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Jesus’ fourth “I Am” Statement, ” I Am the Good Shepherd.”

Scriptures for Study: What do the following verses say about knowing Christ: John 17:8; Ephesians 1:17; 3:19; Philippians 3:8; 1 John 5:20?

Jesus’ third “I Am” statement, “I am the Door.”

Scriptures for Study: Read the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt. 25:1–13). How does it apply to today’s study?

Jesus “I Am” statement, “I Am the Light of the World.”

Scriptures for Study: What do the following verses declare about light: John 1:4–9 and 3:19?

John 6:22–58 records our Lord’s famous “Discourse on the Bread of Life,” which comes on the heels of the miraculous feeding of the 5,000. Here He speaks of Himself as life-giving bread.

Scriptures for Study: Read our Lord’s entire “Discourse on the Bread of Life.” What observations can you note?

“I Am” is a name for the Lord Jesus that explodes off the pages of Scripture. Jesus’ own seven “I am” statements in the Gospel of John are the most profound declarations of His nature and work contained in Scripture.

Scriptures for Study: Read John 8. What other observations can you note?

Christ as the only begotten is one of the great themes of the Gospel, and it is one of the most remarkable titles of our Lord. In the first of its five occurrences in John’s writings, it is a term of incarnation (1:14), and in the second, a term of intimacy (1:18). Here we see three more principles.

Scriptures for Study: Read 1 John 5:10–13. What observations can you make in this passage?

Here is one of the most remarkable titles of our Lord in all Scripture.

Scriptures for Study: What do the following verses declare about today’s theme: Psalm 2:7; Acts 13:33; Heb. 1:5; 5:5?

Appearing more than 80 times in the Gospels, this title is used exclusively, with only one exception, by Jesus Himself and was actually His favorite title for Himself. While its meaning is difficult to discern, as many expositors and scholars agree, three basic principles are understood in this title.

Scriptures for Study: The Gospel of John records only 13 occurrences of Son of man, but they are noteworthy. What do the following examples in John declare: 3:13–14; 6:27; 12:23; 13:31?

Speaking for the group, Peter testified: Thou art the Christ in Matthew 16:13-17).  But that was not his full testimony. There is something deeper here.

Scriptures for Study: What do the following verses say about the living God: Joshua 3:10; 1 Samuel 17:26, 36; Psalm 42:2; Jeremiah 10:9–10?

Matthew 16:13–17 records a crucial moment in redemptive history. Up to this moment, Jesus had been slowly leading His disciples to the point of true recognition of His identity.

Scriptures for Study: In the following verses, who is speaking and what do they say: Matthew 14:33; 26:63; 27:54; John 19:7; 20:28; Acts 9:20?