tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11761751445552109492011-09-28T09:44:54.982-05:00Teach your child who they are in Christ Jesus the elementary way. ALPHABETICALLY!The I Am Alphabet Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055601526717124864noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176175144555210949.post-53750396455397678872010-12-31T12:16:00.000-06:002010-12-31T12:16:46.676-06:00

I AM because the "I AM" says that I AM A year has gone by... it seems to have gone by so fast. I began The "I AM" ALPHABET blogs on January 1st 2010 posting every other Friday and now we have come to the end of the alphabet and the close of the year. My hope is this that after all is said and done you find yourself more confident in knowing who you are in Christ and you are better equipped with

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I AM FULL OF ZEAL AND BURNING WITH THE SPIRIT IN SERVING THE LORDROMANS 12:11 When there is a call to serve say, "Here I AM, Lord, send me!" In this time of Christmas celebration it is easy to find a happy place to be a servant. It’s easy to keep your excitement when excitement is in the air, and on the face of every child waiting for the BIG DAY, Christmas Day. I encourage you to strive

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I AM LETTING MY ‘YES’ BE YES, AND MY ‘NO’ BE NOJAMES 5:12 James 5:12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, or you will be condemned. Simple, huh? It sounds easy enough but what does that mean EXACTLY? Antonette (16 years): Just say what you mean, and mean what you say....don’t lie. Even words with

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I AM EXALTING YOU, MY GOD THE KING; I WILL PRAISE YOUR NAME FOREVER AND EVER PSALM 145:1 Luke 19:38-40 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” There is nothing in this

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I AM "W"ALKING BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7 Faith is believing in what we hope for and being confidently convinced that we will attain it no matter what we see. It is complete trust in God and resting on His word. Our faith grows as we walk forward day-by-day waiting for the arrival of this object of our faith or the answer to our prayer made in faith. To help it grow we

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I AM VICTORIOUS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.1 CORINTHIANS 15:57 Gaining the victory in any situation is not always an easy thing to do. To be victorious you have to face some sort of opposition. There has to be some kind of battle, confrontation, or trial. Victory comes when we hold on to God’s Word and never give in to the thoughts of defeat. Victory comes when we trust that what Jesus did on

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I AM UNAFRAID FOR GOD DID NOT GIVE ME A SPIRIT OF FEAR; BUT OF POWER, LOVE, AND A SOUND MIND 2 TIMOTHY 1:7 Antonette (16) I have been brought up with the Word of God and I am not ashamed of speaking my faith or the Word of God in any situation. God truly has not given me a spirit of fear. If fear tries to come at me, I rise up in faith and stand strong in His power and keep moving forward.

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I AM THINKING ON THINGS THAT ARE TRUE, RIGHT, AND PUREPHILIPPIANS 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Our lives are full of activities at home, school, work, church and online. When leading productive lives it can be a

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I AM STRONG IN THE LORD AND THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT EPHESIANS 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Deonte (age 13) Being strong in the Lord and the power of His might is--knowing that you have God’s power and might to use in the current situation you face. His Word is strength and His might is in you using His word. You can use it with confidence and bravery knowing

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I AM REDEEMED FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAWGALATIANS 3:13 Merriam-Webster defines: Redeemed: to free from what distresses or harms: as a : to free from captivity by payment of ransom b : to extricate from or help to overcome something detrimental c : to release from blame or debt : clear d : to free from the consequences of sin It is in faith that we accept the gifts and promises God has

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I AM "Q"UIET WITH HIS LOVEZEPHANIAH 3:17 If you have children you know there are times when they come running to you asking to be held and comforted. It is not hard to understand that they are in need of time in your arms with a hug, a kiss, and just in need of someone to wipe away the tears and tell them that everything is going to be all right. As parents, we can offer our loving comfort

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I AM PARTICIPATING IN HIS DIVINE NATURE2 PETER 1:4 2Peter 1:3-4 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil

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I AM AN "O"VERCOMER BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMBANDTHE WORD OF MY TESTIMONY REVELATION 12:11 I asked my children, “What have you overcome because of the Lamb of God? Name one event, one thing, one life experience that you have faced to you to which you give glory to God for overcoming.” Antonette 15: I overcame—the challenge of MATH! It used to be one of my very least favorite subjects in

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I AM NOT MOVED BY WHAT I SEE 2 CORINTHIANS 4:18 2Corinthians 4:16-18 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is

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MORE THAN A CONQUEROR THROUGH HIM WHO LOVES ME Romans 8:37 How can someone be MORE than a conqueror? The word MORE, in this confession, gives the indication of being over and above a conqueror. How can anyone be MORE than victorious as a conqueror? I look at the lives of my children; they are more than conquerors. During the school year their only cause of concern is waking up early and doing

