Snapshots of Jesus

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Please take this time to silence your cell phone.

Snapshots of Jesus

A Study in John for Wise Women by Kay Daigle

Come into the Light

Snapshots of JesusA Study in John for Wise Women

Come into the Light

Leaving the “shadows”, knowing they are realized in Jesus

• Sabbath festival– Sabbath gave physical rest / Jesus gives spiritual &

eternal rest • Passover festival

– Manna was temporary sustenance / Bread of Life is eternal sustenance

Snapshots of JesusA Study in John for Wise Women

Come into the Light

Leaving the “shadows”, knowing they are realized in Jesus

• Tabernacle festival – Water rite recalled the rock that gave water in the

desert, & anticipated the messianic kingdom / Jesus is the true Rock, the source of the life-giving Spirit

– Lamps gave light to the city during Tabernacles /Jesus is the Light of the world

Snapshots of JesusA Study in John for Wise Women

Come into the Light

[Case study: A blind man and Light (Jn. 9)]

Snapshots of JesusA Study in John for Wise Women

Come into the Light

Recognizing your “shadows” • Doing religious acts instead of following God• Focusing on the scriptures intellectually without applying it• Seeking the material & temporal to satisfy your hunger for

purpose, security, and love rather than seeking Jesus• Loving the praise & approval of people rather than loving

God

Snapshots of JesusA Study in John for Wise Women

Come into the Light

Knowing the Light brings division because - • Those who reject the Light are blinded by it• Those who come to the Light receive sight

Snapshots of Jesus

A Study in John for Wise Women by Kay Daigle