1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:02,080 Welcome to Common ground one book. 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:04,720 We are so glad you've joined us for today's message. 3 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,200 Whether you tuning in from home or catching up on another goal, 4 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:11,360 we pray that this word encourages you, strengthens your 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,320 faith and draws you closer to God. 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,040 If you'd like to learn more about our church, connect with 7 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:19,080 us or get involved, you will find all the details in the 8 00:00:19,080 --> 00:00:21,720 description. Now let's dive into today's 9 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:22,160 message. Thank you. 10 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:28,760 If you have your Bibles 10 with me to John chapter 6 and Colin 11 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,160 thank you for that word. Where's Colin and say thank you 12 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,560 for that word Colin. It was spot on because this 13 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:41,640 morning we're beginning a new series on the I am statements of 14 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,400 Jesus. So please turn with me to John 15 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,120 chapter 6. You'll find it in the New 16 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:51,240 Testament and we'll. Read verse 35. 17 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:55,040 Jesus said to them, I am the bread of. 18 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,360 Life. Whoever. 19 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:01,920 Comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall 20 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:06,400 never. Thirst, our gracious Lord. 21 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,680 Come and dwell among us this morning through the preaching 22 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:16,320 and the proclamation. Of the riches of Christ. 23 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:20,280 Come and give. Power to your word. 24 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,560 That it would encourage us. That it would edify us. 25 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,240 But ultimately, oh God, that. You would be glorified. 26 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:29,760 Through this message this morning. 27 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,440 And so we ask that in Jesus name, Amen. 28 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,000 So this morning we're beginning a new series on the I AM 29 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,360 statements of Jesus. And I'm sure perhaps some of us 30 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:43,160 are familiar with the I AM statements of Jesus. 31 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:44,240 And in fact. All of the. 32 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,640 I am statements are found in the book of John. 33 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:53,440 So from time to time we'll hear Jesus say saying I am the bread 34 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:58,000 of life, I am the Good Shepherd, I am the gate, I am the light. 35 00:01:58,280 --> 00:01:59,560 And so we're going to walk. Through all of. 36 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,920 These I am these I Am's are quite significant in the 37 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,840 biblical text, most specifically in the book of John, because 38 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,080 they indicate something that's quite important that relates to 39 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,600 the nature. Of who God is. 40 00:02:16,640 --> 00:02:18,960 And so the author of this book, of course it is. 41 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,200 John the Apostle. John who? 42 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:25,920 Is the disciple of. Jesus, the son of Zebedee. 43 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,760 And in fact, the the way John is described to us in the book of 44 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:33,880 John is that it. Is the disciple that Jesus loved 45 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,800 he? Is one of the disciples. 46 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,280 He's in fact in the inner. Circle of Jesus Christ. 47 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,760 Now in relation. To the author of the authorship 48 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,440 of the Book of. John, there is some debate 49 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,400 around that in terms is it John? Who really wrote this book? 50 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,200 Because when we when we when we turn to John Chapter 1, the 51 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,440 author does not introduce themselves. 52 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:54,960 There's so many people says that. 53 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,520 How do we even know that is John if there is no introduction from 54 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,160 the author? In fact, if you read from the 55 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,320 2nd century onwards, you would find that. 56 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,960 People like Polycap, who was a disciple of. 57 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,640 John. Irenaeus, who was a disciple of 58 00:03:08,640 --> 00:03:11,720 of Polycap actually. Even Eusebius actually 59 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:17,240 anonymously says that in fact it was written by John and in fact. 60 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,320 He wrote this book at Ephesus. That's what they believe. 61 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,080 And so we also. Believe that because as well as 62 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,720 we read the epistles, as well as we read the book of. 63 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,640 Revelation also written by John. We can almost see that the 64 00:03:28,640 --> 00:03:31,240 issues that John is addressing. Were the issues. 65 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,440 That were in fact are quite prevalent at Ephesus. 66 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,560 So he writes this. Book at Ephesus and of. 67 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,320 Course, Ephesus is a place of trade. 68 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,480 Ephesus. Is a place of commerce. 69 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,520 But also Ephesus, it is a place. Where there's many false 70 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:50,120 worship, false gods, and Pagan worship. 71 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,000 And in fact you if you were to go. 72 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,400 In Ephesus, during this period, you would find a huge temple, 73 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,440 the temple of Diana, where people would go and. 74 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:02,480 Worship the goddess of fertility if you were to go to. 75 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:06,000 Ephesus you will find, in fact, that there were more than 50 76 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:07,320 gods. I mean, that's. 77 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,720 A lot of gods. To worship and the reason for 78 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,000 that is because. The Ephesus was diverse. 79 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,760 There were many cultures and many people from different. 80 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,079 Walks of life that would. Come to episodes and each of 81 00:04:19,079 --> 00:04:21,760 them would worship in their own way. 82 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:27,000 And so John here is helping us to to understand what would this 83 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,120 would have meant in that context. 84 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:33,080 In fact, it's not even giving us any chronological narrative. 85 00:04:33,280 --> 00:04:35,880 Of the life of Jesus. He is simply beginning. 