Did Jesus Claim to be God
Mark Palmer · August 30, 2026 · 10:00 AM service
Mark Palmer answers the claim that Jesus never said He was God by setting Old Testament statements about God alongside Christ's own words in the New Testament, starting with the I AM of Exodus 3 and Jesus' declaration in John 8. He works through the good shepherd, the light, the ruler of all, the judge of the nations, the bridegroom, the everlasting word, and the first and the last, showing the same person in both testaments. He closes with a plain gospel presentation, explaining repentance as a change of heart rather than religious activity, and defends the believer's eternal security.
“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.”