Do you want to know how to be happy? All of us want to be happy, but where do we find happiness? So many of the age old pursuits have come up empty. The pursuit of money, sex, power have left many with brief moments of elation but not a deep sense of contentment and happiness. Jesus invites us to embrace a whole new way of seeing the world and living. At the start of his most famous sermon, the sermon on the mount, Jesus lists a group of blessings to show the way to a happy and blessed life. And it turns out, the way to happiness is completely at odds with the message of this world.

For so many of us we simply want to be happy. But where do we find happiness? So many of the age old pursuits have come up empty. The pursuit of money, sex, power have left many with brief moments of elation but not a deep sense of contentment and happiness.

Jesus invites us to embrace a whole new way of seeing the world and living. At the start of his most famous sermon, the sermon on the mount, Jesus lists a group of blessings to show the way to a happy and blessed life. And it turns out, the way to happiness is completely at odds with the message of this world.

For so many of us we simply want to be happy. But where do we find happiness? So many of the age old pursuits have come up empty. The pursuit of money, sex, power have left many with brief moments of elation but not a deep sense of contentment and happiness.

Jesus invites us to embrace a whole new way of seeing the world and living. At the start of his most famous sermon, the sermon on the mount, Jesus lists a group of blessings to show the way to a happy and blessed life. And it turns out, the way to happiness is completely at odds with the message of this world.

“I AM” – These two simple words give so much hope, and yet caused Jesus so much trouble. Throughout the gospel of John, Jesus claims His divinity by using the phrase I AM seven times, joining them to metaphors expressing His divinity, and inviting us all to experience a relationship with Him every day.

This series will unpack the seven I AM statements of Jesus in John’s gospel to give us confidence in Jesus’ divinity, and help us discover the promises that Jesus offers to everyone who believes.

“I AM” – These two simple words give so much hope, and yet caused Jesus so much trouble. Throughout the gospel of John, Jesus claims His divinity by using the phrase I AM seven times, joining them to metaphors expressing His divinity, and inviting us all to experience a relationship with Him every day.

This series will unpack the seven I AM statements of Jesus in John’s gospel to give us confidence in Jesus’ divinity, and help us discover the promises that Jesus offers to everyone who believes.

“I AM” – These two simple words give so much hope, and yet caused Jesus so much trouble. Throughout the gospel of John, Jesus claims His divinity by using the phrase I AM seven times, joining them to metaphors expressing His divinity, and inviting us all to experience a relationship with Him every day.

This series will unpack the seven I AM statements of Jesus in John’s gospel to give us confidence in Jesus’ divinity, and help us discover the promises that Jesus offers to everyone who believes.

These two simple words give so much hope, and yet caused Jesus so much trouble. Throughout the gospel of John, Jesus claims His divinity by using the phrase I AM seven times, joining them to metaphors expressing His divinity, and inviting us all to experience a relationship with Him every day.

This series will unpack the seven I AM statements of Jesus in John’s gospel to give us confidence in Jesus’ divinity, and help us discover the promises that Jesus offers to everyone who believes.

I AM…….How could 2 simple words give so much hope and yet cause so much trouble. When Jesus is being questioned by religious people with a long history of belief in God, He claims that they need saving from their sin if they are to truly know God as their Father. They are indignant that they are right with God because they come from the family line of Abraham, but Jesus declares that His words have greater authority as, “before Abraham was born I AM” (John 8:58). Because of those two simple words, they picked up some rocks to stone Him. They knew that with those two simple words, that Jesus was claiming to be God Himself. (Exodus 3:14)

Jesus’ “I Am” statements have a radical inclusivity in His invitation (whoever, anyone) and a clear exclusivity in that He is the only one that can deliver what we need. This is a series with a clear call to believe in Jesus as the Son of God for salvation and an invitation to experience the life of Jesus every day.

Come Holy Spirit. One of the ancient prayers of the church is a short and simple, yet profoundly powerful prayer. It has been prayed in catacombs, cathedrals and chapels throughout the centuries and it is our prayer for Gateway in 2023.

Come Holy Spirit, open our eyes to see Jesus and fall in love with Him afresh.
Come Holy Spirit, nourish our soul and release your power.
Come Holy Spirit, help us to hear the Father’s voice and fill us with hope for the future.
Come Holy Spirit, stir our hearts for the lost and give us faith for revival in our nation in our generation.

Come Holy Spirit. One of the ancient prayers of the church is a short and simple, yet profoundly powerful prayer. It has been prayed in catacombs, cathedrals and chapels throughout the centuries and it is our prayer for Gateway in 2023.

Come Holy Spirit, open our eyes to see Jesus and fall in love with Him afresh.
Come Holy Spirit, nourish our soul and release your power.
Come Holy Spirit, help us to hear the Father’s voice and fill us with hope for the future.
Come Holy Spirit, stir our hearts for the lost and give us faith for revival in our nation in our generation.

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