86 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,240 We're just telling us in the beginning, what's the word? 87 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,040 That's how John begins. And none of the other synoptic 88 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:47,000 gospels begin that way. And then we must ask ourselves, 89 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:51,760 what is John single idea here? What does John want the audience 90 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,680 to know? The Jewish audience, but also 91 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,440 the gentle. Audience What does? 92 00:04:55,440 --> 00:05:00,040 John want them to know the answer is simple and perhaps the 93 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:04,280 answer is also in these I am statements John wants. 94 00:05:04,280 --> 00:05:10,720 Them to know that Jesus is the. Eternal divine Son of God. 95 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,240 So John's idea is this. I want you to know the. 96 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,880 Deity. Of God I want you to know. 97 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,440 That Jesus is God. Hence the term the son of. 98 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,760 God, but I also. Want you to know that He is the 99 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,400 Son of Man, which reveals his humanity. 100 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,280 So when the writers talk about the Son of God, they reveal his 101 00:05:28,280 --> 00:05:30,080 deity. When they talk about the Son of 102 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:34,880 Man, they reveal his humanity. But John spends more time 103 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,320 talking about the Son. Of God. 104 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,360 Because he wants to say to the Jewish audience, I want you to 105 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,680 know. That Jesus is God. 106 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,880 This would have been of course been very hard for this. 107 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:49,920 Particular. Audience, in fact, as you read 108 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,200 the book of John. You realize that the Jewish 109 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,360 audience does not like that statement at all. 110 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,560 In fact, they consider this blasphemy and if you were to 111 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:03,360 read Leviticus 24, if one would use the name of God. 112 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:05,160 This way the Bible says they ought to be. 113 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,160 Stoned. Or they ought to be executed. 114 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,680 Because it was considered as blasphemy. 115 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:14,880 Hence the Jews in the Book of John are always wanting to stone 116 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,520 and. Kill Jesus because they knew 117 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:21,200 exactly. What he meant when he said I am 118 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,280 in Psalm 2. Verse 7 it says the. 119 00:06:25,280 --> 00:06:28,440 King. Proclaims the Lord's decree. 120 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,160 The Lord said to me, you are my son. 121 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:37,080 Today I have become your father. And so John uses. 122 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,840 This. I am statements ready to. 123 00:06:39,840 --> 00:06:42,920 Reveal to us. The nature of God. 124 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:45,720 To tell us that in fact, Jesus is God. 125 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:49,000 I want us to look at that, in fact, from the book of John, a 126 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,760 number of texts. That really prove. 127 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:55,800 John's point, John 11 in the beginning was the Word, and the 128 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:59,040 Word was God and the Word. So in the Word was with God, and 129 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,160 the Word was God the one who comes from. 130 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:05,360 Above is above all. The one who is from the earth 131 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,560 belongs to the earth, and speak as one from the earth, the one 132 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,920 who comes from heaven. Is above all. 133 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,880 John 1030. I and the Father are 1. 134 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:20,840 John 2028 referring to Jesus. Thomas answered him, my Lord and 135 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:29,040 my God, and then John 2031. But these, so we will read that 136 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,840 a little bit later, but you see that sense. 137 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,880 That John keeps on pushing this matter that. 138 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,960 Jesus is God I love. The one from John 1030 I and the 139 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:46,400 Father are 1 John 2028. My Lord and my God, Thomas did 140 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:47,280 not make a. Mistake. 141 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:55,400 Jesus is God. And Church, if we don't see this 142 00:07:55,560 --> 00:08:00,240 and we don't believe this, then salvation becomes meaningless. 143 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,480 The Saviour must be truly. God. 144 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,400 And must be truly man, the Saviour must be. 145 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,840 Fully God. And fully man in. 146 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,480 Order to save. Us in order to redeem us in 147 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,280 order. To rescue us. 148 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:19,400 If he's only fully man, he is not qualified because it means. 149 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:23,360 He is, he is with. Sin, but if he's only. 150 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,320 God, he's not able to. Identify with us, nor die. 151 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,800 For us. So he must be God in his nature, 152 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:35,799 but also he must be human. Then we must consider then. 153 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:38,919 What do other? Religions say about Jesus. 154 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,280 What do they say about Jesus's deity? 155 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,520 That Jesus is God? I read a couple of. 156 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,120 Couple of statements from different religions. 157 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,880 They say Jesus was a. Human prophet sent by God who 158 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,760 performed miracles, but he was not the Son. 159 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,480 Of God, Jesus. Was a rabbi and a. 160 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:03,480 Popular teacher. He is not a divine, rather a 161 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:08,920 manifestation of the Divine. Jesus is one of many divine 162 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,080 messengers. Or prophets who progressively. 163 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,720 Reveal God's teaching to humanity. 164 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,440 Jesus Divinity is unknown or unknowable. 165 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:26,520 Jesus was a created being. This is what many religions 166 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:31,640 believe who Jesus is more specifically in relation to his 167 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:36,240 deity. Doctor Craig Kanner says the 168 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,320 following. In the whole Gospel of John, 169 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:46,520 John plainly affirms Jesus deity and you can see. 170 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:50,080 It as you read the. IM statements as Corinne has 171 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:54,600 said this morning, that when Moses who's being. 