Pastor Billy begins a new sermon series this week focused on praying through the Psalms. Each week we will look at a different psalm to see what it teaches us about how to pray. We begin with Psalm 13 which is a psalm of lament. We see David surrendering his tears to the Lord in prayer and in the end being filled with abundant joy.

Today is our last Sunday of the I AM series. Jesus has told us multiple times in multiple ways who he is, why he came, who we are, and how we are to live. Today we focus on the metaphor of the vine and branches. Jesus is the true vine. The questions for us… If we believe in Jesus, how can we be used by him? How can we bear fruit for him? Jesus tells us – abide in him!

Isaac Shaw is the National Director/President of Delhi Bible Institute and the Senior Pastor of Bible Bhavan Christian Fellowship. Isaac is married to Gloria who is from Colombia. She leads the mercy ministries of the church. Isaac and Gloria have four children, Gloria, Myriam, Sarah and Isaac Jr.

Perhaps no line spoken by Jesus has proven more contentious than that found in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” More than even Jesus’ bold and frequent claims to divinity, this claim to be the only way to the Father, has stirred up much division through the ages. And yet, as we examine the original context, we see that Jesus makes this claim to instill comfort and confidence in his followers.

The Bible is full of stories of God’s last-minute, eleventh-hour deliverance. The Israelites are nearly defeated by Pharaoh and his army when at the last minute the Red Sea was parted. Abraham almost went through with slaying his son Isaac when at the last minute an angel intervened. But what happens when the eleventh hour comes and goes? The story of the raising of Lazarus shows that Jesus is capable of working even beyond the eleventh hour. Jesus says: I am the resurrection and the life.

We come this week to the fourth “I am” statement in the John’s gospel: “I am the good shepherd.” Of all the ways Jesus could have described himself as our shepherd, he choose to reveal himself as the good shepherd. Unlike a hired hand, Jesus loves us freely, not out of obligation; fully, laying down his life for the sheep; and purposefully, gathering us into one flock and empowering us to know him deeply. His goodness is not abstract but personal, sacrificial, and transformational. To know Christ as the Good Shepherd is the heart of eternal life—not merely to know about him, but to truly know him, as he knows us.

We continue with the “I Am” series this morning with Jesus’ third statement – “I am the door.” This metaphor clearly portrays Jesus as the way of salvation and life. There is no other. Many of us understand this, but we still struggle with entering and receiving. With many “doors” and “voices” in our lives, the quiet, still promise of Jesus can get lost. But the Lord seeks us, reminds us, draws us, and gives us all we need and want. Will you enter today?

Last week Pastor Billy preached from John 6 on Christ being the bread of life, true nourishment for our souls, giving us new affections which drive out or expel the love of sin from our hearts, like water displacing air in a beaker. And today we hear Jesus’ claim to be the light of the world. But it is possible to think we are pursuing light when in fact we are groping about in deep darkness, deceived by the enemy. The Bible says that Satan “disguises himself as an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14). We will look at some of our enemy’s tools to deceive us, but we will also see how Jesus was not afraid to take his light into some very dark places, and we will see his deep desire to light our own paths as we follow him.

We are all seekers—restless and hungry for something deeper—and Jesus meets us in that longing with His bold claim: “I am the bread of life.” In a world full of empty substitutes, Christ alone offers true nourishment for our souls—past, present, and future. When we come to Him in faith, not only are we saved, but our affections are reshaped and our joy in him begins to grow.

We come this morning to the apostle Peter’s final recorded words. As he prepares for his own death, he has a final exhortation to the church he loves so much: keep growing! Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Are you still growing your faith? Do you have a greater awareness of your spiritual poverty? Is your love and affection for Jesus growing day by day? Is sin being slowly strangled in your life? In the sermon this week, Pastor Billy explores 3 postures of the of the heart that fosters spiritual growth.