Phos Church Messages

We hope you all had a good week. Last week we soft-launched a new series called: I AM: Who Jesus is and what He came to do. There are several of these cryptic “I am” statements scattered all through the gospel of John. Jesus used these metaphor filled statements to describe Himself, His relationship with God, and the nature of His relationship with the world.

Now, the significance of His declarations reaches all the way back to Exodus 3 in the Old Testament. Here we find the story of God appearing to Moses and choosing him to be the one who leads the Israelites out of slavery from Egypt. When Moses asks God who shall he say is sending him, the Lord replies with, “I AM WHO I AM… I AM has sent me to you.”

So when Jesus makes these statements, “I am the light of the world, I am the true vine, I am the bread of life, etc”, He is equating Himself with God, saying that He and the Father are One. And because the Israelites would have been very familiar with the story of Moses, these statements would have had a dramatic impact on them. For some, it would be revelatory, for others it would have been blasphemous.

We, as a church and a community, are still very much struggling with the passing of our dear Pastor and friend, Jeff Fuson. And so we felt that perhaps the best and most helpful thing for us as we grieve and strive to move forward is to stick close to the gospels and the words of Jesus. Today we are going to look at two of Jesus’s “I AM” statements: I am the Door of the sheep and I am the Good Shepherd. We hope that it is helpful and hopeful for you!

We were planning on starting a new series this week called I AM: Who Jesus is and what He came to do. Looking at the life of Jesus to help us figure out how to live the love of God out in our lives. However, I didn’t want to try to force us into a new series just because we had been planning towards it. But as I’ve reflected on all these stories of Jeff and Phos, I am reminded of another story.

Join us on Sundays at 9:30 AM for worship!

Our pastor and dear friend, Jeff Fuson, has gone to be with Jesus. We will safely gather to grieve online at 9:30 AM Sunday morning. And, we will also gather to worship. That is exactly what Jeff will be doing - and we will join him. All are welcome and invited. (We are meeting online only in this season and are continuing to follow the guidelines to stay safe.)

Join us Sunday at 9:30 AM to hear from Meredith as she shares about how to make room in our lives for hospitality. She has been doing this herself and has a great story to tell!

We are in the 6th week of our “Light It Up” series, in which we have been exploring Romans 12 and some other perspectives of being a “city on a hill” and lighting up our communities and world with the love and grace of Jesus. Last week we heard from our awesome kids the story of Jesus and His life on Earth in such a unique and fresh way! This week we will zero back in on Romans 12 and the foundation of the Kingdom that Jesus came to build.

Join us Sundays at 9:30 AM for worship in our building or online with Facebook Live.