Bible study plan

I AM: Seven Claims of Jesus

Eight studies through the things Jesus said about himself in John's Gospel — ending with the man who called him God.

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Seven times in John’s Gospel, Jesus says “I am” — bread, light, gate, shepherd, resurrection, way, vine — claims no ordinary teacher would dare to make. The trail ends with Thomas, a man who doubted, standing before the risen Jesus and saying, “My Lord and my God.” This plan pairs with The Seven Signs of John: the signs are what Jesus did, and these are what he claimed to be.

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  1. 1

    I am the bread of life

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    John 6:27-40

  2. 2

    I am the light of the world

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    John 8:12-20

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    I am the gate

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    John 10:1-10

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    I am the good shepherd

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    John 10:11-18

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    I am the resurrection and the life

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    John 11:1-27

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    I am the way, the truth, and the life

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    John 14:1-14

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    I am the true vine

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    John 15:1-17

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    “My Lord and my God”

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    John 20:24-31

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