Jesus the Great I Am

It's built into the nature Dr. Tony Evans is these things simply are what they are, just like the Lord to be is because he changes this is the alternative Tony speaker, senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas Texas and president of the alternative when Moses asked God what name he should use to describe who sent him the answer was simply I am that simple answer really isn't so simple it all with joy Dr. Evans as he talks about the incredible significance packed into it got visible essence can't see but God wanted to be seen and known and experienced all human so the word became/according to John 114 and the only begotten God is in the bosom of the father have revealed him. John 118 Jesus Christ is the revelation of God in human terms. Today I want to talk to you about another name of Jesus. Probably my favorite context is Jesus the clearing. Those who believe in him would never die and I can't believe Jesus is talking like this. The religious leaders will say that I think he lived 2000 years ago. He died all the prophets die think you are right talking crazy like Jesus tells him no, not me. I know and if I said that who believe in me all the you're not even years old he died 2000. On what basis can you make such a crazy statement statement about United that Jesus gives us our name for today and it is a doozy. Jesus looks at them and says he says in verse 58 truly show not enough to befall him was so we can skip that part before I was all about the name before I say that they picked up stones, the killing, why would you kill such a statement because they knew would talk about predating Abraham before Priam was before Abraham was, I was before Abraham was, that so that they sought to kill because they knew what he was using Jesus's name bypasses Abraham's you have to go back to acts chapter 3 verses 13 because they knew that that is what Jesus was referring to when you go back and let the Bible interpret the Bible chapter 3 verse 13 we read these words. Then Moses said to God, behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, the God of your fathers and sent me to you now.

Maybe say to me what is, what shall I say God said to Moses, I who I and he said that you shall say to the sons of Israel. I am have sent some of the risen Jesus when he declared his name to be was because you using the term God use to define himself to Moses at the burning bush and exit this chapter. Three so Jesus was the clamoring himself to be the God who actually to Moses, just say I am. I wisely say I am that I know what it means that he is who he declares himself to be very important that I am not worth find me by me.

I am that I am so why do you know what that means is I am not what you want me to be what you say is self defining.

Now having established that there are seven iambs in the book of John seven times. Jesus says I am about something. John chapter 6 verse 35 of the first of the seven iambs. Jesus said to them, the bread of life he will come to me will not hunger you will believe in me will never thirst. He's talking about the Old Testament in the wilderness when the bread of life came down from heaven called so what Jesus is saying is what God is likely in the wilderness. My job is the use currently in your day-to-day life satisfaction for internal life and I am no substance for living this life. So he says I am secondly Jesus spoke to them again. Say I am the light of the world you will follow me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. Jesus says on the print out feature but I'm also the light of our little village but you got to be following because of you going no way I'm going to not link you will get lost and you will be in one of the worst were to be blind because when you blinded not know what you trying to make it on your own you tripping all over the place and everything and everybody he says, but if you let me be the illumination of your life, you will find the way to go to if you are here today and you don't have direction or clarity what you wanted and you wanted from God said you gotta follow me. You got to find out what I say what I think you gotta do that regardless of what you peek say what the passage says. And here's the big one. Regardless of what you think Timber seven truly truly show nuptial enough, I say to you I am the door of the sheep shepherds had a date the door with the she could enter and he says if you come through me. Verse nine. If anyone summarizing anyone that means include you. If anyone enters through me.

He will be say okay will go to heaven. But that's not all he will go in and out to find freedom and you will find pastor I will satisfy says it will come through me. If you if you stop on around me.

If you start going over me underneath stop skipping me if you will make your way to me.

I am not on the door to Satan for eternity by majority give you this freedom in history and I am the door to bring you satisfaction for your life who has to give you that for free. All three because my name is I am. And so, the fullness of my death, my birthday comes only to stealing kill and destroy. I came that you might have life and that you might have it more abundantly.

Only came that you might have life, but you have whatever super life super life is fullness of life super life is more than just be super. Life is more than I'm trying to get by super life is more than I'm trying to make abundant likely fully realizing what God wants done in your life. But he said you got the computer on the door.

The next IM he says in chapter 10 versus 1114 I am the good ship the good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep across 14. I am the good shepherd and I know my own and my own no he says I'm a good ship shepherd. He opens the door for the sheep and shepherd the thumbnails you want to see shepherd is responsible for the this goes back 12,000 we been trying to teach all of us on but God is your source, God is your source is your source and he says I am the good shepherd.

I know what I'm doing this to go.

Chapter 11 verse 25 I am the resurrection and the life he will believes in me will live, even if you guys, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this Lazarus is this guy Jesus letting God and mom goes to what is now theology because in the previous purchases.

I know he will rise again on resurrection day been the church. I've read my theology books I know will rise again because that's what I learned theology class Class.

Jesus is all you you you don't have all the theology of sister girl I am the resurrection number theology will give you information is called the milk of the word the milk of the word get you started, but it doesn't take you growth.

He says you gotta move from the milk to the meat of the word of the word is taking the milk of the word and using it in life.

When the milk is utilize it then gets to become meat or what he calls solid food.

That's why people can go to church every week through Sunday the fifth IIa living here and see no change take place in their life because their thinking on information and the milk will not give you a get you started, but you got a graduate to meet and know only goes to me when utilized. You quoted me the theology Martha.

