Sermon: I AM the Good Shepherd

Pastor Martin Richardson

SERMON SERIES: I AM

4/26/26 - Sermon: Guest, Pastor Russ Weise

What does a door have to do with salvation? More than you'd think. In John 10, Jesus looks at the crowd and says something that seems simple but means way more than meets the eye: I am the door. Join us this week as we begin our I AM sermon series and discover what He meant, and what it means for you today.

Jesus is risen for us, and so our grief is turned into joy and our guilt into peace.

What kind of King rides into a city on a donkey instead of a war horse? On Palm Sunday, Jesus deliberately chooses humility, revealing a kingdom built on grace, not power. He comes for stubborn, sin-bound people like us—not to condemn, but to free and forgive through the cross. And having been set free, He now sends us to carry His presence into the world.

What do you do when God feels far away? When the prayers aren't answered the way you hoped and the silence is deafening? John 11 shows us a God who doesn't watch our pain from a distance. Jesus walks straight toward it. And weeps. Join us as we discover a God who is closer to your brokenness than you think.

In John 9, Jesus heals a man born blind and reveals that the deeper problem facing humanity is not simply physical suffering but the spiritual sickness of sin. Yet Christ, the great Physician, has come to heal us through His death and resurrection.

Jesus knows the real, unfiltered you. He sees past the curated posts and painted smiles. And here's the wonder: He doesn't reject you. At the cross, He carried your shame so you could be free. 

Loves“Look up. Look down. Look out.” It sounds simple, but it reveals something true about us. We struggle to look up to God, we’re quick to look down on ourselves, and we rarely look out at others with love. Through our scripture in Number 21, John 3, and 1 John 4, we’ll meet a God who looks out at a broken world and loves it enough to be lifted up on a cross. Come discover why we can say… Glory to the God who… loves.

Tells the Truth

Jesus is the ONLY TRUTH. Jesus is THE TRUTH. Jesus is THE TRUE AND ONLY GOD. In fact, we should never refer to God as ‘a’ God….He is THE God, THE TRUE, ONE AND ONLY GOD. Can we tell the difference between the world’s and the devil’s lies and Jesus’ the Truth? If we continue in Jesus’ Word, we will know the truth…and that truth, Jesus is REALLY TRUE!