Crown Me or Kill Me

June 14, 2026 | John 8.30-59 | Rob Collis

It’s been 2,000 years since Jesus walked on the earth, and our world is still talking about him! History has never let us forget that Jesus made an impact in this world – and lots of people have lots of different ideas about who he was. But who did Jesus actually say he was? There are eight times in the Gospel of John when Jesus said “I Am …” As a church, we’re spending time to explore and unpack what Jesus actually told us about himself.

This week Rob Collis finishes our series looking at the I Am sayings of Jesus, and preaches from John 8.30-59, where Jesus said, “Before Abraham was, I am.” As he unpacks this conversation, Rob points out that there are three times when Jesus says “Truly, truly, I say to you.” As he follows these three “trulys” – how to be truly free, how to be truly alive, and how Jesus is truly God – he helps us to pay attention to what Jesus says are the intellectually honest ways to respond to who he says he is.