The theology is designed to show you time show you as Jesus says in John chapter 5, the Scriptures are speaking to drive me so if you're in formation doesn't grow to a relationship that is data that are keeping you in a crib. More about the personal relational side of the great I am when Dr. Evans continues his message just a moment first. So don't forget to request his follow-up book for our current series, the power of Jesus names to most of us a name is just a label of the Bible and especially when referring to Jesus, it's much more how much more you'll find out is 20 translates in-depth Scripture research into clear, relevant insights into what it means to be the Lamb of God, the great high priest, and more right now if you can help us keep 20's teaching on the station with a generous donation will send you a copy of the power of Jesus names as our thank you gift. There's also an interactive study guide that will help you share these important insights during family devotions or with your small group plus a companion DVD loaded with custom content from Tony for each lesson.

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Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the father but through me. I am the way and the truth and I am the light. I am the way, I know where I'm going. I know the way the way to return the way for living your life. That's what he concludes with the truth. I'm not Jesus is the truth. I am the standard by which reality is measured. So save yourself some time. When I say and adjust your thinking to it because if you're Christian you have the mind of Christ. I am the truth that he says and I am the life you want to live my finally says in John 15 verses one and verse five, these words are true God my father is the mind dressing verse 59 and you are the branches. He will bag in the he bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing since I am the one you would make about abide in me staying with me fruit exists for the benefit of somebody else. So when the last time somebody wanted to combine a life because they see Jesus doing so much in my want to get a piece of want to get a piece of fruit is the only food that eats itself you all about you only about you is about me myself and I want you to be saints.

Okay okay I got you what what do I do with this I am this when God told Moses my name is I was in the midst of a contradiction. It was a burning bush burning bush contradiction. If abortion is on fire and the means of staying green that the make sense when he saw the contradiction he went over to the bush. When he got close to the Bush he heard God called his name Moses. Moses take off your shoes the ground on which you stand is holy. That's when the verse comes about in hearing God telling his name. So here it is best time to experience the I am Jesus is when things are making sense in your life when you question why you're trying to live for God. You're trying to rebalance and is contradictory you can make sense of the hearing called me, that is to reveal himself to reveal he revealed his purpose is to go to Pharaoh to let my people go. He gave him a reason for living. He gave him his purpose in living things up about his purpose is purpose was bigger than anything you could because if this was a big deal. Tell Pharaoh let my people going to leave the children of Israel, so what you get to hear when you go into God's presence, especially when life is not making sense things crisscross the Lord you try to do the right thing and praise God. I am one of our members last week. Life was in disarray and I know this member and this number really love God wants to please God.

And the more this member try to please God.

The worst things and things is going to.

I don't know what God is doing but I'm pursuing them.

The best I know how to pray together. I said I can explain what God is doing with your name.

All I know is what I know from what you pursue. I will got sick and you. We just have to pray. We went to see what God does. She came back a week later and she said, guess what God did for me to turn this around to surround rough in one week, one week, and this is that I know his name know what happened in the contradictions of life.

When God revealed himself to you when things do not make said really came from a consent so that you experience is nine Psalm chapter 9 verse 10 says that when you know God's name. Trust John 18 get ready to arrest Jesus all the Roman soldiers. They come to arrest the come to arrest Jesus will lock them up and they said Jesus, that when looking for Jesus the baron said I and the Bible says Jesus said I am all the soldiers fell back and collapsed on the ground because I was overwhelmed I don't know what you don't know what situation you will know what difficulty is facing you, but when they run into the great I am, they got the backdrop only get told story of the girls became darling open up a bank account with the money we give you for the allowances is how you write a check and I want to start saving. This is okay dad, so she writes on the check deposited in the back. She deposits the check in the bank.

She comes back a week later, crying that day by saving the buying abide by the bank is in trouble with such a large bank in the nation so it can be gone. But what makes you think the bank is going broke generational pocket and pulled out the check.

She said the checks as sufficient know the checks that sufficient funds widen the bank that didn't have the money okay to take a while widen the blanket didn't have the money not the problem. The check she wrote on the check of your life and read insufficient joy and sufficient sufficient power, insufficient happiness sufficient life is reading in the present is not because the bank can happen because you're not depositing God required to save him K that involve because last time. Not that name is Diane and I made. I am whatever you mean wherever you may be simply with me. You can start your walk with Jesus today by receiving his forgiveness and committing your life to him. Doesn't matter what you've done or how good a person you might be. It's all about what Jesus did on the cross, despite what people sometimes say the Bible makes it clear that there's no other way to heaven. Tony would love to tell you how that relationship can be yours visit Tony Evans.org today and follow the link that says Jesus you find answers to your questions simple prayer that can change your life and free follow-up resources well if you like to have a copy of today's message to reviewing your own or pass along to a friend. Just contact us for details on the title.

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Jesus Christ has no beginning and no end but it also says that Jesus is the beginning and the end. Find out what that means when you join Tony tomorrow. Right now though he's back with a final thought to share with us for lunch yesterday and this name I am missing that he is God speaks in the Old Testament, but he is the personal God for you right now if you receive him as your Savior and you are following the Lord, you have access to the Jesus Christ. The alternative with Dr. Tony Irvin alternate is made possible by the generous, you should