(from the red letters)
I AM THAT I AMundivided triuneundivided triune
incomprehensibleimmutable
omnipotent
omnipresent
omniscientself-sufficientself-sufficient
lovejust
righteousmerciful
gracious
HOLYHOLY
John 8: 48-59
Before Abraham was,
John 8: 50
I am not seeking glory for myself…
I am not seeking glory for myself…
God glorified > Son glorified
God glorified > Son glorified
John 13: 31-32
Glorified in your presence…
Glorified in your presence… John 17: 5
John 17: 20-24
I have given them the glory you gave me…
I have given them the glory you gave me…
…be with me to see my glory……be with me to see my glory…
John 8: 52-53
Abraham died
Are you greater than Abraham?
Who do you think you are?
Abraham died
Are you greater than Abraham?
Who do you think you are?
John 8: 54-56
Abraham rejoiced at the thought of
seeing My day – he saw it and was glad
Abraham rejoiced at the thought of
seeing My day – he saw it and was glad
John 8: 54-56
Noah – Shem – Arphaxad – Eber - Peleg >> Terah -
Abram
Noah – Shem – Arphaxad – Eber - Peleg >> Terah -
Abram
Flood – 2350 BCAbram born – 2000
BCShem dies – 1846
BC
John 8: 54-56
Abraham – Isaac – Jacob > 12 tribes –
Levi >> Moses
Abraham – Isaac – Jacob > 12 tribes –
Levi >> Moses
Abraham dies – 1820 BC
Moses/Torah – 1500 BC
John 8: 54-56
Abraham rejoiced at the thought of
seeing My day – he saw it and was glad
Abraham rejoiced at the thought of
seeing My day – he saw it and was glad
• Exodus 3: 13-14
• John 8: 58
“I AM.”“I AM.”
“Before Abraham was,I AM.”
“Before Abraham was,I AM.”
Hebrew = hayah = I existHebrew = hayah = I exist
Greek = egoo eimi = I exist
Greek = egoo eimi = I exist
Revelation 1: 8
I am the Alpha and the
Omega," says the Lord God,
"who is, and who was, and who is to come,
the Almighty.
I am the Alpha and the
Omega," says the Lord God,
"who is, and who was, and who is to come,
the Almighty.
John 4: 20-26
Deuteronomy 18: 15-20
Genesis 3: 15Genesis 49: 10-11Numbers 24: 15-19
I know that Messiah is coming.
I know that Messiah is coming.
Psalm 2: 9Psalm 45: 6Revelation 12: 5; 19:
15Isaiah 7: 14
I who speak to you am he.
I who speak to you am he.
Psalm 2Psalm 110Isaiah 9: 6; 11: 1-5;
16: 5
I who speak to you am he.
I who speak to you am he.
Psalm 2Psalm 80: 14-18Mark 14: 61b-62Luke 22: 70
I who speak to you am he.
I who speak to you am he.
Messiah
I who speak to you am he.
I who speak to you am he.
Son of God
Immanuel, God with us
Mighty God
Everlasting Father
Anointed One
The Christ
Like MosesScepter of Judah
Judge
Matthew 28: 18-20
Matthew 18: 20
There am I with themThere am I with them
John 14: 12
Greater things than these…?
Greater things than these…?
John 7: 25-34
…where I am, you cannot come
…where I am, you cannot come
John 8: 13-21
John 13: 31-36
Where I am going,you cannot comeWhere I am going,you cannot come
Luke 23: 42-43
Today you will be with me in paradise
Today you will be with me in paradise
John 6: 38
For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but
to do the will of him who sent me.
For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but
to do the will of him who sent me.
Then I will go back to my place…
Then I will go back to my place…Hosea 5:
15
John 14: 1-4John 17: 11;
24
You will be with me where I am
You will be with me where I am
He will be in youHe will be in youJohn 14: 15-
20
John 10: 1-30
Whoever enters through me will be saved
Whoever enters through me will be saved
I lay my life down for the sheep
I lay my life down for the sheepI know my sheep
&my sheep know
me
I know my sheep &
my sheep know me
Genesis 49: 22-25
…because of the Shepherd,the Rock of Israel
…because of the Shepherd,the Rock of Israel
Psalm 23Psalm 80: 1-3Isaiah 40: 10-
11
The LORD is my shepherd…The LORD is my shepherd…
O Shepherd of IsraelO Shepherd of Israel
He tends his flock like a shepherd
He tends his flock like a shepherd
Ezekiel 34
Woe to the shepherds of Israel…
Woe to the shepherds of Israel…
I myself will search for my sheep
I myself will search for my sheep
I will place over them one shepherd…
I will place over them one shepherd…
Micah 2: 12-13; 5: 2-5
I will gather my sheep
He will stand & shepherd his flock
I will gather my sheep
He will stand & shepherd his flock
John 10
I lay down my life for the sheep
I lay down my life for the sheep
I give them eternal life - They won’t perish & no
one can snatch them from me
I give them eternal life - They won’t perish & no
one can snatch them from me
John 8: 12; 9: 5
Whoever follows me will never walk
in darkness, but will have the light of life.
