“I AM” Series Series

If four artists were to paint the same model, they would create four unique portraits. Their works would differ based on perspective, personal style, or simply the play of the light. In the same way, the four Gospel writers create four unique portraits of Jesus the Messiah. One way John paints his portrait is through metaphor — comparing Christ to images that would be familiar to the Gospel’s original audience: bread, light, shepherd, vine. Throughout the Gospel, Jesus likens himself to various objects and concepts through statements that always begin the same way: “I am …” During Dr. Jones’ sabbatical, the Rev. Sudie Niesen Thompson — along with the Rev. Jill Getty and the Rev. Dr. Tracy Keenan — will explore the seven “I AM” statements of John’s Gospel and the ways they contribute to a unique portrait of the Messiah who dwells among us.

• July 25 — I am the Bread of Life
• August 1 — I am the Light of the World
• August 8 — I am the Gate for the Sheep
• August 15 — I am the Good Shepherd (Jill Getty)
• August 22 — I am the Resurrection and the Life
• August 29 — I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Tracy Keenan, New Castle Presbytery Missional Presbyter)
• September 5 — I am the True Vine

“I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life”
Scripture – John 14:1-14
Sermon preached by Tracy Keenan
Sunday, August 29, 2021

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