Tune in today as we continue looking at the Gospel of John. In chapter 8, Jesus declares that He is the light of the world. When the religious leaders confronted Him about it, Jesus stood firm in His identity and relationship with His Father. He wants everyone to know the truth of who He is because it will set them free. Do you know this truth? For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Guilt is a strange emotion to deal with. It can be a good thing when we realize we have sinned against a holy God and it draws us to Him. However, our enemy, Satan, can twist it and use it against us until it turns into shame. Guilt points out what we’ve done, while shame attacks who we are. But shame has an enemy: grace. Grace from our good God sets us free and reminds us who we really are. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
When the Pharisees brought a woman caught in sin to Jesus, He refused to play their game. Jesus challenged them by saying that the one without sin can cast the first stone. The crowd faded away until Jesus was alone with the woman. He, the only one without sin, forgave her and called her to leave her life of sin. We, too, can be forgiven and set free from our past because of His great love for us. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Start your week with us in John 8, where the Pharisees brought a woman to Jesus in an attempt to trap Him. Despite the Pharisees' selfish motivation to use the woman for their own purposes, Jesus saw this woman with love and stooped down to her. Jesus does the same with you and me. No matter what ditch you find yourself in, He will be with you. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
We close out our week by walking through the rest of John 7. The crowds feared the Pharisees and the Pharisees feared the crowds. Jesus alone was confident in who He was. He did not seek anyone’s approval except the Father who had sent Him. Who have you tried to seek approval from this week? For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
In John chapter 7, we are introduced to Jesus’ brothers. What do you think it was like to have the perfect Son of God as a brother? At that point, none of them believed He was the Messiah. Despite their coaxing, Jesus did not let their expectations determine what He did or when He did it. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Jesus asked His disciples a question that we often come face-to-face with in our own lives: “Do you want to leave, too?” Just as the disciples may have been tempted to abandon Jesus in the hard times, things will happen in our lives that are painful and difficult. It is in those moments we have to remember, as Peter did, there is no one like Jesus. No one else offers us eternal life and unconditional love. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
The crowds misunderstood the miracle meal in John 6 and demanded that Jesus keep showing them signs. However, Jesus knew what they really needed and saw their spiritual emptiness. With compassion, He called them to follow Him, but the crowds did not understand the amazing life He was calling them to and turned from the one who could truly satisfy them. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
In John chapter 6, John tells us another amazing miracle of Jesus that shows us more of who He is. With just a few loaves and fish, Jesus fed a multitude. The crowds got so excited about what Jesus did that they missed who He really was. Do you get more excited about who Jesus is or what He can do for you? For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
The Pharisees thought Jesus was a problem because He challenged their system by caring more for people than their man-made rules. Jesus told them that anyone who listens to Him will live, including them. They had all the knowledge but missed the truth of who Jesus is. How might you value knowledge more than truth? For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Instead of celebrating Jesus' miracles, the Pharisees focused on anyone who might be breaking their rules. The Sabbath was supposed to be a gift to humanity, but the Pharisees turned it into a burden. Trying to follow the rules won’t save us, but following the one, true Savior will. Don’t miss the miracle Jesus wants to work in your life. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
When Jesus healed the man at the pool, He told him to pick up his mat and walk. Why? His mat was a story, a reminder of what Jesus healed him from. We all have a mat, a story of what Jesus saved us from. How might Jesus be calling you to use your story to reach others who need to be healed with the gospel? For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Join us as we jump into the Gospel of John this week. As a close friend of Jesus, John wants to illuminate that Jesus came for everyone. He wants us to believe in who Jesus is, not just what He does. At the end of chapter 4, John shows us the heart of a hurting father who believed Jesus and His word without seeing the miracle. Do you believe God’s word even if you cannot see how He is working in your life? For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
The power that allowed Jesus to cast out demons is the same power offered to you today through prayer. How? God has clothed us in the authority of Jesus through the cross. You may not feel like much, but your prayers are received and responded to by our all-powerful God. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
What do you believe God thinks about you when you come to Him? God is not disappointed in you. He delights in you! Yes, you! He is your Father and wants to hear your voice because He loves you. There is nothing you can do to make Him love you any more or any less. Bring all your prayers to Him, believing you are His delight. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, He told them to ask, seek and knock. But what if those three actions aren’t the point of prayer? What if the ultimate point of prayer is encountering and receiving answers from God? Pray today with expectation and faith that God hears you and will respond. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Join us as we jump back into Luke 11 and Jesus’ masterclass on prayer. Jesus said that when we approach God, we can come to Him with shameless audacity. God loves us and wants us to come to Him with our requests. What have you been holding back from Him out of fear or doubt? Bring that to Him today. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
If you had been a disciple of Jesus, what would you have asked Him? The disciples didn’t ask Jesus to teach them how to heal people or calm storms. They recognized that His power came from His life of prayer, so they asked, “Lord, teach us how to pray.” Join us this week as we look at what Jesus taught in response to His disciples’ request. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Shame attacks your identity. Because of shame, the woman at the well tried to hide her sin from Jesus. Yet Jesus lovingly reveals that He already knows her sins but still loves her. Isn’t it amazing knowing our Savior can free us from our shame? For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
If we only knew what God has in store for us. Just like the woman at the well, we can become so distracted that we miss all that God is doing for us. Yet, God is patient and waits for us to release our deepest needs to Him. Come and be refreshed by the living water today. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Jesus is a rule-breaker. He went to the well when no one else would, in a land no Jew would go to, to a woman no man would talk to, with a reputation no one would want to be around. Our Savior pursues us just like the woman at the well, with love despite all we have done. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Jesus never saw anyone as “those people.” He showed this when He walked through a place no Jew would dare go: Samaria. May we be like Him and see people as immeasurably valuable. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Do you love to win? It’s easy to start prioritizing victory over humbly placing others before yourself. John the Baptist shows us an example of how honoring Jesus before ourselves is where our real victory comes from. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
What does a changed life look like? Nicodemus went from a questioner of the faith to a defender of the faith after his encounter with Jesus. Don’t hold back on your relationship with the Lord. Spend time today encountering Jesus and His word. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Do you know who Jesus was talking to when He said the famous words found in John 3:16? This nighttime conversation with Nicodemus gives the full picture of these snippets we hear all the time. Take a second to learn why God so loved the world. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Do you doubt God or struggle with questions? God loves your honesty and invites you to come to Him in your uncertainty. Nicodemus, one of the most educated men of the day, came to Jesus wrestling with questions and we can too. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
Simplicity is a powerful tool. Jesus uses normal situations, normal means and normal problems to show that He can make anything new. Listen and learn as we look at the faith of His mother and the power of the Savior. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
If Jesus was standing in front of you and asked, “What do you want?” What would you say? Jesus asked this of His first disciples, and they chose to leave everything and follow Him. Whether you are looking for acceptance, truth or hope, Jesus is the one worth following because He is the only one who can satisfy our deepest longings. For more information, visit lakepointe.church/dailydrive
