BEGIN THE JOURNEY
Who do you say that I am?
JESUS put this question to His first disciples, and He still puts it to every heart. Scripture does not present Him as a teacher among teachers, a moral example, or a source of inspiration. It presents Him as the CHRIST, the SON of the living GOD, LORD, KING, and SAVIOR — THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE.
This is not a question to answer with information. It asks for a response.
Matthew 16:13–17
JESUS CHRIST is the cornerstone
THE WAY is grounded first and foremost in SCRIPTURE and centered entirely upon JESUS CHRIST — HIS person, HIS words, HIS teachings, HIS life, HIS Cross, HIS Resurrection, HIS Kingdom, and HIS continuing Lordship.
We look first to what JESUS said and did, how HE revealed the FATHER and the Kingdom of GOD, and how HE taught us to live. We receive the witness and teaching of the Apostles HE chose, taught, commissioned, and empowered by HOLY SPIRIT, and we read the whole counsel of SCRIPTURE with CHRIST as the cornerstone.
We are not seeking to create a new doctrine, religious system, or human tradition. We are seeking to hear HIM, believe HIM, obey HIM, abide in HIM — and FOLLOW JESUS.
Matthew 7:24–25; John 8:31–32; John 14:6; John 17:20; Acts 2:42; Ephesians 2:19–22; 2 Timothy 3:16–17
Created, separated, and pursued by love
The good news of JESUS CHRIST is not a vague invitation to a better life. It is a true account of who we are, what has gone wrong, and what GOD has done about it.
Made for GOD
We were created by GOD, for fellowship with Him.
Genesis 1:27
Separated by sin
Sin separates every person from GOD; none of us can save ourselves.
“For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”
Romans 3:23
Loved and redeemed
GOD loved us while we were still far off, and CHRIST died and rose bodily to redeem us.
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4
Called to respond
We are called to repent, believe, be born again by the SPIRIT, and follow JESUS as LORD.
John 3:16; Acts 2:38
Whatever brought you here, He already knows
You do not need the right words or a finished life to come to JESUS. Come as you are.
I do not know JESUS
Start with who He is and why He came.
I have wandered away
Return is always open to those who turn back.
I am wounded or afraid
Bring what is broken to the One who heals.
I feel trapped
He came to set the captive free.
I need forgiveness
Grace is offered freely to those who ask.
I want to be born again
New life begins with the SPIRIT, not effort.
JESUS said, “Follow Me.”
JESUS did not give us a formula to repeat. HE called people to repent, believe, come to HIM, deny self, take up the cross, and follow HIM. Coming to CHRIST is the beginning of a lifelong life of faith, abiding, obedience, love, and surrender.
Come and see
Look honestly at who JESUS is.
Repent and believe
Turn from sin and self-rule and trust in CHRIST.
Be born again
Receive new life from above by the SPIRIT.
Be baptized
Publicly identify with JESUS in death and new life.
Walk in HOLY SPIRIT
Live by the presence, power, fruit, and leading of GOD.
Abide in CHRIST
Remain in HIM as a branch remains in the vine.
Hear and obey
Build life upon HIS words.
Love GOD and one another
Let HIS love become visible in ordinary life.
Live in fellowship and stewardship
Share life with the ekklesia and faithfully steward what GOD entrusts.
Make disciples
Go as HIS witness and help others follow JESUS.
See all things through JESUS CHRIST
The JESUS Window is grounded in SCRIPTURE and centered upon JESUS CHRIST. It begins with what JESUS said, taught, and did; HIS Cross, Resurrection, Kingdom, and continuing Lordship; and the faithful apostolic witness. Scripture, imagery, story, beauty, and reflection work together to help us see more clearly — and follow HIM.
Humility is the root of love
Every life turns on a hinge: humility or pride, surrender or self-rule, the SPIRIT or the self, the narrow way or the broad road. Salvation is by grace through faith, not by moral self-improvement — but the SPIRIT-filled life is marked by a heart that keeps turning toward GOD rather than away.
Ephesians 2:8–9; Matthew 7:13–14
The life that comes from GOD.
ζωή zōē — life.
In the New Testament, zōē speaks of the life found in GOD and given through JESUS CHRIST. It is more than biological existence. It is true life in HIM—life received from GOD, lived in CHRIST, and made alive by HOLY SPIRIT.
JESUS did not come merely to improve the old life. HE gives new life. HE is THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE.
“I came that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
John 10:10
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
John 14:6
“This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.”
John 17:3
See also 1 John 5:11–12
Life from GOD. In CHRIST. Through HOLY SPIRIT. Beginning now and continuing eternally.
ETERNITY IS NOW.
JESUS loved people enough to tell them the truth: that the way is narrow, that not everyone who calls Him Lord truly knows Him, and that abiding in Him is not optional for those who follow. Eternal life is not merely a distant promise after death. In JESUS CHRIST, GOD calls us into life with HIM now. This is not fear for its own sake. It is love that takes eternity seriously—and calls for a response today.
Matthew 7:21–23; John 15:4–5; Luke 9:23; Matthew 11:28–30
Take one honest next step
Meet JESUS
Start with who He is.
Understand the Gospel
Read the whole story, from creation to the Cross.
Be born again
Learn what new birth means and how it happens.
Return to JESUS
If you have wandered, this is for you.
Learn about the HOLY SPIRIT
Understand who He is and how to walk with Him.