During my visit to Taiwan in February, I went into an art exhibition in
Taipei with the artwork “Who are you?” That piece of work left a significant
impression in my mind. Around that time, I heard a sermon where the speaker said,
“at the same time as asking God the question “who am I?” we should also be asking
God “who are You?””
The WSCCC CP10 church had a series of seven “I AM” sermons from the book
of John between March and April.
According to John’s
Gospel, “I AM”:
2. The bread of life (John 6:35)
3. The light of the world (John 8:12; 9:5)
4. The gate/ Good Shepherd (John 10:1-21)
5. The resurrection and the life (John 11:25)
6. The way, truth and life (John 14:1-14)
7. The true vine (John 15:1-8)
Rev Chadd Hafer reminds us not just know these things, but to think
about how we are to respond as we realise who Jesus is.
On Good Friday, the sermon is on the seven paradoxes of Easter.
2. The light of the world was arrested, betrayed, tried and died in darkness. Everything happened before the rooster crows. (John 1:5; John 13:30; John 18:3)
3. What is truth? The truth was falsely tried and convicted. (John 19:37-38)
4. God's only son replaces ‘a son of the Father’ Barabbas. Release Jesus or Barabbas? The name Barabbas in Hebrew means ‘a son of the Father,’ a religious name. Jesus is taking the place of God's guilty children. (John 18:40)
5. Jesus the living water thirsts: to fulfil the Scripture (Psalm 22). He said “I thirst” in the middle of the crucifixion (John 19:28).
6. ‘The resurrection and the life’ dies. “It is finished!” And bowing his head, he gave up his Spirit. (John 19:30)
7. The Bread of Life and the True Vine. Jesus broke the bread as his body (Matthew 26:26). The first miracle is Jesus turning water into wine (John 2:1-11). The guards pierced Jesus’ side and water came out. (John 19:33-37)
(As an aside, Mona Lisa Florist and Café, which is close to the church,
has some pretty reasonably priced coffee and flowers!)
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