This week, we began our Series titled "Jesus Stories", where we look at the encounters Jesus had with people and the impact on them. We started this series looking at Jesus healing the demon possessed man and the authority Jesus has over the forces behind spiritual issues, both in His day and ours.

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Since the fall of humanity there has been a deep darkness over the world, and throughout the Old Testament we see God manifesting as the light of Israel. On the heels of the Feast of Tabernacles, a festival where Israel remembers God’s protecting and guiding presence in the wilderness wandering through the pillar of fire and smoke, Jesus makes the statement that He is the light of the world. Jesus is the Light that dispels darkness, gives us life, and guides our paths. As we follow Jesus we shine the Light of God through his grace and mercy at work in our lives.

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While we see bread as a staple or sweet treat, having bread was equated to life back in Jesus day. When Jesus stated He was the bread of life, He was communicating that He was sent from heaven and is God among us. He didn’t compare himself to something exclusive and instead to the most universal food in His day because what Jesus offered was offered to all. In Jesus we are loved fully and are enough. We do not need to continue searching for other idols that ultimately spoil and disappoint us.

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This week we celebrated Easter and the Resurrection of Jesus. We talked about the importance and impact of Jesus in human history, and how the resurrection was essential to Jesus’ claims and his validity. Then we were considered 3 questions in light of this. Why would I need His resurrection to be true, why would I believe it to be true, and what should I do if it is true.

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