BIG PICTURE: Jesus embraced his identity of being God in human form. One way we see it is through the “I AM” statements of John’s Gospel. As we embrace our relationship with Jesus it opens the doorway to real life. He is the way to life as it was meant to be.

TEXTS: Exodus 3:13-14; John 8:54-59; 10:1-18; 14:1-6

KEY VERSE: …Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”– John 8:58

I AM WHO I AM

Ego eimi – I am, I

.

God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ – Exodus 3:14

YHWH –

(Jehovah)

I will be who I will be – Everything that

is contingent upon God for its existence.

I AM THE GATE / THE GOOD SHEPHERD (JOHN 10:1-18)

Going through that

opens a whole new life.

The I AM has come to give

.

Extreme love calls for extreme

.

I AM THE WAY (JOHN 14:1-6)

For some it is a

block.

For others it’s the

toward life the way it was meant to be.

NEXT STEPS: In what ways does the world seem to promise the “abundant life”? How do these promises seem to hold up? How easy (or difficult) do you find it to trust, in your day-to-day life, that Jesus’ way truly offers you the fullest, most satisfying life? What area is God calling you to walk through the doorway of trust?