Jesus spoke…
“I am the light of the world.
If you follow me,
you won’t have to walk in darkness,
because you will have the light
that leads to life.”
Blessings of Truly Wanting The Light That Leads To Life
Blessings of Believing Jesus
…The Spirit alone gives eternal life.
Human effort accomplishes nothing.
And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
But some of you do not believe me.
…
Blessings of Paying Attention To Everything Jesus Said
Don’t be so surprised!
Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves
will hear the voice of God’s Son,
and they will rise again.
Those who have done good
will rise to experience eternal life,
and those who have continued in evil
will rise to experience judgment.
Blessings of Worship That Pleases The Father
…the time is coming—
indeed it’s here now—
when true worshipers will worship the Father
in spirit and in truth.
The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way.
for God is Spirit,
so those who worship him
must worship in spirit and in truth.
Blessings of Desiring God’s Gift
Blessings of Obeying The Son
He has come from above and is greater than anyone else.
We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things,
but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else.
He testifies about what he has seen and heard,
but how few believe what he tells them!
…he is sent by God.
He speaks God’s words,
for God gives him the Spirit without limit.
…Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son
will never experience eternal life
but remains under God’s angry judgment.
Blessings of Holding Well With This Mystery
Jesus replied, “I assure you,
no one can enter the Kingdom of God without
being born of water and the Spirit.
Humans can reproduce only human life,
but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.
So don’t be surprised when I say,
‘You must be born again.’
The wind blows wherever it wants.
Just as you can hear the wind
but can’t tell where it comes from
or where it is going,
so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
Blessings of Being Reborn
He came into the very world he created,
but the world didn’t recognize him.
But to all who believed him and accepted him,
he gave the right to become children of God.
They are reborn—not with physical birth
resulting from human passion or plan,
but a birth that comes from God.
Blessings of Wonder From This Light
In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He existed in the beginning with God.
God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him.
The Word gave life to everything that was created,
and his life brought light to everyone.
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it.
