THE GREAT I AM

EXODUS 3, JOHN 8:56-58 

 

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. 

 

Pastor Rick Jackson 

 

I. THE GREAT I AM KNOWS YOU 

 

1. God Knows Where to Find You [v. 1-3, Psalm 8:4] 

 

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 

 

2. God Knows Your Name [v. 4, Lk. 19:5]  

 

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. 

 

3. God Knows your Liability [v. 5, Ps. 103:14] For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. 

 

II. DO YOU KNOW THE GREAT I AM? 

 

1.  The God of the Living [v. 6, Matthew 22:31-32]  

 

But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 

 

2. The God of the Afflicted [v. 7, Psalm 140:12] 

 

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. 

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 

 

3.  The God of Deliverance [v. 8, 2 Timothy 4:18] 

 

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 

 

III. DO YOU KNOW THE PROMISES OF THE GREAT I AM? 

 

1. The Promise of His Purpose [v. 9-11, Romans 8:28] 

 

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 

 

2. The Promise of His Presence [v. 12-16, Hebrews 13:5] 

 

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 

 

3. The Promise of His Power [v. 17-20, Acts 1:8] 

 

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.