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Sunday 3/9 Questions and Answers

Jesus is the Great I AM

For the first two years of Jesus’ ministry, He taught his disciples and the crowds, performed miracles, and spread the word that the kingdom of heaven was near
But… He didn’t announce to everyone, “Hey, I’m the Christ, the promised Messiah!”
Around His third year of ministry, Jesus began to reveal more about who He was and why He came
Jesus knew that many people would not believe in Him, especially the scribes and Pharisees, the religious leaders of His day
Let’s go back to the Old Testament to learn an important name for God… Exodus 3:14 – God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
So… God’s name is I AM
When God said, “I am who I am,” He was explaining that He is the one eternal, independent God
What does eternal mean? – always was and always will be
What does independent mean? – has no need of anything outside of himself
God is:
- The one true God
- He doesn’t need anything or anyone
- He has always existed
Jesus went to Jerusalem and taught in the temple and the Pharisees and Jews there asked who He claimed to be
What did Jesus answer? (John 8:56) – Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” – Jesus told the Jews that Abraham had seen His day, or coming
How was that possible? Abraham lived about 2,000 years before Jesus (John 8:57) – So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”
Then Jesus said – John 8:58 – “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”
Jesus said, “I am.” Who else called Himself I am? – God, Jesus was saying He is God, He existed before Abraham, and He is eternal
Did the Jews like Jesus’ answer? (John 8:59) – they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple – no, the Jews realized that Jesus was saying he was God
And… any man who claimed to be God was supposed to be punished according to Jewish law, which is why they picked up stones to kill Him

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So… Jesus said “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”

Jesus knew who He was, and He would not back down

In fact, there were several other times Jesus described Himself using “I am” statements
John 6:35 – I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst

John 8:12 – “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
John 10:9 – I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture
John 14:6 – I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me

Jesus is God

There is no question about it

He is the only way to salvation

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Sunday 3/9 Questions and Answers

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Jesus is the Great I AM

For the first two years of Jesus’ ministry, He taught his disciples and the crowds, performed miracles, and spread the word that the kingdom of heaven was near

But… He didn’t announce to everyone, “Hey, I’m the Christ, the promised Messiah!”

Around His third year of ministry, Jesus began to reveal more about who He was and why He came

Jesus knew that many people would not believe in Him, especially the scribes and Pharisees, the religious leaders of His day

Let’s go back to the Old Testament to learn an important name for God… Exodus 3:14 – God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

So… God’s name is I AM

When God said, “I am who I am,” He was explaining that He is the one eternal, independent God

What does eternal mean? – always was and always will be

What does independent mean? – has no need of anything outside of himself

God is:

The one true God

He doesn’t need anything or anyone

He has always existed

Jesus went to Jerusalem and taught in the temple and the Pharisees and Jews there asked who He claimed to be

What did Jesus answer? (John 8:56) – Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.” – Jesus told the Jews that Abraham had seen His day, or coming

How was that possible? Abraham lived about 2,000 years before Jesus (John 8:57) – So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”

Then Jesus said – John 8:58 – “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”

Jesus said, “I am.” Who else called Himself I am? – God, Jesus was saying He is God, He existed before Abraham, and He is eternal

Did the Jews like Jesus’ answer? (John 8:59) – they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple – no, the Jews realized that Jesus was saying he was God

And… any man who claimed to be God was supposed to be punished according to Jewish law, which is why they picked up stones to kill Him

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