July 14, 2026 • 20 mins
You can chase Jesus for the right reasons and still end up asking the wrong questions. After the feeding of the five thousand, the crowd jumps into boats from Tiberias and heads to Capernaum looking for Him and Jesus immediately exposes what’s driving them: they want more bread, not the Messiah. That moment in John 6 feels uncomfortably modern, because it names the temptation to treat God like a vending machine for comfort, success, or relief.
We walk through Jesus’ blunt warning about “food that perishes” and His invitation to seek “food that endures to eternal life.” Then the conversation turns to the question religious hearts keep asking: “What must we do?” Jesus answers with stunning clarity, cutting through works-based salvation and self-justification: the work God wants is belief in the One He sent. When the crowd reaches for manna and demands more signs, Jesus redirects them again, showing that the true bread from heaven is not a thing, it’s a person.
The centerpiece is Jesus’ first public “I am” statement: “I am the bread of life.” We dig into what it means to come to Christ, to believe, and to find real satisfaction that doesn’t run out. We also trace the tension John 6 holds together on purpose: the sovereignty of God in salvation, the responsibility to respond in faith, and the deep assurance in Jesus’ promise that He will never cast out those who come and that He will raise them up on the last day. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs steady hope, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway or question.
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SPEAKER_00 (00:15):
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Today we are in John chaptersix, where Jesus is going to
proclaim that He is the bread oflife.
And this, of course, immediatelyfollows where Jesus had just
done that incredible miracle offeeding the five thousand.
(00:38):
After Jesus fed the fivethousand, he walked on the
water, declared himself to be Iam to his disciples, showing
them his power as God to calmthe sea and even power over
space and time.
And we pick up in verse twentytwo.
(00:59):
On the next day, the crowd thatremained on the other side of
the sea saw that there had beenonly one boat there, and that
Jesus had not entered that boatwith his disciples, but that his
disciples had gone away alone.
Other boats from Tiberius camenear the place where they had
eaten the bread after the Lordhad given thanks.
(01:24):
So when the crowd saw that Jesuswas not there, nor his
disciples, they themselves gotinto boats and they went to
Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
Here in verses twenty twothrough twenty four we see the
crowd that remained on the siteof the feeding of the five
(01:45):
thousand.
We learn that some of the crowdsthat attended the feeding of the
five thousand stayed at thatvery site even after Jesus had
dismissed them, after he hadgone up to the mountain to pray,
and later when he went to thelake and walked on the water.
(02:05):
We also read that there had beenonly one boat there.
The people at this site knewthat the disciples went down to
the boat and that Jesus did not.
They saw that the boat was gone,and so they naturally assumed
the disciples left withoutJesus, and they're wondering
where Jesus is.
(02:27):
And while they're ponderingwhere they're going to find
Jesus, boats from Tiberias cometo the site.
Now Tiberius is the largest cityon the northwestern shore of the
Sea of Galilee.
These people must have heardabout this amazing feeding of
the five thousand, and they tooare looking for Jesus.
(02:51):
Word had quickly spread aboutwhat Jesus was doing, and people
were flocking to this greatmiracle worker.
After the boats from Tiberiusdock, the crowds begin to
realize Jesus is not here.
Where could he be?
So everybody that can gets intothe boats from Tiberius and they
(03:15):
head over to Capernaum, lookingfor Jesus.
So why would they look for Jesusin Capernaum?
Well, let's talk about Capernaumfor just a moment.
Capernaum had become Jesus' homebase for ministry, which is
probably why they're seeking himthere.
Capernaum was a very importantcity in the region.
(03:36):
It had a Roman garrison, a highranking government official
lived there.
There was a major synagogue aswell as a customs station in
Capernaum.
It was here in Capernaum thatJesus called Matthew to be a
disciple.
And although this certainlycould be considered Jesus' home
(03:56):
base of operations, he wouldeventually condemn it for its
unbelief.
Picking up in verse twenty five.
When they found him on the otherside of the sea, they said to
him, Rabbi, when did you comehere?
Jesus answered them, Truly,truly I say to you, you are
(04:19):
seeking me not because you sawsigns, but because you ate your
fill of the loaves.
Do not work for the food thatperishes, but for the food that
endures to eternal life, whichthe Son of Man will give you,
for on him God the Father hasset his seal.
(04:42):
In verses twenty five throughtwenty seven, the people in the
boats from Tiberius had come toCapernaum and they found Jesus
on the other side.
