I AM The Way, The Truth & The Life

Introduction

Seven I AM Statements In The Gospel Of John:

“I am the bread of life” (John 6:35, 41, 48, 51)
“I am the light of the world” (John 8:12; 9:5)
“I am the door” (John 10:7, 9)
“I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11, 14)
“I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25)
“I am the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6)
“I am the true vine” (John 15:1, 5)

1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.”
5 “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. —John 14:1-6 (NLT)

I AM The Way –

Reveal Answer

12 There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” —Acts 4:12 (NLT)

1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. —Genesis 12:1-2 (NLT)

I AM The Truth –

Reveal Answer

27 “You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. —Matthew 5:27-28 (NLT)

38 “You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also. —Matthew 5:38-39 (NLT)

43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. 44 But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! —Matthew 5:43-44 (NLT)

20 Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.
21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give back my people who were captured. But you may keep for yourself all the goods you have recovered.”
22 Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I solemnly swear to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, 23 that I will not take so much as a single thread or sandal thong from what belongs to you. Otherwise you might say, ‘I am the one who made Abram rich.’ —Genesis 14:20-23 (NLT)

I AM The Life –

Reveal Answer

12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son from me.
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-Jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be provided. —Genesis 22:12-14 (KJV)

My Next Steps:

1. List the obstacles in my way of depending on Jesus.
2. What is my truth and how is it different God’s truth?
3. Envision the life that God wants for me…. now claim it.

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