So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. And according to verses 8 through 10....... ......Simon is so shocked at God’s power to include him in an OVERCOMING moment that he doesn’t even feel like he deserves to be in Jesus’s presence.... Simon don’t worry about who you thought you were...... “I’m getting ready to show you who God says you are!”, “From now on you will be catching people!”. You must make your choice. Grant this, O God, we pray in Jesus Name. But here Jesus is dropping life awnsers that for most of these people are so life changing they begin to...... Freedom family may I suggest to you....... .......that the teachings of Christ should do the same thing to us. How he defined himself when he looked in the mirror, he did not like what he saw of himself. That’s when Jesus turns to the disciples and asks them directly, “But who do you say that I am?” Look at what happens next. 12And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, “The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!” 13Gideon said to Him, “O my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Sermon: I Am Somebody Summary: God is a God who calls ordinary people, in spite of their limitations, inabilities, and weaknesses, to do his will. . " I am a child of God. If He said it, it will surely come to pass! John 15:15 I have been justified and redeemed. we have yet to really taste the aha moment of our lives where we are operating in all that God has created us to be. What matters, friend, is who God says you are. John 1:12 I am a branch of the true vine, and a conduit of Christ's life. SERMON: BUT, WHO DO YOU SAY I AM? There were so many different persons – so many things people said about Jesus. I am a child of God. Abraham-Abram-Abraham how come you say you are a father of multitudes of people? Jesus was running out of room to stand in the crowd as they squeezed in close together to hear more of what he was saying. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 3:6, NLT; see also Ephesians 5:30). I am created in his image (Genesis 1:27) I am delighted in Christ (Zephaniah 3:17) I am washed clean (Isaiah 1:18) I am fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14) I have been guaranteed victory (Psalm 18:35) I am set apart (Jeremiah 1:5) I am … This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I believe God has gifted me to write powerful expository sermons that will bless many congregations through anointed pastors, evangelists, and teachers. "Who do You Say I am?" Picture a friend of Abraham cutting in and saying, but Abram; and Abraham said, no – not Abram but Abraham. .......and the power of knowing.........who we are......wont allow us to miss the target of who we want to become, .......and when God finally shows you your identity. Our ability and willingness to listen to teaching needs to be our next move! (Matthew 5:13-14) You are complete in God’s eyes. That is why God says in Romans 1 -- "what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. That’s why the devil throws lies at our lives on a daily basis. 3:7 Then the LORD said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry … How vast is the sum of them! Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Faithful Father, I’m praying now that You would reveal to my friends who they are, from Your own standpoint. In his classic book, Mere Christianity C. S. Lewis addresses the idea of Jesus being who he said he was, the Son of God: “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about (Jesus): I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. And the title of the message is: I Am Who God Says I Am. I AM WHO GOD SAYS I AM. ......you have done everything you know how to do to become successful at what you do, in the text means labored or toiled until weary. Paul said in Galatians 2:20: 'I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me'. How great, how impossibly great, are his thoughts toward us. Please, help them to see themselves from your standpoint; for only what you say, who you say we are is what we ultimately become, and that will be to the glory and praise of Your Name, a blessing to Yourself and to others who will come in contact with them. And they are quick to ask you, do you know who you are talking to? Even if you come to the end, says the psalmist, God is still more. "World's Greatest Sermon Series, Vol. And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.” 14Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hands of the Midianites. The creation is placed under the feet of all those who are children of God, and now we are to submit - everywhere we walk, placed under Him. You do not have any child and your reproductive clock and that of your wife stopped long ago. You may develop a poor self-image, leading to depression, a feeling of hopelessness, and even suicidal thoughts. I am a child of God. 2And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” 3Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: 4“As for me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. • I am a branch of the true vine, and a conduit of Christ’s life. To summarize our Scripture reading in a nutshell: the disciples report to Jesus what people are saying about him, and Jesus asks them: "well, who do YOU say I am? A sermon based on Mat.16:13-20 by Rev. Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God. I overcome the enemy of my soul by the blood of the Lamb and … I am who God says I am! John 15:1-5 I am a friend of Jesus. We are going to read two short scriptures. I am who God says I am. I know, friend, you must be saying Amen to that. A wonderful sermon. But now God had said to him, you are no longer Abram. The aim of all my ministry is the advancement and joy of your faith to the glory of God (Philippians 1:20, 25). Psalm 9:10 says that people who know Gods name will trust him. Just listen to who God says you are. I Am Who I Am Exodus 3:13-22. I Am What (God Says) I Am! In this outline we lay out some of the wonderful things God says we are. When last we were together, God had revealed Himself in this manifestation of the burning bush to Moses, and had announced to him His intentions to make … I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in I want you, friends, to picture Abraham in a party, at a friend’s house, the following day. 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. Whereas God can say I Am who I Am, you and I can only say, I am who God says I Am. 5No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I am free and free indeed (John 8:36). What he said these two men were was not true. . 2:18; I am chosen to bear fruit John. It does not matter who you say you are. The journey of beginning and becoming at the start of the new year is especially powerful and exciting. Genesis 17:1. John 1:12 " I am a branch of the true vine, and a conduit of Christ s life. For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. (Jeremiah 31:3) You are worth delighting in. Romans 3:23-24; Romans 6:6 I will not be condemned by God, I have been set free from the law of sin and death. And I would imagine that the reason why....... ..........what Jesus is sharing with them is so powerful is because he is awnsering some pivotal life questions for them through the Word of God..... And whenever you have life questions....... ......when you find someone who has the awnser. And you are who God says you are. No revelation can ever plumb the depths of God. But what God is getting ready to do is show them........ And if we are truly going to be an OVERCOMER......... We have to be willing to follow Simon’s example of obedience.... As soon as they dropped their nets into the deep....... .......there was a CATCH so big they needed help to bring it in! I. I AM - A child of God! And you know, this is His covenant Name which was revealed to Israel through Moses in Exodus 3. Jesus asked them, Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am? Introduction ... -- Even before we heard about Jesus, we knew the truth about God. And that is what he became; because he ended up becoming a father of multitudes of people: biological as well as spiritual multitudes. And this is all that matters. The first passage we read about Abraham in Genesis 17, we find that Abraham, ultimately, eventually, became who God said he was. The answer did not come from Peter. We are co-heirs with Him, to bring the power of the Holy Spirit here! Just like Simon you gave it all you had through your proverbial night time experience. Since 1960, not a day goes by that the first thought is "I am what God says I am". He used to say that. But the worst mistake many of us make is by.......... .......trying to be somebody that does not match who we really are. Apparently… God Opens the Minds and the Mouths of People. (2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV) Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.E. II. 11Now the Angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belongs to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. 3. ........that’s why God brought you to Church this morning. I am a joint-heir with Christ (Romans 8:17). And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. In the movie OVERCOMER that we’re going to be viewing this month on Tuesday nights...... John Harrison makes his living as a high school basketball coach........ .......and through the plotline we learn that what he does should never be all he is. I am who God says I am. 29 March 2015 [Modified from 20010415] I. So when it was time for him to introduce himself, he said, I Am Abraham – I am father of great multitudes of people. Recall the conversation Jesus had with His disciples, in the region of Caesarea Philippi, in Matthew 16. The first thing is that Simon’s name in the Greek actually means..... And everything great that happens in this verse is only possible because Simon is. How wide is the range of fact that God comments upon in his revelation. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. ........the Pull or the desire to search out that awnser is greater than GRAVITY! If you choose to define yourself, or you permit people or even the devil to define you, one of two things will happen: Don’t allow people to define you; and don’t try to define yourself; and don’t allow Satan to define you. List of who I am in Christ: I am a child of God (John 1:12). That’s not from a human being, but my Father in heaven revealed that to you. And the end results of your professional efforts is the fact that....... ........you are ok with those results because you feel satisfied that there is nothing else that can be done differently to get any different results.... Because now that Jesus has showed up........ ........he is asking both Simon and you and I to do something that, .......there are some things that God has dropped in my life boat. I know you would say, Peter said, You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God – No: because Jesus said, Peter, that did not come from flesh and blood. God sees you in Christ, and when He looks at His Son He says: 'You are My Beloved Son in Whom I am well pleased'. Not only did Jesus show Simon how to really catch fish......... .....but he also showed him who he really is! Your’e getting ready to have your best catch! This is our responsibility now as children of God. What are God’s thought of us? If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Exodus, chapter 3. And you are who God says you are. Please pardon me. You may end up having an inflated ego. But those who knew him did not find anything wrong with his nose. Who am I? We have two scriptures. And who God says you are is what you will become, if only you will believe. Matthew 16:13-16 "Peter, of course--who else--, is the one to speak up: "you are the son of the living God." 2 Corinthians 6:1; I am seated in heavenly places with Christ. Preaching is one means to that end, and therefore when I ponder what to preach, I look for things that will stir you up to trust God with all your heart. I am more than a conqueror through Him who loves me (Romans 8:37). A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. Friend, would you believe God? I am … I am God's co-worker. ......He is asking Simon to do something different. And he committed suicide. I know, friend, you must be saying Amen to that. Romans 8:12-16 (KJV) 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added. Lisa G. Fischbeck . The first passage we read about Abraham in Genesis 17, we find that Abraham, ultimately, eventually, became who God said he was. The second scripture is from Judges Chapter 6, from verse 11. Romans 8:15 (KJV) For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.. F. Led by the Spirit of God I am who God says I am. In Zachariah 3:1-4, he also maligned Joshua the Priest. D. A new Creature. YOU are no longer going to experience an identity crisis..................... Let me help you see how huge this is for us! Since it is God who stands behind his people when he calls him, there can be no excuses to carry out his desires. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”, Simon answered, “Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. And even when we sometimes experience what we call success........... ............if we are not standing in our. sermon, keyed on the Gospel of Luke 23:43 by the editors of Sunday Sermons preaching resources -- serving the preaching community since 1970. Which means then, that what mattered was what the heavenly Father said about Jesus Christ. He would either be a lunatic—on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg—or else he would be the Devil of hell. This is why he responds to Jesus by saying...... “Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing!”, “As a professional fisherman I have done everything possible to be successful!”. It does not matter who you say you are; it does not matter who people say you are – and in fact: it does not matter who the devil says you are. Learn how your comment data is processed. .....and many times we look at the work of God in our lives as getting rid of the bad and replacing it with what is right. .....could have never imagined the magnitude of what Jesus was doing in his life on that regular day of fishing....... .......but he decided to follow Jesus and give him everything he had, .......he followed him and watched him die on the cross, But fast forward to Pentecost in the book of, And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”. But what mattered was what God said that these servants of His were. Have I not sent you?”. But to all who have received him--those who believe in his name--he has given the right to become God's children … (John 1:12). (Colossians 2:10) You are loved in God’s eyes. The magnitude of how the people are being affected is observed in the fact that as Jesus was standing beside this lake in Galilee that the bible says.... “The crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God”. And this is from where we get His Name Jehovah – the Self-Existent One: and Who, by implication, is the Self-Sufficient One. You know, Satan maligned Job, in Job 1-6-11. .......and then he REDEFINED what his future purpose was going to look like! 5No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be called Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.”. 1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. And the reason he committed suicide was because he did not like the shape of his nose. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”. And I find who God says I am in the pages of the bible. We will search the scriptures when we come back next time to see exactly who God says you are. Some said, You are Elijah; some said, You are John the Baptist who came back to life; some said, You are Jeremiah; some said, You are one of the prophets. Year B – Proper 19 The Advocate @ Unity September 16, 2012 The Rev. Here God identifies Himself as the covenant God, the One who has sovereignly initiated a relationship with His people. ......Every professional fisherman in Simon’s timeframe knows that you don’t fish with nets in deep waters! When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him. I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. It is up to you to open your mouth and speak who you are in Christ. A son of God. That is also what this psalmist says: How precious are God's thoughts! Today, we are going to speak on something that is dear to my heart; and I believe, when we are done, you will find that it is dear to your heart. B. F. Schaefer. 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