Who I AM July 4th, 2026 Let I AM Introduce Himself
Exodus 3:13-15 13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” 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.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
This will be one of the most expansive series ever done in this ministry & we begin here with the identification, as well as the lineage of I AM. Here he speaks with clarity to the chosen leader of the Jews as he leads them while captive in Egypt. There are circumstances in this passage you may not see now that apply to us In the here and now and God willing you will see by the time I’m done teaching this lesson.
The I am lineage did not stop here however in the book of exodus. When Jesus was sent to earth and shared himself of his robe of glory and put on a robe of humanity I think we can agree he downgraded. There are things that Jesus did and said that tipped his hand and correlation with a prophetic movement that was more than 400 years old that he was moving to fulfill. As deity and the flesh, Jesus throughout his ministry began to make it known that he was not likening himself unto God, no he is God. Jesus also utilized 7 statements declaring I am. All of these statements are found in the book of John. 1st Jesus declares, “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35, 41, 48, 51). In this chapter, Jesus establishes a pattern that continues through John’s gospel—Jesus makes a statement about who He is, and He backs it up with something He does. In this case, Jesus states that He is the bread of life just after He had fed the 5,000 in the wilderness. At the same time, He contrasts what He can do with what Moses had done for their ancestors: “Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die” (verses 49–50). second, Jesus speaks, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12; 9:5).
This second of Jesus’ “I am” statements in John’s gospel comes right before He heals a man born blind. Jesus not only says He is the light; He proves it. Jesus’ words and actions echo Genesis 1:3, “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”
the third instance because when Jesus pronounces, “I am the door” (John 10:7 and 9, ESV). This “I am” statement stresses that no one can enter the kingdom of heaven by any other means than Christ Himself. Jesus’ words in this passage are couched in the imagery of a sheepfold. He is the one and only way to enter the fold. “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber” (verse 1, ESV).
the fourth time Jesus declares I am he states, “I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11, 14). With this “I am” statement, Jesus portrays His great love and care. He is the One who willingly protects His flock even to the point of death (verses 11 and 15). When Jesus called Himself the good shepherd, He unmistakably took for Himself one of God’s titles in the Old Testament: “The Lord is my shepherd” (Psalm 23:1).
on the 5th occasion Jesus acknowledges the supernatural sovereignty he possesses, “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25). Jesus made this “I am” statement immediately before raising Lazarus from the dead. Again, we see that Jesus’ teaching was not just empty talk; when He made a claim, He substantiated it with action. He holds “the keys of death and the grave” (Revelation 1:18, NLT). In raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus showed how He can fulfill Yahweh’s promise to ancient Israel: “[God’s] dead shall live; their bodies shall rise” (Isaiah 26:19, ESV). Apart from Jesus, there is neither resurrection nor eternal life.
the next time Jesus declares I am, he gives the proper direction in regards to eternal life,“I am the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6). This powerful “I am” statement of Christ’s is packed with meaning. Jesus is not merely one way among many ways to God; He is the only way. Scripture said that “The very essence of [God’s] words is truth” (Psalm 119:160, NLT), and here is Jesus proclaiming that He is the truth—confirming His identity as the Word of God (see John 1:1, 14). And Jesus alone is the source of life; He is the Creator and Sustainer of all life and the Giver of eternal life.
the 7th I am statement Jesus declares this sovereignty over provisions in life, “I am the true vine” (John 15:1, 5). The final metaphorical “I am” statement in the Gospel of John emphasizes the sustaining power of Christ. We are the branches, and He is the vine. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit unless it is joined in vital union with the vine, only those who are joined to Christ and receive their power from Him produce fruit in the Christian life.
There are two more “I am” statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John. These are not metaphors; rather, they are declarations of God’s name, as applied by Jesus to Himself. The first instance comes as Jesus responds to a complaint by the Pharisees. “I tell you the truth,” Jesus says, “before Abraham was born, I am The verbs Jesus uses are in stark contrast with each other: Abraham was, but I am. There is no doubt that the Jews understood Jesus’ claim to be the eternal God incarnate, because they took up stones to kill Him (verse 59).!” (John 8:58, NLT).
The second instance of Jesus applying to Himself the name I AM comes in the Garden of Gethsemane. When the mob came to arrest Jesus, He asked them whom they sought. They said, “Jesus of Nazareth,” and Jesus replied, “I am he” (John 18:4–5). Then something strange happened: “When Jesus said, ‘I am he,’ they drew back and fell to the ground” (verse 6). Perhaps explaining the mob’s reaction is the fact that the word he has been provided by our English translators. Jesus simply said, “I am.” Applying God’s covenant name to Himself, Jesus demonstrated His power over His foes and showed that His surrender to them was entirely voluntary (see John 10:17–18; 19:11).
The I AM in Jesus is a continuation of the I am in the book of exodus as he continued to carry out and demonstrate the unity Represented within the Trinity and how it is a lineage that began in exodus and showed itself in New Testament through Jesus. Now what if I told you there’s more, there is more to I am then these seven statements from John and the two additional.
You see an exodus we begin to see a format, as God declares to a human being of who he is and sent the human being to represent who he is, and to represent who he is. It went from God to Moses, and from Moses and to New Testament times with Jesus. Then there is us. The great I am is in US. As we get deeper into the series you’re going to come to an understanding as to the history of your formation, the development of your faith, and where he is sending you why. In the following months my dear beloved audience you will learn what you are equipped with with the great I am in you, you will learn the processes that will bring you out of the Egypt which represents the world system and their beliefs into sound faith in Jesus Christ. You will also learn how he has equipped you to represent the heavenly Kingdom.
This is the year you breakthrough, this is the year you come to an understanding as to who you are in Christ. This is the year that you will learn aspects of your existence that you had never realized before and it’s all right here in the word of God ready for you to consume it. Are you ready? He is with you who can be against you?