Whoever follows me will never walk
in darkness, but will have the light of life.
Genesis 1: 3
Let there be lightLet there be light
I John 1: 5
God is light;In Him
there is no darkness.
God is light;In Him
there is no darkness.
Job 24: 13, 16
They want nothing to do with the light
They want nothing to do with the light
Proverbs 2: 12-15Isaiah 5: 20
Dark for lightLight for dark
Path of darkness
Dark for lightLight for dark
Path of darkness
John 3: 16-21
Light has come into the world
Light has come into the world
Darkness = evilLight = truth
Darkness = evilLight = truth
The LORD is my light and my salvation
The LORD is my light and my salvation
Psalm 27: 1
In your light we see lightIn your light we see lightPsalm 36:
9
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light for my path
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light for my path
Psalm 119: 105, 130
The people walking in darkness have seen
a great light
The people walking in darkness have seen
a great light
Isaiah 9: 1-7
First for the JewsAlso a light
for the Gentiles
First for the JewsAlso a light
for the Gentiles
Isaiah 42: 1-9
Isaiah 49: 5-7
The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.
The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.
John 1: 1-18
Rescued from darknessinto His wonderful light…through the Gospel
Rescued from darknessinto His wonderful light…through the Gospel
II Corinthians 4: 6
Ephesians 5: 8-14
Colossians 1: 12-14
I Peter 2: 9-10
John 8: 12; 9: 5
Whoever follows me will never walk
in darkness, but will have the light of life.
Whoever follows me will never walk
in darkness, but will have the light of life.
Matthew 5: 14-16 Luke 11: 33-36
You are the light of the world!
See to it that the light within you
is not darkness
You are the light of the world!
See to it that the light within you
is not darkness
John 6: 25-59
If anyone eats of this bread, he will live
forever
If anyone eats of this bread, he will live
forever
Exodus 16
I will rain down bread from heaven
I will rain down bread from heaven
John 6: 48-51
Forefathers – manna -daily - death
Forefathers – manna -daily - death
Bread of lifeBread from heaven
Eternal lifeRaise them up
Bread of lifeBread from heaven
Eternal lifeRaise them up
My Father’s will:• None be lost• Eternal life• Resurrection
My Father’s will:• None be lost• Eternal life• Resurrection
John 6: 35-40
Bread man may eat and not die
Eats My bodyDrinks My blood
Bread man may eat and not die
Eats My bodyDrinks My blood
John 6: 50, 53-59
I am the vineYou are the branchesIF you remain in ME
I am the vineYou are the branchesIF you remain in ME
John 15: 1-17
I had planted you like a choice vine of sound and reliable stock.
How then did you turn against me into a corrupt, wild vine?
I had planted you like a choice vine of sound and reliable stock.
How then did you turn against me into a corrupt, wild vine?
Jeremiah 2: 21
Restore us, O God!Vine out of Egypt
Watch over this vineCut down, burned
Restore us, O God!Vine out of Egypt
Watch over this vineCut down, burned
Psalm 80
If the root is holy, so are the branchesUnbelief - broken off
But God can graft them in again
If the root is holy, so are the branchesUnbelief - broken off
But God can graft them in again
Romans 11: 13-24
Maximize yield while maintaining health
Maximize yield while maintaining health
U.C. Davis
90% pruned-Small & weak branches- Branches too far from
main trunk
90% pruned-Small & weak branches- Branches too far from
main trunk
John 15: 2,4,5
Bears no fruit – cut offBears fruit – pruned
Apart from Me you can do nothing
Bears no fruit – cut offBears fruit – pruned
Apart from Me you can do nothing
Matthew 7: 15-20
By their fruit you will recognize them
By their fruit you will recognize them
John 15: 4,5,6,7
IF you remain in Me…IF you remain in Me…
John 15: 9
Now remain in my love…
Now remain in my love…
John 15: 9-17
This is my command:Love each other
This is my command:Love each other
John 14: 6
John 11: 25
No one comes to the father except through
Me
He who believes in Me will never die
No one comes to the father except through
Me
He who believes in Me will never die
Genesis 18: 19
…to keep the way of the LORD so that…
…to keep the way of the LORD so that…
Deuteronomy 5: 32-33
Isaiah 30: 20-21
Do not turn aside…this is the way, walk in it
Do not turn aside…this is the way, walk in it
Isaiah 33, 34, 35
…the Way of Holiness
…for those who walk in that Way
…the Way of Holiness
…for those who walk in that Way
Acts 9, 19, 24
…the Way…the Way