172 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,760 Called by God to. Go and set free to go and bring 173 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:00,240 out to. The people of Israel in. 174 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,920 Egypt and Moses is is is talking to God and say, you know, if 175 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:07,240 they ask who has sent me or what is the name? 176 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:10,000 Of this God, what shall I say to them God? 177 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:14,640 Says you say to them, I am who I am, in other words to. 178 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:21,320 Say to them that I. AM has sent you, and this is to 179 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:25,040 be understood in the Old Testament as the very name of 180 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:29,920 God, the name of Yahweh. I am the one who? 181 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,440 Is. That's what Jesus is saying and 182 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:33,480 when. Jesus is using this. 183 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:39,040 Is also then saying I am. God again, This is why the. 184 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:41,240 Jewish audience is upset with. Jesus. 185 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:43,960 That's why they are angry at Jesus, because. 186 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,080 He is claiming to be divine. He is claiming. 187 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,400 To be God. And to them they say. 188 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:53,720 How dare you? Claim to be Yahweh and Jesus 189 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:57,200 says I am. And guess what? 190 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,440 Before Abraham. Was I? 191 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,920 AM and they said but you're not even 50. 192 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,600 Years old. How can you be older than 193 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:11,600 Abraham? It says you forgetting Abraham. 194 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:17,000 Looked forward to this day because Abraham knew that his 195 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,960 seed. Will come to redeem humanity. 196 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,960 Therefore we must ask the first we must ask the first question. 197 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:30,440 Who then is Jesus as it? Relates to the. 198 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:35,760 I am statements if you're reading the book of John, we are 199 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:40,280 seeing at least about 7 miracles and John has organized this book 200 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,920 around these signs. In fact, he does not use the 201 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:44,480 word miracle. Interesting enough. 202 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,920 He uses the word signs and I'll tell you why he uses that word 203 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,800 signs. And so he's giving us about 7 204 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,600 signs in the book of John. So we know that one is the one 205 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,320 that where. Jesus turned water into. 206 00:11:56,320 --> 00:12:00,440 Wine the second one where? He healed the royal official. 207 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,560 Son. And then the healing. 208 00:12:02,560 --> 00:12:06,080 At the pool of Bethesda. And then the feeding of the 209 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:07,360 5000. And then we. 210 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,920 Also have Jesus walked. Walking on water and Jesus 211 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,440 healing the blind man in the last sign we see in the book of 212 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:18,520 John is Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. 213 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:22,520 And again, he does not call these miracles, he calls them 214 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:23,440 signs. Why? 215 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,680 Because all of this are. Meant to to point. 216 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:29,640 To the reality. They are not meant to say oh. 217 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:33,680 Wow, Jesus walked on water. But I meant to ask the question, 218 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,760 what does this tell me about the one who has done this miracle? 219 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:45,080 They must point to reality. And so in John 6 we see the 2 220 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:48,600 miracles, 1 we see the one of Jesus feeding the 5000 and the 221 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:53,520 one of Jesus walking on water. And John 6 as it opened we see 222 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,960 Jesus on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. 223 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:59,160 And the Bible says. There is a crowd, that is. 224 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,920 Following Jesus because Jesus had performed multiple miracles 225 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:07,160 and had been healing the sick. And so all of them are following 226 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,680 Jesus and Jesus in verse. Five. 227 00:13:09,680 --> 00:13:10,920 I love what? Jesus says in verse. 228 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:12,080 Five, he says. Jesus. 229 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:16,160 Lifted up his eyes then, seeing that a large cloud was coming 230 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:19,120 towards him. He said to Philip, Where are we 231 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:21,800 to buy bread for thee for these? People who may eat. 232 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,320 I love that as he lifted up his eyes. 233 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:29,160 I think we can quickly jump from that. 234 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:31,760 Part of the text. And I would like us. 235 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,640 To pause there that Jesus lifted up his. 236 00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:37,640 Eyes and sing. A large crowd was coming towards 237 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:42,240 him and he's asking. Philip, where are? 238 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:43,840 We going to get. Bread for these people. 239 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:49,800 I love that first, that Jesus cares about people. 240 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,400 He will deal. With their spiritual hunger. 241 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,640 He will deal with their spiritual depravity. 242 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:01,040 But at this moment, he's dealing with their physical needs. 243 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:08,720 Jesus cares about hungry people. Jesus cares about our physical. 244 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:14,400 Needs in fact, Jesus does not wait for them to. 245 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,440 Say, hey, Jesus. We are hungry. 246 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:23,120 Jesus is the one who takes the initiative because he sees them 247 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:28,280 that they are hungry and often we may want to. 248 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:33,960 Wait before we take. The initiative and often the 249 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:37,200 Lord would say to us that when we see. 250 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:41,920 A brother or a sister in. Need it is not often a moment to 251 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:46,880 wait and say and wait for them to say hey help me. 252 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,720 But is to say how? Can I serve you and how can I be 253 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:56,440 a blessing to you in this moment or at this moment? 254 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:03,560 Because Jesus. Cares and this morning for some 255 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:08,640 of us may be dealing with financial situations may be 256 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:10,040 dealing with troubling. Situations. 