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I AM the Vine | John 15:1-17
Sermons Lisa Garon Sermons Lisa Garon

I AM the Vine | John 15:1-17

Jesus often spoke in picture illustrations so that his audience would relate. He captured the ordinary and turned it divine. By likening himself to bread, he communicated that we need him to live, that he alone satisfies. By likening himself to a shepherd, a common profession in the time and region of Jesus, he communicated that he will lay down his life for us and protect us from enemies. 

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I AM the Light | John 8:12-18
Sermons Lisa Garon Sermons Lisa Garon

I AM the Light | John 8:12-18

Our passage for today is in John 8 (John 1), so feel free to turn there now. Jesus had just been at the Festival of Shelters. The Festival of Shelters, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot, is a Jewish festival that commemorates the Israelites’ 40-year journey through the wilderness after the Exodus.

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I AM the Bread of Life | John 6
Sermons Lisa Garon Sermons Lisa Garon

I AM the Bread of Life | John 6

The people were discontented with their current government and they were looking for a leader they wanted to follow. Someone who would solve their problems. But, as we’ve been reading this year in our Bible plan, the whole making-people-king-thing didn’t really work out for them in their favor in the past. Yet, here were the people again, following signs and miracles, wanting a king.

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