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FALL 2025:
We are studying the 40 I Am's this semester!
Click here to download a copy, and follow along! Click below to see this week's assignment.
Click here to download a copy, and follow along! Click below to see this week's assignment.
Oct 22's Assignment: #26-28
Discussion: On an optimist-pessimist scale, where would you position yourself? Why?
Assignment:
#26: I am…Above only and not beneath. Deuteronomy 28:13
#27: I am…more than a conqueror. Romans 8:37
#28: I am…Establishing God’s Word here on Earth. Matthew 16:19
Assignment:
#26: I am…Above only and not beneath. Deuteronomy 28:13
- We read this passage a couple weeks ago…now read the passage just before AND the one just after this one. Do these two passages lend any new understandings or questions?
- How would you react when everything and everyone seems to be against you?
- run and hide?
- lash out?
- talk to God?
- don’t talk to God?
- wish life would end?
- wish tomorrow would come, so things might change?
- How do these curses correlate to specific blessings from verses 1 - 14?
- What meaning does this chapter give to the “glorious and awesome name” of the Lord God?
#27: I am…more than a conqueror. Romans 8:37
- Read this verse in context: Romans 8:28-39
- On an optimist-pessimist scale, where would you position yourself? Why? Does this passage challenge your default, at all?
- How does verse 28 relate to the idea of suffering?
- How is God putting you through the school of hard knocks right now? How do you see God at work in this?
- How would the forces in verses 38-39, which one is the most real to you?
#28: I am…Establishing God’s Word here on Earth. Matthew 16:19
- Read this verse in context: Matthew 16:13-20
- What was significant about Peter’s statement here?
- How do you interpret the insight, power, and authority given to Peter? What are the “keys” of hte kingdom? What do they “bind” and “loose”?
- Read verse 21-23…why does Jesus change the direction of his teaching now? What kind of Messiah was Peter expecting? Why was Jesus’ response to Peter so strong?
- How might verse 28 relate to what happens next?
Oct 29's Assignment: #29-31
Discussion:
Assignment:
#29: I am...Overcoming by the Blood of the Lamb and the Word of My Testimony. Revelation 12:11
#30: I am...Daily Subduing and Overcoming the Devil. 1 John 4:4
#31: I am...Not Moved by what I see. 2 Corinthians 4:18
Assignment:
#29: I am...Overcoming by the Blood of the Lamb and the Word of My Testimony. Revelation 12:11
- Read this verse in context: Revelation 12:1-17
- When do you see this heavenly battle occurring: At some particular time and place in history? Pre-history? Post-history? Or do you see this vision depicting the always-in-progress heavenly battle between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan, and as such, taking place in the spiritual realm which is behind all of this world's history?
- What can we learn here about the conflict between the Christian church and demonic evil?
- When has Satan seemed most real to you? Why?
- How do you overcome Satan? How could you apply this strategy in your own life?
- What do you need to do to become stronger for spiritual battle?
- BONUS: Write your own testimony. Learn how to do it here.
#30: I am...Daily Subduing and Overcoming the Devil. 1 John 4:4
- Read this verse in context: 1 John 4:1-6.
- How do people motivated by God's spirit differ from false teachers in their attitude toward Christ? To other Christians? To the world?
- What helps you find your way between being close-minded to new insights, and being so open-minded you are swayed in every direction?
- How do you continually remember that Jesus is within you, and He is greater than the enemy?
#31: I am...Not Moved by what I see. 2 Corinthians 4:18
- Read this verse in context: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18
- How does Paul's struggle show God's power and Jesus' life?
- What does verse 12 mean to you? Which is at work in your life? Why?
- What truths keep Paul going in spite of his hardships? Why does God allow Paul to go through them?
- How did the light of Christ first break through to you?
- Why is being a servant to others essential for sharing the Gospel? What is one way you could be more of a servant to someone you are concerned about right now?
- How do verses 7-12 and 16-18 help you cope with your present difficulties and anxieties?
Nov 6's Assignment: #32-34
#32: I am...walking by faith and not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7
#34: I am...bringing every thought into captivity. 2 Corinthians 10:5
- Read the passage in context: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
- Does Paul seem to be motivated more by the desire to be with Christ, or by fear of judgement? Which motivates you?
- What does it look like to walk by faith, and not by sight? Why are we able to?
- What affect does the Holy Spirit seem to have on your body? How is it a guarantee of what's to come?
#34: I am...bringing every thought into captivity. 2 Corinthians 10:5
- Read 2 Corinthians 10
- What are God's mighty weapons (v.4), and what is Paul saying they are used for?
- What does it mean to capture a thought?
- What is Paul teaching the Corinthian church about pride and boasting in this passage?
Nov 12's Assignment: study the rest of the I AM Statement's over the break!
#35: I am...being transformed by renewing my mind. Romans 12:1-2
#36: A laborer together with God. I Corinthians 3:9
#37: The righteousness of God in Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21
#38: An imitator of Jesus. Ephesians 5:1
#39: The light of the World. Matthew 5:14
#40: Blessing the Lord at all times and continually praising Him with my mouth. Psalms 34:1
- Read the whole passage in context: Romans 12:1-19
- How does the world squeeze you into its mold? What pressure points seem strongest to you?
- How do we renew our minds?
#36: A laborer together with God. I Corinthians 3:9
- Read the whole passage in context: 1 Corinthians 3
- What is the point of Paul's extended metaphor in verses 5-9? In 10-15?
- What is the difference between respecting a Christian leader, and the problem Paul deals with here?
#37: The righteousness of God in Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:21
- Read the whole passage in context: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
- What motivates you to share your faith? If you rarely do so, what inhibits you?
- What does it mean to become the righteousness of God?
#38: An imitator of Jesus. Ephesians 5:1
- Read the whole passage in context: Ephesians 5:1-21
- How does putting on the "new self" lead to inner change?
- According to Paul, what specific behaviors distinguish the Christian lifestyle from the pagan lifestyle?
#39: The light of the World. Matthew 5:14
- Read the whole passage in context: Matthew 5:1-15
- How do these promised blessings compare with what most people in the world prize?
- Based on the beatitudes, is the light of your life shining like a 300 watt bulb? A 100 watt? A night light? Why? How can Jesus enable you to "shine brighter"?
#40: Blessing the Lord at all times and continually praising Him with my mouth. Psalms 34:1
- Read the whole passage in context: Psalm 34
- Read 1 Samuel 21:10-15 to see what prompted this psalm ("Abimelech" may be a title used by king Achish). If you were David, would you write a psalm praising God for deliverance, or one congratulating yourself for a clever ploy?
- What promises do you see in this psalm?