Yateley Baptist ChurchYateley Baptist ChurchA warm welcome to our A warm welcome to our invitation invitation service …..service …..

Where do we find the answers Where do we find the answers ??

Castaway…………Castaway…………

So many books ……so many So many books ……so many answers..answers..

Where we find the Where we find the answers !answers !

Bible facts …………….Bible facts …………….

The bible has 2 parts……….The bible has 2 parts………. The OLD and NEW Testaments ….The OLD and NEW Testaments …. Within those two parts there are 66 Within those two parts there are 66

separate books….. ……..(39/27)separate books….. ……..(39/27) A total of 1,189 chapters…. A total of 1,189 chapters…. 31,102 verses31,102 verses But the most important fact is….But the most important fact is….

......It is the ......It is the WORD of God !WORD of God !

Jesus taught the word of Jesus taught the word of God……….God………. Luke 5 v 1 Luke 5 v 1

One day as Jesus was standing by the One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake……… the people were Lake……… the people were crowding around him and listening crowding around him and listening to to the word of Godthe word of God……….. ………..

Jesus explained the word Jesus explained the word of God..of God..

Luke ch 24 v 27 Luke ch 24 v 27 ……..beginning ……..beginning with Moses and with Moses and all the Prophets, all the Prophets, he explained to he explained to them what was them what was said in all the said in all the Scriptures Scriptures concerning concerning himself.himself.

The apostle’s The apostle’s taught the taught the word of word of

God…God… Acts Ch 18 v 11Acts Ch 18 v 11

So Paul stayed (in So Paul stayed (in Corinth) for a year Corinth) for a year and a half, and a half, teaching them teaching them the the word of God. word of God.

Accepting the word of Accepting the word of God…..God…..

1 Thessalonians 2:13 1 Thessalonians 2:13 

And we also thank God continually And we also thank God continually because, when you received because, when you received the the word of Godword of God, which you heard from , which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, word, but as it actually is, the word the word of Godof God, which is indeed at work in , which is indeed at work in you who believe.you who believe.

Jesus is the WORDJesus is the WORD

John Ch 1 v 1……v14…….John Ch 1 v 1……v14…….

“  “ In the beginning was the Word, and the In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was Word was with God, and the Word was God.”God.”

“…………“………….The Word became flesh and made .The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”and truth.”

Physical barriers and Physical barriers and walls……….walls……….

The spiritual barrier and The spiritual barrier and wall…wall…

SSMan IMan I GodGod NN

God has answered the God has answered the SOS…SOS…

God’s rescue response………God’s rescue response……… John 3:16     “For God so loved the John 3:16     “For God so loved the

world that he gave his one and only world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. not perish but have eternal life.

++ JESUSJESUS

AAVVEESS

Man-God Man-God

The barrier and wall broken The barrier and wall broken down …down …

++JESUSJESUS

AAVVEESS

Man-God Man-God

What the bible says What the bible says about Jesus !about Jesus !

““I am the way, the truth and the life. I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except No one comes to the father except through me”through me”