Common Space: The Way Looks Like Love | Episode 15

About this episode

The episode discusses the interpretation of the 'I am the way and the truth and the life' statement from the book of John, featuring a sermon by Chris Estus.

During a recent sermon series at Alamo Heights United Methodist Church, one of our podcast hosts, Chris Estus, preached a sermon on one of the “I Am” statements found in the book of John. Since then, we’ve received a listener question about that same statement, asking whether “I am the way and the truth and the life” is really an exclusive, boundary-ridden phrase—because it is often portrayed to be one. So, in this episode, our hosts give a little preface to these statements and the book of John, before Chris’ sermon is played as one of this month’s recommendations. Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to subscribe or follow the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode. Enjoyed the episode? Share it with a friend, and leave a rating and review to help us reach more people! We need your questions! Email commonspace@ahumc.org or visit https://ahumc.org/questions to submit your faith-related questions. Email us at podcasts@ahumc.org or visit ahumc.org to learn more about Alamo Heights UMC. Recommended Resources: View the complete AHUMC “I AM” Lenten series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbIHqAIWkjg&list=PL8UCDzVnlU3CqkglDhczXChUEwNDbvQx0 ‘Revelations of the Aramaic…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Estus, Ryan Jacobson, Darrell Smith

Topics covered

• sermon
• faith
• exclusivity
• spirituality
• I Am statements
• Christianity

Keywords

• I Am
• sermon
• John
• faith questions
• spirituality
• Alamo Heights UMC
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alamo Heights United Methodist Church

Books & works: Revelations of the Aramaic Jesus, John for Normal People, The Universal Christ, I AM

Places: John

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