John 6:33-35 – For the bread of God is the bread that
comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
“Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.” Then Jesus
declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
Exodus
3:14 – 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.’”
John 8:12 – When Jesus spoke again to
the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me
will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 10:9,11,14-15 – I am the gate;
whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find
pasture…“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life
for the sheep…“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the
Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
John 11:25-26 – Jesus said to her, “I am the
resurrection and the life. The one
who believes in me
will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
John 14:6 – Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 15:5 – “I am the vine; you are the
branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
Isaiah 41:4 – Who has
done this and carried it through, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I,
the Lord—with the first of them and with the last—I
am he.”
Isaiah 43:10 – “You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was
formed, nor will there be one after me.
John 2:11 – What Jesus did here in Cana
of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
Application:
- · “I AM WHO I AM” was the name by which God wished to be known and worshiped in Israel—the name that expressed His character as the dependable and faithful God who desires the full trust of His people.
- · Jesus applied the phrase “I Am” to Himself; in so doing He claimed to be God and risked being stoned for blasphemy.
- · It is also true that “God is light”.
- · Jesus said that the good shepherd is willing to die for His sheep.
- · Jesus not only is life, but He also conveys life to believers so that death will never triumph over them.
- · Jesus is not one way among many but the only way.
- · “The gate” is the one way into salvation.
- · “I know…my sheep know” is a deep mutual knowledge, like that of the Father and the Son.
- · A living union with Christ is absolutely necessary; without it there is nothing.
- · Since the Lord was present with the first of the generations and will still be there with the last of them, He is the eternal Lord of history and nations
- · God’s work in behalf of Israel is proof of His saving power.
- · Signs revealed Jesus’ glory and likely also pointed to the fullness of the salvation He came to effect.
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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