257 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,480 Whatever situation. You may be dealing with this 258 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:15,560 morning in your life. Whatever worry and anxiety that 259 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,240 you might have this morning, I want to. 260 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:26,840 Say to you, Jesus cares. And often Jesus will use people 261 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,760 to be a blessing. To you. 262 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:35,840 For some of us tonight at the dinner table, let us be reminded 263 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:36,840 that. God. 264 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:41,640 Is the one that provides. We even have to remind our 265 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,080 children when they waste. Food. 266 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:47,800 That we don't waste food. Because God has provided this. 267 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:54,880 Comes from the hand. Of God Colossians chapter 6 268 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:58,240 verse. 10 says this so then. As we have. 269 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,600 Opportunity let us do good. To. 270 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:07,720 Everyone, and especially and especially. 271 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,800 To those who are of the household of faith. 272 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:19,080 Do good to all men. But especially to those of the 273 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:23,720 household of faith. That's the first miracle, right? 274 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:27,600 And then the second one, of course, we see Jesus walking on 275 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,360 water. And before that we know the 276 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:33,160 disciples, the wind is blowing, the seas are rough, and they and 277 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:37,160 they see Jesus coming and Jesus walking on water and they are 278 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,520 afraid at this moment. And Jesus says to them. 279 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,840 Do not be afraid, for it is I. And Church, John. 280 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:47,800 Uses both of these. Signs again to paint the picture 281 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:52,440 of Jesus divinity to point that indeed. 282 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:57,280 This is God. For what he has done, no man can 283 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:59,560 do. They point to reality. 284 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,520 Reality. Of who he is. 285 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:04,760 That indeed he is an immutable God. 286 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,359 Romans 11. 36 says the following. 287 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:14,880 For from Him and through him and, and for Him all things to 288 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:19,520 be Him, be the glory forever. Then we must ask them the 289 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:21,960 question, what happens after these miracles? 290 00:17:22,839 --> 00:17:25,560 And we read in verse 2625 and 26. 291 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:27,079 Then they found them on the other. 292 00:17:27,079 --> 00:17:28,359 Side of the. Lake and they asked. 293 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,000 Him Rabbi. When did you get here? 294 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,600 Jesus answered very truly. I tell you, you are looking for 295 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,160 me not because you saw signs they performed, but. 296 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:40,400 Because you ate the loaves. And had your feel and Jesus is 297 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:44,560 saying to this. Crowd that you you you want me 298 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:49,040 for selfish? Reason you're seeking me is 299 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,800 distorted in this. Case the reason? 300 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,240 You want me is not. For for spiritual truth. 301 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,920 In fact, you want me because you want a snack. 302 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,440 You're coming to me because? You. 303 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,000 Want. Food. 304 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:08,080 That's it. That's what Jesus says, Yeah. 305 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:13,640 That's all you want. You want the benefits, but not 306 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:17,840 the source. You want the gifts, but not the 307 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:22,560 giver. You want a kind of a Santa 308 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,400 Claus? Type of Jesus. 309 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:31,360 Who's simply giving out gifts without dealing dealing. 310 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:37,640 With your spiritual reality, perhaps I'll ask you a. 311 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:41,800 Question this morning, because you may say it's them. 312 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:45,560 May I suggest this morning? Perhaps it's us. 313 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:53,160 Perhaps the question is this. Are you also seeking your own 314 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,240 satisfaction in the wrong places? 315 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:01,360 Are you finding your own satisfaction in money, in fame, 316 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,000 in health? Do you even find your own 317 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:07,640 satisfaction in your own? In marriage, in entertainment, 318 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:11,120 in gambling, in relationships, in your career, in your 319 00:19:11,120 --> 00:19:14,400 prestige, in power, popularity and position? 320 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:20,320 Are you seeking satisfaction even in recognition? 321 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:26,080 Where are you seeking? Your satisfaction this morning? 322 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:29,680 Because Jesus says that's. All you want. 323 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:34,320 You want the bread, right? You want to eat, but you're not 324 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:38,240 really seeking me for who I am. You want what I can offer you, 325 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:41,600 not because you're humbly coming. 326 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:45,120 Because you realize. That you are bankrupt 327 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:49,640 spiritually. He says that in verse 27. 328 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,200 Do not. Work for the food that perishes, 329 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,920 but for the. Food that endures for eternal 330 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:58,680 life and the and the audience in this case would have understood 331 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:00,360 what Jesus meant because. Food was. 332 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:05,240 Bread in specific was expensive. Bread was not cheap at this 333 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,600 point in time, but it was something that was used really 334 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,520 most people would buy and Jesus saying here do not. 335 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,240 Work for food that perishes, but for the. 336 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:20,560 Food that endures and Jesus is often is offering an alternative 337 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:22,960 that in the ancient. East the bread may be. 338 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:23,840 Expensive. It might. 339 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:26,680 Perhaps it's what you need for your sustenance. 340 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,520 But just wanted to say I want to give something that is 341 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:30,680 different. Guess what? 342 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:32,200 What I'm about? To give you. 343 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:38,280 You don't have to buy it. Men work for these things. 