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I AM LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GODRomans 8:14 I asked my two teenagers to answer this question: What does it mean to be ‘led by the Spirit of God’ and how does this apply to your walk in your life, today, as a teen? Deonte 13years old: Being led by the Spirit of God is following that voice inside. I start by first asking God what to do about any situation and then listening to the voice within my

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I AM KEPT IN SAFETY WHEREVER I GOPsalm 91:11 In this present time in which we live there are so many challenges, dangers and fears our kids have to face on a day to day basis. Some of our children leave for school, college or just out the door to play in the yard. We teach our kids not to talk to strangers, look both ways before they cross the street, be mindful of the friends they choose, and

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I AM JUSTIFIEDRomans 5:1 JUSTasIF IeD never sinned. Defined in Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Justify- to judge, regard, or treat as righteous and worthy of salvation. When Jesus paid the price for our sins on the cross we, the believers, became justified, righteous in His sight and God will always look at us as if we’ve never sinned. This can never change. We can not undo what Jesus did and we

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I AM AN IMITATOR OF CHRIST AS A DEAR CHILDEphesians 5:1 “Mommy, he’s copying me!” “Mommy, she’s following me!” “Mommy, he is repeating everything I say!” “Mommy, she won’t leave me alone, she is doing everything I do, and going everywhere I go!” “MOMMY, they won’t stop copying me!!!” There was a time when my youngest children would follow their older siblings everywhere and repeat everything

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I AM AN HEIR OF GOD AND JOINT-HEIR WITH JESUS Romans 8:17 Merriam-Webster defines the word heir as one who is entitled to receive or inherit an endowment, property, rank, title, or office from a parent or predecessor. According to God’s Word, and as we learned in lesson “A” in the “I AM” ALPHABET book, when we accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior we became sons of the Most High God and

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I AM "G"ETTING ALL MY NEEDS MET BY JESUS Philippians 4:19 Every good and perfect gift comes from our Father in heaven and all in good time and in the right season. Whether we are praying for earthly items or gifts of the Spirit, we all have to exercise faith and practice patience. It is in our patience that our faith will grow. Sometimes our prayers are answered quickly and others may take some

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I AM "F"ORGIVEN Colossians 1:13 & 14 Sometimes it is so very hard to forgive someone who has hurt you. Isn’t it? Anastasia, age 9 “I think that if you want to forgive someone who does something to you it is easy to forgive them the first time. But if they keep doing it then you know they are trying to push you down to make themselves go up and they just want to be mean and over you. You

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I AM "E"XERCISING MY AUTHORITY OVER THE ENEMY Luke 10:19 Have you ever seen movies or read books like Angel Wars, Star Wars, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Clone Wars, The Matrix, or The Lords of the Rings? Stories like these make it so clear that the enemy is constantly on attack in an attempt to take what the good guys have. It’s the good guy’s role, in these stories, to battle and defeat the

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I AM "D"OING ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME Philippians 4:13 With Jesus Christ as your strength there is nothing you can not accomplish; there is nothing you can not do. All things are possible if you believe. God’s Word tells us that we can make it through anything that comes our way. Not only can we make it but we can be victorious if we trust in Him and lean on Him. He is the

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I AM CASTING MY CARES ON JESUS 1Peter 5:7 To cast means to get rid of, to throw off or away, to send forth by throwing. If you have ever gone fishing you understand what it means to cast your lure. The goal is to cast (throw) the fishing lure as far into deep water as possible so you can catch the biggest fish. You do this by facing forward toward your target area with your rod tip pointing

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I AM "B"LESSED WITH ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS Ephesians 1:3 God’s Word says, He has blessed you with every and all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. So what does that mean? Anastasia, age 9 “Being blessed with all spiritual blessings is like God giving you a gift or talent inside, in your spirit. One of my spiritual blessings from God is He talks to me in my dreams. Then, when I wake up, I

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According to God’s Word you are HIS child. Everyone has a mother and a father. And some may even be so blessed as to have grandparents as well or even great-grandparents. Then again, there are many who have only one parent due to losses like death, divorce, separation or abandonment. No matter what category of ‘fact’ you may fall into, the TRUTH of God’s Word says that you are HIS child. There

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It’s so simple yet so full of truth and life. This is a compilation of Bible scriptures simply placed in alphabetical order. Suggested teaching methods by personal experience according to ages: Birth – 12 months: It’s never too early to start children on a Bible based education. Simply show the “I AM” Alphabet book to your child as you read and confess the Word of God over

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