John 8

Thanks for taking up the reading challenge!  As you read through John Chapter 8 as preparation for the weekend, what do you think is the key statement or image? 

I would suggest (and you will hear more this weekend) it is that Jesus notes that He is the light – He is the light of the world!  Now – what does that mean?  How does that “reality of life” affect our lives? 

If Jesus is my light – how do I work through relationship challenges and even broken relationships?

If Jesus is my light – how do I handle finances and develop generosity?

If Jesus is my light – am I willing to be vulnerable before Him and others about my brokenness?

If Jesus is my light – am I open to new people and seeing them as gifts God has brought to me for the journey of life?

If Jesus is my light – do I treat Him as “ultimate” in my life?

I recently saw Tim Keller – a great preacher and writer (he wrote The Prodigal God) on Morning Joe on MSNBC.  During the course of the interview, he noted that we live in a world where we take good things (like work and family) and make them ultimate in our life.  The Apostle John is after us seeing Jesus as “ultimate” so that we frame and filter all of our life through Jesus.  He is the Light of the World.  He wants to be our light!  He wants to be your light! 

Grace and Peace – Jul