344 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:39,320 They. Work. 345 00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:41,280 To get the bread. But it's saying no, no, no, no. 346 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:45,040 What I'm going to give you for eternal life, you don't have. 347 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,040 To work for it. In fact, it will cost you 348 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,560 absolutely nothing. It is free. 349 00:20:54,120 --> 00:20:56,800 And if in our. Day-to-day as people. 350 00:20:56,800 --> 00:21:00,640 Come to Jesus. For many of us, we may be coming 351 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:03,840 to say What can I do to make Jesus love me more? 352 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,720 What can I do to pursue Jesus? How can I earn? 353 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:09,440 Jesus's love. How can I earn? 354 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:13,040 Jesus's favour. How can I earn Jesus's blessing? 355 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,800 What about my own moral pursuit in trying to know God? 356 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,960 And for some of us, we may say, well, you know, I do a lot of 357 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:21,520 good. Works. 358 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,240 I've been baptized and. For some of us it may be 359 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:27,600 behaviour modification, for some of us it may be that I'm part. 360 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:33,280 Of a church. But the question is, you don't. 361 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:37,080 Work to get right with God. It is not your works. 362 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:40,680 That get right you with God. It is Christ works that gets 363 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:42,760 right with us, that we get right with Him. 364 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,720 Not because of anything that we do. 365 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:49,240 What makes Christianity different from all religions is 366 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,840 that we don't work to get. Right with God, salvation. 367 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:54,800 Is a. Gift of God apart from. 368 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:56,040 Works. Therefore. 369 00:21:56,080 --> 00:22:01,920 We do nothing to earn or attain eternal life freely given by 370 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,000 Christ and Jesus. Thanks to them come the food 371 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,360 that you. Will have will perish. 372 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:09,520 But guess what? What I'm going to give you will 373 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:14,280 endure for eternal life. Oh Saints, this morning at 374 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:16,600 Weinberg. Let us seek that which is. 375 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:20,560 Eternal this morning that what Jesus offers us this morning 376 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,680 don't work for it. Receive it. 377 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,880 Come. At the feet of Christ. 378 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:32,960 And receive it. This morning because as we. 379 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:36,240 Come to Him, He is the one who will satisfy our. 380 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,120 Deepest. Longing, the one who will give 381 00:22:39,120 --> 00:22:41,080 us his. Peace, his joy. 382 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:43,840 Which no man can take. Away. 383 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:48,560 From us, but he says there is a requirement. 384 00:22:49,360 --> 00:22:53,800 Verse 29 believe in him who has sent me. 385 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:58,920 You want this bread? I'll give you the bread, but. 386 00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:04,360 You must believe in me. To receive the bread. 387 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:08,400 Of eternal life. Believe in me. 388 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:10,640 That sounds arrogant to us, right? 389 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:15,240 That's why people. Say to us all the time, isn't it 390 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:16,840 arrogant? That you say Jesus is. 391 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,000 The only way why there's many other religions. 392 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:24,640 Surely that's arrogant. It's not arrogant. 393 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,480 It's the truth because Jesus. Is unique. 394 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:35,920 He's unlike any other God, and history proves. 395 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,560 That. That Jesus is unique, so Jesus 396 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:39,520 says. Believe. 397 00:23:40,360 --> 00:23:44,280 In the one who has sent me church, you remember the 398 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,920 Philippian jailer, he asked the question. 399 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,800 He says what must I? Do to be saved. 400 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,880 The answer is still the same, Paul says to him. 401 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:58,480 Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. 402 00:23:58,480 --> 00:23:59,560 You. And your. 403 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,280 Household that is still the. Requirement today that. 404 00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:06,280 We ought to. Come, but we must believe that 405 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:08,600 those who believe and look upon the sun. 406 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,040 The Bible says they possess. Eternal life. 407 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,480 It's not about knowing. Facts about Jesus and sometimes. 408 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,120 We can know a lot. Of facts about Jesus. 409 00:24:18,120 --> 00:24:21,920 A lot of theology about Jesus. And we can even become scholars 410 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,280 in all of these things. But the question is not so much 411 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,280 about knowing facts. About Jesus, the question is. 412 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:35,600 Do you know Him? You know Christ as you believe 413 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:39,520 in Him, as you trust in Him. So here are a few. 414 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,480 Questions I want to ask us this morning together as a community 415 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:45,560 and as a church. Have you believed this morning? 416 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:50,000 Don't ask your neighbor that question, ask yourself have. 417 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:55,040 You believed, have you? Trusted in Him have you laid? 418 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,920 Hold of the Saviour, have you? Experienced the salvation the 419 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,320 Lord brings. Have you closed in with Christ 420 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,560 this morning? And have you eaten? 421 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:11,680 Of His Of his flesh did you partake of his flesh this. 422 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:19,200 Morning the Jesus says you need me and I want to say to us and 423 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:22,240 maybe to the young people in our room, but also even to couples 424 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,920 in our room and to everyone here this morning, but especially for 425 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:27,800 our young people to remind them this morning that. 426 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,920 It is good that your. Parents love Jesus and they're 427 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:35,120 followers of Christ and and committed and devoted followers 428 00:25:35,120 --> 00:25:38,800 of Christ. But the question I'd like to ask 429 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:40,680 our young people this morning and even ask ourselves this 430 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,800 morning is do I know God for myself? 