We continue our look at the I AM statements in the gospel of John with the first of a two-part description. In John 10, in the same discourse, Jesus refers to himself with several shepherd metaphors. First as the door, then as the good shepherd. These are meant to be taken together and show us a picture of Jesus as our defender and provider. We will study the first to see how we find our protection, our assurance, and our abundance all in Jesus and Jesus alone.

Series Overview

Throughout the book of John, Jesus makes seven “I AM” statements. Seven times, He compares himself to some object or reality so that we can begin to understand the vastness of His person and character. At our candlelight service this past Christmas, we examined the statement, “I am the light of the world.” Throughout this series, we will study the remaining six statements so that we can gain a better understanding of exactly who our savior is.