📜 Scriptures to Read and Ponder

📖 Main Teaching Text:

John 14:6 (NIV) — “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”

John 8:31–32 – “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 10:10 – “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
Exodus 3:1–14 – God’s revelation of His name: “I AM WHO I AM”
Romans 7:24 – “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?”
Proverbs 3:5–6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart… He will make straight your paths.”
Luke 12:15 – “Life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”

Story of the army ants caught in a death spiral, marching themselves to death.
A metaphor for a life without direction—living on autopilot, driven by culture, habit, and trends.
The preacher’s personal testimony of finding purpose through the words of Jesus in a Gideon’s Bible.

Jesus is not a way, but THE way.
Culture loves options and relativism, but Jesus’ claim excludes all other paths.
Greek word hē hodos means more than direction—it means the journey, the road we walk.
To follow Jesus means surrendering our self-directed paths.
Quote: “Jesus is not a travel agent handing out directions. He is the road under your feet.”

Jesus contrasts His life-giving ministry with the destructive agenda of the thief.
Greek: Zōē = Divine, uncreated, Spirit-empowered life—not just bios (biological life).
In a culture obsessed with curated lifestyles, Jesus gives real abundant life.
“Jesus didn’t die so you could just survive. He died so you could thrive.”
Quote from Oscar Wilde: “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”

You are either living by opinion or walking in Truth.
Proverbs 3:5–6 calls us to trust, not lean on our own understanding.
To acknowledge God (Hebrew: yada) is to know Him intimately—daily, practically.
You are invited to step into a life of clarity, presence, and divine purpose.

“Jesus is not a travel agent handing out spiritual directions—He is the road under your feet.”
“Truth isn’t more information—it’s a hand that grabs you out of the deep.”
“A drowning man doesn’t need swimming lessons—he needs a lifeguard.”
“Jesus didn’t die so you could just survive. He died so you could thrive.”
“Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde
“If Jesus is the way, then He is also the authority—and He demands our allegiance.”
“You don’t need a new map—you need the Man who is the way.”

What spoke to you most from this message?
In what ways have you been walking in circles—following “the ant in front” rather than the Way of Jesus?
Why is it hard for our culture to accept that Jesus is the way and not just a way?
How does understanding truth as a person (rather than a concept) change how you relate to Jesus?
Where in your life have you been settling for existence rather than Zōē life?
What does it mean for you, practically, to acknowledge God in all your ways this week?
In what areas do you feel Jesus is inviting you into deeper trust?

Isaiah 30:21 – “This is the way; walk in it.”
Psalm 16:11 – “In your presence there is fullness of life.”
Matthew 7:13–14 – The narrow road and wide path.
Colossians 1:15–20 – Christ as the image of the invisible God, supreme over all.
Hebrews 10:19–23 – A new and living way opened through the body of Jesus.

Thanksgiving:
– Thank God for revealing Himself through Jesus—the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
– Praise Him for delivering you from confusion into clarity.
Repentance:
– Repent for following cultural trends, lies, and self-made paths instead of Jesus.
– Ask God to expose any area of your life where you’ve embraced counterfeit truth.
Surrender:
– Pray for the grace to trust Jesus with all your heart—your plans, dreams, and pain.
– Invite the Holy Spirit to help you walk the narrow road daily.
Rescue & Revival:
– Intercede for loved ones who are lost in the “death spiral” of culture and sin.
– Ask for divine appointments this week to share Jesus as the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Zōē Life:
– Pray for a fresh infilling of the abundant, overflowing life of Christ.
– Ask God to move you from mere existence into Spirit-filled purpose and passion.