431 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:48,360 Not just my husband, not just my wife, but just my friend, my 432 00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:53,480 mother, my dad. But do you know God for 433 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:58,320 yourself? That's the call. 434 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:02,520 And then it says in verse 40 this is what then I. 435 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:05,320 Give to those who believe. Notice this is what I give to 436 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:07,680 them. This is I give eternal life and 437 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:09,440 I will raise him up on the last day. 438 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:12,920 In fact, that is repeated. We can also see it in Vested 9 439 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:17,080 repeated as well. Raise him up upon on the last. 440 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,600 Day. Whenever the Bible repeats 441 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:21,480 things, we often have to pay attention. 442 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:27,400 There's an implication there. Here is the implication if Jesus 443 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,720 gives eternal life and he's saying I will also raise them up 444 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:32,240 on the. Last day there is something 445 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:33,840 that. God is telling us, and John is 446 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:41,040 wanting us to know here number one is this, that none of us can 447 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:42,760 lose our salvation. Why? 448 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:47,480 Because eternal life in this context is not in the future 449 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,760 tense, it is in the present tense. 450 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:57,480 You have eternal life now. Today, if you have it. 451 00:26:58,080 --> 00:26:59,320 You can lose it. Why? 452 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:03,120 You did nothing to earn it anyway, so you can't unearn it. 453 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,680 It's given to you. Here's the other promise on the 454 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:10,160 last day. He will raise you up. 455 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,400 He'll do that on the last day. He will raise you up, the Bible 456 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:16,760 says. We will be caught up with. 457 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:22,920 Him, he will do that. That's the implication. 458 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:28,800 And then verse 33. We see all of these. 459 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:31,680 Bread of life against the one who he has come from heaven. 460 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:34,880 Notice verse 3033. And this coming down from heaven 461 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:39,200 appears in fact seven times in John chapter 6-7 times. 462 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:41,960 For the bread of God. Is the bread that comes down 463 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,200 from heaven, and it gives. Life to the world. 464 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:46,920 Verse 41. At this the Jews. 465 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:50,120 Began to grumble about him because he said I am the bread 466 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:54,520 that comes down from heaven. Verse 42 they said is this not 467 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,400 Jesus the. Son of Joseph, his father and 468 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:59,920 mother, we know how can you say I have come down from heaven? 469 00:28:00,120 --> 00:28:01,920 Verse 50 but. Here is the bread. 470 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,840 That comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not 471 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:08,200 die, verse 51. I am the bread that come down 472 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:09,240 from heaven. Verse 58. 473 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,920 This is the bread that. Came down from heaven, do you? 474 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:15,440 See that 7? Times the bread that came down 475 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:16,800 from where? From heaven. 476 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:22,320 There's an emphasis there. Don't miss it 7 times. 477 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:24,560 The bread that. Had come down from heaven. 478 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:28,280 That's why the. Jews are saying, but we know 479 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:29,800 this guy. We know his. 480 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:33,000 Dad. How can you tell us He comes 481 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:34,280 down from heaven, man, we know your. 482 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,920 Dad, Dad. Is Eric, how can you say you 483 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:42,440 come down from heaven? They're missing that and in 484 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:43,360 fact. They could have said but. 485 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:47,480 We know that you, you from Bethlehem, you from Nazareth, 486 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,240 how can now you say you come down from heaven? 487 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:57,880 And what Jesus is doing there? He's telling them his origin as 488 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,600 the second person of the Trinity. 489 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:10,400 The one we see before all creation seated at the right. 490 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:14,120 Hand of God, and he's saying I came down from heaven. 491 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:17,800 Why did I come down from heaven? I came down to do. 492 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:23,000 The will of the Father. I came down to lay down my life 493 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,040 for sinners. That's why I came. 494 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,040 Jesus has been. Clear in the book of John. 495 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:33,920 That's why I come. To do the will of the father, so 496 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:38,560 that through. Me through me you may have life, 497 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:43,920 that through me you may find sustaining bread. 498 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:52,960 I come down from heaven. Again, this is Deity, not from 499 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:58,560 this earth, but comes down from heaven clear, a clear indication 500 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:04,480 that He is God. Point #3 Notice verse 35. 501 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,920 Then again notice. The repeat there is a. 502 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,440 Repeat here, Don't miss. It verse 35I. 503 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:14,720 Am the bread of life verse 41 I am the bread that comes down 504 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:19,720 from heaven verse 48 I am the bread of life verse 51 I am the 505 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:27,400 bread four times. I am the bread, bread, bread of 506 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,080 life and. Jesus here is of course. 507 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,600 Using an imagery. A. 508 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:35,120 A figure of. Speech a metaphor. 509 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:39,000 To help. The audience to understand the 510 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,760 reality of. Who? 511 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,520 He. Is that he is the. 512 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:47,160 One that is essential for spiritual sustenance, but also 513 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:51,760 essential for eternal life. Again, notice in verse 50. 514 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:55,480 But here is the bread that. Comes down from heaven, which 515 00:30:55,480 --> 00:31:01,160 anyone may eat and not die. He says guys believe right. 516 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:05,680 Come and eat. Here's the implication if you do 517 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:08,080 not eat. You will. 518 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,040 Die. Doesn't beat the rapper. 