Buddha, Joseph Smith. These are all false beliefs. Jesus is the ONLY truth and ONLY way to God,
and therefore the ONLY life. We can
trust Him as our Savior because of whom He says He is. He is the only person to have claimed He
would rise from the dead – and He did just as He said! We are looking forward to celebrating that on
Resurrection Sunday. And, He can make
those claims of who He is because He showed Himself to be holy and without sin,
powerful as our creator and in control of all, provides us our very substance,
teaches the truth, heals our every infirmity – particularly our sinful heart,
shepherds us and at the same time was the sacrificial lamb for our sin penalty.
But most significant of all, He can be our Savior because God says He is and
that He is the only way, only truth, and only life.
You are welcome to join us anytime
at Sparks! You can also check out the
AWANA program at www.fbc.littletonil.org.
Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder, Mrs. Carol
Sheley, Mrs. Barb Stein.
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