And they asked Jesus, When didyou get here?
Remember, these people knew thatJesus went up to the mountain to
pray, and he did not cross withhis disciples.
(05:05):
They're confused because theyhave no idea how Jesus could
have gotten here.
There was only one boat.
Jesus knew the hearts of thesepeople, and he speaks to their
hearts.
He speaks to how these peopleare coming only for the benefits
(05:25):
of God.
They came to find Jesus becausehe filled their stomachs, not
because they were truly seekinga Messiah, not because they
recognized him as their Lord orSavior.
It's interesting that in thispassage, Jesus said they didn't
even come because they saw thesigns.
(05:45):
While many people demanded signsand wonders from Jesus and were
just as self-seeking as thesepeople who only wanted to fill
their bellies, the signs andwonders that Jesus did were a
confirmation that he is theMessiah.
He is the messenger of God.
(06:09):
But these people were not evencoming because they saw the
signs that they might believe.
So Jesus rebukes them.
He corrects this crowd who'sonly focused on filling their
bellies from the supernaturalbenefits of God rather than
actually knowing the one who cando it.
(06:32):
Although the kingdom of God andGod's word does teach physical
and literal responsibilities.
God does want men to beresponsible to work, to provide
for themselves and for theirfamilies.
These people were blinded to theMessiah that stood before them
because their focus is solely ontheir stomachs.
(06:55):
The difference here is that theyare only looking to the food
that perishes, rather thanlooking to the one who gives us
all things, and the food thatendures to eternal life, which
is the Christ.
The food that endures untoeternal life is not something we
(07:18):
can work for.
It's something that's given tous freely.
Given to us through JesusChrist.
The forgiveness of sins andfaith in the Messiah are gifts
from God.
They come only through hearingand receiving the gospel.
Jesus had already spent anentire day preaching to these
(07:41):
people on the other side of thesea, but these people would not
receive him as their Messiah.
Picking up in verse twentyseven.
Then they said to him, What mustwe do to be doing the works of
God?
And Jesus answered them, This isthe work of God, that you
(08:04):
believe in him whom he sent.
So they said to him, Then whatsign do you do that we may
believe in you?
What work do you perform?
Our fathers ate manna in thewilderness, as it is written, He
gave them bread from heaven toeat.
In verses twenty seven throughthirty-one, these people ask
(08:27):
Jesus, probably with a verysarcastic tone, what do we need
to do to be doing the works ofGod?
This question is perhaps themost asked question of religious
men who seek to please God withtheir own effort.
The Greek word for work here isthe same as labor in verse 27.
(08:50):
This is describing working onyour own effort.
Men always ask, What can I do?
What can I bring to God toplease him?
How can I make things right withGod?
I recently watched a video witha Muslim who declared that it
was through their works thatthey were right with Allah.
(09:13):
This Muslim knew that they werea sinner, but they said that
when they stopped sinning anddid the right thing, that that
made them right with God.
And when confronted that someonehad to pay for the sin, they
simply said they were a goodperson.
Man's religion always tries tojustify himself rather than
(09:36):
recognize the justification thatcomes through faith in Christ
alone.
Eternal life cannot be earned.
It is given.
Jesus says, this is the work ofGod, that you believe on him
whom he has sent.
Jesus redirects these religiousthinkers towards faith.
(09:59):
Faith is not a work of man.
Faith is a gift from God.
It comes through hearing themessage about Christ.
Jesus redirects this crowdtowards faith by teaching that
the work of God is to believe,and believe in the one whom he
has sent.
(10:21):
And when Jesus redirects thiscrowd towards faith, they reply
with an attack on Jesus.
They say, What sign do you dothat we may believe in you?
Remember, these are the verysame people that had just
experienced the miracle of thefeeding of the five thousand.
(10:41):
This question is not actuallythat they need another sign.
This is just their demand formore food, as Jesus had earlier
pointed out.
After they had received the freefood the day before, they just
came wanting more.
We see their true ambition whenthey say, Our fathers ate manna
(11:02):
in the wilderness.
These people are now directlyreferring to Jesus as the
prophet that Moses had promised.
Their expectation of Jesus isthat he's going to continue to
provide them with food, just astheir forefathers received manna
in the wilderness.
(11:25):
Picking up in verse thirty two,Jesus said to them, Truly, truly
I say to you, it was not Moseswho gave you the bread from
heaven, but my father gives youthe true bread from heaven.