519 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:12,480 Doesn't beat around the Bush about that. 520 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:17,920 If you don't eat, you will die and notice. 521 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:21,440 That he says I. Am the bread the bread? 522 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:25,600 Is a person the bread? Is Christ? 523 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:32,240 He points to himself. I am this, therefore eat what 524 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,000 I'm giving you. But if you do not eat. 525 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:39,240 You will die, that's the implication. 526 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,520 Because without the bread there. Is no life. 527 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,880 In fact, I would say. Without the bread there. 528 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:53,280 Is no salvation, for there is no salvation apart from Christ. 529 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,280 So he's saying eat, come if you don't. 530 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:01,800 Eat you will die. And we must continue to shout 531 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:03,960 that from the. Rooftops to say if you. 532 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:08,000 Do not believe in Christ. You are in danger. 533 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:11,840 You are in danger. To be spiritually blind is 534 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:17,120 dangerous. Come, Jesus says come and eat. 535 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:21,200 Come and receive abundant life. Come and receive eternal life. 536 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:24,000 Come and receive supernatural life. 537 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,920 Come and eat, Come and partake of my. 538 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:33,480 Flesh and those who partake. They know once they. 539 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:36,440 Eat that the search is. Over. 540 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:40,960 I'm no longer looking for any satisfaction anywhere. 541 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:44,080 Why? Because Jesus is. 542 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:49,040 Enough. Jesus is enough. 543 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:55,240 Again, we must be reminded that our family traditions will not 544 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:55,920 save. US. 545 00:32:56,480 --> 00:33:01,440 That a nice self help book from Doctor Feel and Oprah will not 546 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:05,760 save us, you must be reminded. Just like Jesus. 547 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:08,440 Saying here, come and eat, come and. 548 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:11,720 Eat for you to receive. Eternal life. 549 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:15,720 I am the very source of eternal life. 550 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:21,480 And he says to Weinberg Community this morning, I have 551 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:25,080 something that will satisfy your deepest longing. 552 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:27,080 And he says. Guess that what is? 553 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:31,840 He points to himself. I'm the one who will. 554 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:38,520 Satisfy your deepest. Longings stop searching and come 555 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:44,480 number. 4 which is the last. Point. 556 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:47,360 And so before we go to the. Last point, the last question I 557 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:49,440 just simply want to ask. You is this do you? 558 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:52,880 Yearn and long for things that can never satisfy. 559 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:57,160 Your soul. What are you longing for this 560 00:33:57,160 --> 00:33:58,400 morning? What are you yearning for this 561 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:03,200 morning #4 which is the last point? 562 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:08,120 And then we will close. You would think in reading John 563 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:11,400 that after everything Jesus has said, the audience will say we 564 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:16,440 coming, we want to eat, we want to partake, we want the living 565 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:18,320 bread, we want to. Eat off your flesh. 566 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:23,520 But not just the response. Look at verse 60. 567 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:25,920 With me, many of the. Disciples. 568 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:29,320 Had it and they said. This is hard. 569 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:36,159 Saying who can listen to this? OK, notice that it is Notice 570 00:34:36,159 --> 00:34:40,159 that verse 64. There are some of you who do not 571 00:34:40,159 --> 00:34:43,000 believe. Notice verse 66. 572 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:47,520 After this, many of his disciples turned back and no 573 00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:49,000 longer. Walked with him. 574 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:53,440 The guys were happy in the beginning of Chapter 6. 575 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:55,239 Give us bread. It's wonderful. 576 00:34:56,880 --> 00:35:00,120 And Jesus starts to teach now and they think, oh, Oh no, no, 577 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:02,080 no, no, man, we didn't sign up for this. 578 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:05,680 Just give us the. Bread and we'll be OK. 579 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:09,080 And they said, but now what you're saying to us, these are 580 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:12,280 hard teachings. Who can accept this man? 581 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:15,640 This is 2. And it says they some of them 582 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:19,800 turned away and they no longer followed him. 583 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:23,920 And the Bible says because. Jesus knows everything. 584 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:27,200 He says because you. Realize that some of you. 585 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,800 Here. Do not. 586 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:34,040 Believe. Guess what they were. 587 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:37,000 Offended and because of their offence. 588 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:42,280 They walked away. It was the. 589 00:35:42,280 --> 00:35:49,520 Truth that offended them, the truth became a scandal to them, 590 00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:52,360 it became an offence. To this. 591 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:55,640 Audience instead of submitting themselves. 592 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:58,920 To the truth. They wanted to submit themselves 593 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:01,280 to their feelings, to their ideas. 594 00:36:01,400 --> 00:36:08,120 As well as to their desires. We may. 595 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:13,440 Say, well, Eric, it was. Them this doesn't apply to. 596 00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:15,040 Us. We are here today. 597 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:25,240 Surely we not like this audience until when at times something 598 00:36:25,240 --> 00:36:28,720 that is very clearly in in the scriptures where? 599 00:36:28,720 --> 00:36:31,000 God. Says this is the standard. 600 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:34,280 This is what you ought to do. Is the standard. 601 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:38,520 Whatever it is, it's a biblical. Standard and then we say. 602 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,800 But I hear it's a. Biblical standard, but I'm not 603 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:43,480 going to apply this in my own life. 604 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:47,680 The biblical standard could be you're not supposed to have an 605 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:48,880 affair. You're supposed to be. 606 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:51,840 You're supposed to be faithful. To one husband and one wife, 607 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:55,720 this is, you know, I'll be like Solomon. 