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I’ve always been fascinated by God’s “I AM WHO I AM” statement in Exodus 3, and anytime the phrase “I am” is said, especially as a complete statement, it always catches my ear. (And, I have to admit, it bothers me a bit when “I am” is said on its own and it’s not referring to God, like in Hillsong’s song “Who You Say I Am.”)
God used the name “I AM” to identify himself to Moses, and Jesus used that same phrasing in John 8 to identify himself to the Jews. This did not sit well with the Jews—Jesus was claiming to be God! Throughout the book of John, Jesus uses 7 “I AM” statements to explain who he is and how that supports his claim to be God. In this study, we are going to look in depth at those 7 statements by answering these questions about each statement:
What is the story surrounding Jesus’ I AM statement?
What would this statement have meant to the original audience?
What do we learn about Jesus from this statement?
How should we respond?
As we look at each statement, our goal is to discover who Jesus is and why we should have faith in him. We’ll look at each statement over one or more weeks (the goal is one week per statement, but if a lesson gets too long, I might split it over multiple weeks). The lessons will be:
Lesson 2: “I AM the Bread of Life” (John 6:35), Part 1 / Part 2
Lesson 3: “I AM the Light of the World” (John 8:12), Part 1 / Part 2
BONUS: Is Jesus the Living Water?
Lesson 4: “I AM the Gate for the Sheep” (John 10:7)
Lesson 5: “I AM the Good Shepherd” (John 10:11, 14)
Lesson 6: “I AM the Resurrection and the Life” (John 11:25)
Lesson 7: “I AM the Way and the Truth and the Life” (John 14:6)
Lesson 8: “I AM the True Vine” (John 15:1)
I hope you join me on this journey of discovery! And invite a friend to come along with us!
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