1. Context of the declaration

A. Treasury area of the Temple

B. Time of the Feast of Tabernacles

C. Ceremonial lighting of the Candelabras

2. Claims that go with the declaration

A. Identifying as the Messiah

B. Identifying as coming from Heaven

C. Identifying as God

3. Call to follow

A. Lead you out of darkness

B. Lead you to do right

C. Lead you to light the way for others

1. Lessons from feeding the 5,000

A. It starts with compassion

B. The answer to “impossible” is Jesus

C. The answer to “not enough” is Jesus

D. The answer to my ministry is Jesus

2. Our Spiritual need for Jesus, The Bread of Life

A. Only Jesus satisfies the hunger inside

B. Only Jesus gives hope and security

C. Only Jesus gives sustenance for today

3. Spiritually fed by daily bread

A. Daily devotion and reading the Bible

B. Daily prayer guide

C. Daily walk with spiritual goals

D. Daily prayer for salvation

1. Speaking more about Jesus

A. Because I’m convinced Jesus is Lord

B. Maintain an excitement about Jesus being Lord

C. Stay focused on inviting others

2. Removing hypocrisy in my life

A. Despise seeing it

B. Maintain honesty

C. Refuse peer pressure

D. Matching believe with lifestyle

3. Personal experience with Jesus

A. Realizing Jesus knows all about me

B. Finding Jesus is present during hard times

C. Knowing Jesus is the ladder to Heaven

1. He deserves our gifts

A. He is greater then me

B. He is before me

C. He is chosen by God

2. The gift of baptism

A. Identifying with Jesus

B. Displaying the gospel

C. Committing to grow

3. The gift of witnessing

A. Love for family and friends

B. Concern for eternal judgment

C. Doing the Lord’s will

4. The gift of myself

A. Character of Christ

B. Time, talent, treasure

C. Obey His commands

1. What is incarnation

A. God becoming a man

B. Jesus is a man

C. Jesus is God

2. Why incarnation matters

A. Jesus reveals God to us

B. Jesus can relate to us

C. Jesus can redeem us from sin

3. The incarnation results

A. Grace of God

B. ‘Truth of God

1. The three witnesses of Jesus

A. Witness of John

B. Works of Jesus

C. Word of God

2. John was not the light

A. Jesus was preferred before me

B. I am not worthy to loose His scandals

C. I must decrease and He must increase

3. Jesus was rejected as the Light by many

A. Blinded by religion and tradition

B. Blinded by good works

C. Blinded by riches

4. Some received Jesus and became children of God

A. Repented of sin

B. Believed Jesus is the Light

C. Spiritual birth

1. Jesus and God

A. Jesus was in the beginning

B. Jesus was with God

C. Jesus was God

2. Jesus and creation

A. Jesus is preexistent before creation

B. Jesus was a partner in creation

C. Jesus was the plan for creation

3. Jesus and the Old Testament

A. There are pictures of Jesus

B. There are prophecies of Jesus

C. There are appearances of Jesus

4. Jesus and purpose

A. To know that Jesus is the Christ

B. To believer that Jesus is Lord

C. To have eternal life in His name

1. Truths to know

A. God is good

B. God’s mercy is forever

C. The redeemed should speak up

2. The redeemed that were lost

A. Home to the homeless

B. Purpose to the aimless

C. Hope to the hopeless

D. Peace to the restless

3. The redeemed from slavery

A. Freedom from sin

B. Freedom from guilt

C. Freedom from fear

4. The redeemed from storms

A. Storms of illness

B. Storms of debt

C. Storms of temptation