Have you ever noticed how our names define our lives? It’s true! That name appears on our birth certificates, and in the end will reappear on our death certificate. Between these two dates, that name will appear on virtually every achievement, debt, or document associated with our lives. Our names tell others where we come from and to what family we belong.

It’s also interesting to note that we didn’t get to name ourselves. We were named, and to some extent defined, by another. And while you might complain that you are so much more than what some other person named you, it is still true that another person named you.  This is true for God as well. Over time, other people have named Him. Abraham called him The Lord Who Provides. Moses called him The Lord our Banner. Gideon gave him the name The Lord Is Our Peace.

These people all named God based on their experience of Him. But what if God had a chance to define Himself? What if he came to planet earth and announced, “This is who I AM!” Well, we don’t have to wonder about that, because God did that in the person of Jesus. Jesus not only declared himself to be God (or the great I AM), but also defined what God was like.

So if you would like to discover who God is and what he is like...if you would like to allow God to define himself in your life...then I encourage you to join us over the next several weeks. Together we are going to look beyond our personal experiences to discover God...As Jesus Defined Him.