608 00:36:55,720 --> 00:37:02,560 I'll have more, but you know the biblical standard, and Jesus is 609 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:04,960 clear on the biblical standard. And you say to yourself. 610 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:11,000 No, I'm not going to apply that biblical standard in my own 611 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:13,760 life. I don't care, in fact, about 612 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:14,880 what. Jesus says. 613 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:17,560 I'm going to do what I want to do. 614 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:23,040 That's the question to ask this morning when it comes to, in 615 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:26,280 fact, to such an extent that sometimes the biblical standards 616 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:28,000 make people. Leave churches. 617 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:32,280 Because not because of the leaders, not because of 618 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:33,800 anything. But because of the Bible. 619 00:37:34,680 --> 00:37:37,920 I left the church. Because of what the Bible says. 620 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:42,680 I want to encourage us this morning. 621 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:49,840 To take hold of Jesus standard, to apply Jesus standard and to 622 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:52,040 say Lord. Perhaps we can't do this in our 623 00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:55,800 own strength, in our own power. Help us, help us. 624 00:37:55,800 --> 00:38:00,320 We're battling with this. Help us buy your spirit to live. 625 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:03,200 According to this standard. More specifically, this 626 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:05,480 particular area. That I'm struggling with. 627 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:07,920 The Lord is gracious. Go. 628 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:11,720 And approach the throne of grace, and find mercy and find. 629 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:15,520 Grace because the standard will not. 630 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:18,480 Change. The word of the Lord. 631 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:20,800 Remains. Forever it. 632 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:23,160 Will not change. We are the ones. 633 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:27,160 Who ought to? Change and take it in and when 634 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,440 they leave. Jesus says to the disciples. 635 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:33,520 Do you also want to go? Come on, you want to join them? 636 00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:36,720 I love it in the IST Closer version. 637 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:45,080 Sing Aya pinangos go by a Masri Obomi Abuna pagadi I go. 638 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:53,800 To whom shall we go? For you, O Lord, have the words. 639 00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:59,120 Of eternal life and Peter is saying I'm not going anywhere. 640 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:04,160 We staying. And it is my prayer this morning 641 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:06,400 that the Saints at Weinberg were this morning. 642 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,000 We'll say, oh, we're not staying even when we hear. 643 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,960 Hard truth. Oh, we are staying. 644 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:15,800 Because we are submitting ourselves the word of the Lord, 645 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:20,160 no matter how hard and difficult it may be. 646 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:24,360 Few words of. Application And then we close 647 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:30,520 the book of John John single idea here he wants his readers 648 00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:32,080 to be. Saved, he does. 649 00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:35,800 Not simply want them to say, wow, that's an amazing sign, but 650 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:38,800 he wants them to be saved. He wants them to partake. 651 00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,480 Of. Christ and to receive eternal 652 00:39:41,720 --> 00:39:44,360 life. And perhaps for many of us this 653 00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:47,680 morning, perhaps we've been coming to church for decades, 654 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:50,360 maybe for a year, maybe for a couple of months. 655 00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:52,760 Maybe you love the songs here. Maybe. 656 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,120 You love the fellowship. In this church. 657 00:39:56,640 --> 00:40:01,960 But may I plead with you this morning that if you have not 658 00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:04,800 come to Christ, there is an invitation from Christ this 659 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:09,840 morning He says, come, come to me, come and eat this morning. 660 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:13,840 Come and drink this morning and come and be satisfied. 661 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:17,920 Come. Jesus is whom? 662 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:23,600 You need this morning and when you find him or when he finds 663 00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:26,720 you, theologians I know here saying, how can you know what 664 00:40:26,720 --> 00:40:29,200 he's saying now, finding Jesus when he finds you? 665 00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:36,480 He will satisfy you if you're a. Professing Christian this 666 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:39,280 morning. You may be going through a dry 667 00:40:39,720 --> 00:40:43,040 time or a difficult season this morning. 668 00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:47,720 You have the peace. But you don't enjoy it this 669 00:40:47,720 --> 00:40:49,720 morning. You don't feel as though the 670 00:40:49,720 --> 00:40:54,760 peace is real this morning. You may be going through that 671 00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:58,080 season and can I say every Christian goes through that? 672 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:00,880 Season. Season of great typical 673 00:41:00,920 --> 00:41:05,880 spiritual dryness but may I encourage you this morning feed 674 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:11,560 upon Christ also come and. Eat He is the. 675 00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:17,200 One who will fully and. Truly satisfy you, our dear. 676 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:20,480 Lord in heaven, we are grateful and thankful this morning that 677 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:23,000 You are the one who satisfies our longings. 678 00:41:24,240 --> 00:41:27,040 And so, Lord, I do pray this morning for for those this 679 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:28,640 morning, oh God, who have not yet. 680 00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:31,840 Believed that Lord by your. Spirit, you would draw them to 681 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,760 yourself, You would save them, Lord God, and give them your 682 00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:37,320 righteousness. I do pray, Lord, even for the 683 00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:40,640 Saints, oh God, here at Weinberg, oh God, this morning 684 00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:43,640 who may be going through a tough and dry and difficult season, 685 00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:47,240 that oh God, they may feed on you, they may look to you, oh 686 00:41:47,240 --> 00:41:51,000 God, this morning and trust in you, Oh Lord, in Jesus name, 687 00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:58,080 Amen. Thank you for listening to 688 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:00,720 today's message. We hope you are encouraged and 689 00:42:00,720 --> 00:42:02,840 challenged in your faith. If you're in the Southern 690 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:06,200 suburbs, would love to welcome you in person at one of our 691 00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:08,320 serves. 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