I AM at the Well. “Then Jesus told her, ‘I AM who speaks to you.’” (John 4:26). Jesus and His disciples were walking in the Judean countryside to return to their home territory in Galilee. Jesus decided to go straight through the central district of Samaria, which was directly in their path between Judea and …
The Shaming of I AM. “The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and elders also mocked Jesus. ‘He saved others,’ they scoffed, ‘but he can’t save himself! So he is the ‘King of Israel,’ is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in him! He trusted God, …
Jesus and Sinners: “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34). Barbara Brown Taylor, in her sermon “In the Name of Law and Order,” posed an intriguing question: Who was Jesus thinking of when He asked the Father to forgive “them?” Who is “them?”I decided to take her question and …
The High Priest and I AM. “The high priest asked Jesus, ‘Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?’ Jesus said, I AM (or also translated ‘the I AM is here’). And you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God’s right hand and coming on the …
A Mob Confronts I AM. “Stepping forward, Jesus asked them, ‘Who are you looking for?’ ‘Jesus of Nazareth,’ they replied. Jesus replied, ‘I AM He.’ And the moment Jesus spoke those words, the mob fell backward to the ground!” (John 18:5-6). a. I AM, again. In the gospel of John, Jesus repeatedly appropriated the Name …
(32.) “I AM the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” (Revelation 22:13). THOUGHTS a. This I AM statement of Jesus is different than all seven of His I AM references to Yahweh in the gospel of John. The timing is different, profoundly so. Here in Revelation we have …
“I AM the True Vine, and my Father is the Gardener.” (John 15:1) Jesus once again declares the Great I AM in public for all to hear! This isn’t the first time. He has said things like this a lot lately… “Before Abraham was I AM; I AM the Bread of Life; I AM the …
(10.) Words that Sustain the Weary. “The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, Wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.” (Isaiah 50:4, NIV) Isaiah is singing one of his prophetic Servant Songs. This passage in Isaiah 50 …
The Parable of the Fishing Net. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water and caught fish of every kind. When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away. That …
The Parable of the Yeast. “What else is the Kingdom of God Like? It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.” (Luke 13:20-21; also Matthew 13:33). CONTEXT (a.) Luke’s chapter 13 has …