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God is The Life
‘The Life’ is a title that Jesus uses to describe Himself. When we describe Jesus as The Life, we acknowledge that He is also Life incarnate and has the power to give life. Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in…
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God is The Truth
‘The Truth’ is a title that Jesus uses to describe Himself. The Pharisees replied, “You are making those claims about yourself! Such testimony is not valid.”Jesus told them, “These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don’t know…
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God is The Way
‘The Way’ is a title that Jesus uses to describe Himself. When Jesus called Himself ‘The Way’, He was referring to Himself as the Messiah, the One who makes a way back to restored relationship to the Father. Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to…
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God is The Light of the World
‘Light of the World’ is a title that Jesus speaks over Himself (John 9:5). Jesus is also described as being the true light that gives life to everyone in the Gospel according to John: God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. John…
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Pause and Reflect
Take some time to contemplate the names of God that we have looked at this week. Carefully consider each one. What does it mean for God to bear each one of these names? Which name of God is most meaningful to you? How has meditating on these names of God impacted the way you…
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God is The Bright Morning Star
The title “Bright Morning Star’ is one that Jesus uses to describe Himself. It signifies that He is first in all things. In the order of creation, light was created first, and the greater light was used to govern the day. Humanly speaking, the day starts with the rise of the sun, which is…
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God is The Amen
The ‘Amen’ is a name given to describe Jesus by Himself in Revelation 3. Amen means ‘yes’ or ‘agreement to’ or ‘let it be so’ (2 Corinthians 1) “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness,…
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God is The Word
‘The Word’ is a title used to describe Jesus in the New Testament. The capitalisation of the ‘W’ signifies that this refers to a Word that is different from regular words. Jesus, the Word, is active and eternal. He existed from the beginning (John 1:1) and has always been God. In the beginning the…
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God is the Redeemer
‘Redeemer’ is a title given to God. It is frequently used, particularly in the book of Isaiah. This title is important because it shows that we needed to be redeemed from something – sin. “Pay attention, O Jacob, for you are my servant, O Israel.I, the Lord, made you, and I will not forget you.I have swept away…
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God is The Lion of the Tribe of Judah
The Lion of the tribe Judah is a title used to describe Jesus. The name relates to Jesus’ earthly bloodline. Jesus’ earthly mother, Mary, was a descendant of King David, who in turn was a descendant of Judah, son of Jacob (Israel). Jacob’s sons formed the twelve tribes of Israel and in Genesis 49,…