For the bread of God is he whocomes down from heaven and gives
(11:45):
life to the world.
And they said to him, Sir, giveus this bread always.
In verse thirty-two, Jesus givesa truly truly statement.
Again, these truly trulystatements are phrases that
stresses Christ's authority aswell as the importance of the
(12:07):
announcement he's making.
And Jesus speaks of how itwasn't Moses that gave the
bread, but it was his father,and his father gives the true
bread from heaven.
God is the giver of all life,and the Son of God has life in
(12:27):
himself.
Jesus came down from the Fatherto give us eternal life.
While these people are focusedon filling their stomach and
getting some more bread, Jesusis trying to teach them about
the bread that endures toeternal life, the true bread of
(12:47):
God, the Son of God.
And then we see how thesepeople's eyes are completely
blind to what Jesus is saying.
They say, Sir, give us some ofthis bread always.
Spiritual things to these peopleare completely missing.
They are only focused on thetemporary, materialistic food.
(13:10):
Picking up in verse thirty five,Jesus said to them, I am the
bread of life.
Whoever comes to me shall nothunger.
Whoever believes in me shallnever thirst.
But I said to you that you haveseen me and yet do not believe.
All that my Father gives me willcome to me, and whoever comes to
(13:36):
me I will never cast out.
For I have come down from heavennot to do my will, but the will
of him who sent me.
And this is the will of him whosent me, that I should lose
nothing of all he has given me,but raise it up on the last day.
(13:58):
For this is the will of myFather, that everyone who looks
on the Son and believes in himshould have eternal life, and I
will raise him up on the lastday.
In verses thirty five throughforty, we have our last
statement from Jesus for today'spodcast, and what a powerful
(14:22):
statement it is.
This is Jesus' first public I amstatement.
While we had seen Jesus declareI am to his disciples as he
approached them walking on thewater, now Jesus begins to tell
others that he is I am.
(14:44):
And this is the first of sevenpublic I am statements that
Jesus will make.
I am, of course, refers back toExodus three hundred fourteen,
where God told Moses I am who Iam.
In this I am statement, Jesussays, I am the bread of life.
(15:09):
Perhaps the most obvious reasonfor Jesus saying this is that
these people were just at thefeeding of the five thousand.
They're blinded to the spiritualnature of who Jesus is, and they
want more food.
So Jesus tells them plainly thathe is the bread of life.
(15:30):
And just as he told theSamaritan woman that whoever
would drink of the living waterwould never be thirsty again, he
tells these people that whoevercomes to me shall never hunger,
whoever believes in me shallnever thirst.
Once again Jesus rebukes thiscrowd for their lack of faith.
(15:52):
They have seen Jesus, the breadof life, they have experienced
his incredible miracle at thefeeding of the five thousand.
They heard his teachings, andthey ate of the food he
provided.
But this crowd has hardenedtheir hearts, resisting the
conclusion that Jesus is theMessiah.
(16:14):
Instead, they come demandingmore evidence, more miracles,
and more food to fill theirstomach.
And Jesus tells them all thatthe Father has given me will
come.
This statement truly emphasizesthe sovereignty of God in
salvation and how the Fatherdraws people to a knowledge of
(16:37):
the truth in Jesus Christ astheir Lord and Savior.
It is not by our might orstrength that we are saved, it
is by the grace and mercy ofGod.
And Jesus says that whoevercomes to me I will never cast
out.
(16:58):
While God is sovereign insalvation, Jesus also emphasizes
human responsibility.
How there needs to be anintentional choice to come to
him when we as people are cut tothe heart, when the Spirit of
God speaks to us, we must bewilling to come to Jesus and
(17:20):
acknowledge him as our Lord andSavior.
That it has been God all alongthat has been drawing us,
teaching us, and providing forus.
In verses 38 through 40, Jesusspeaks about the will of God the
Father.
This theme about the will of theFather is one that Jesus speaks
(17:45):
about multiple times, over andover in the Gospels.
Jesus says, This is the will ofhim who sent me, that I should
lose nothing of all that he hasgiven me, but raise it up on the
last day.
Jesus is very precise in what hesays.
(18:07):
It is the will of the Fatherthat through Jesus Christ all
who believe on him will be keptsafely in their salvation that
is freely given by Christ.
And that in the end JesusHimself will raise up from the
dead all who believed on him toeternal life.
(18:30):
This verse affirms the eternalsecurity of the believer, the
security that depends solelyupon Jesus fulfilling the will
of the Father, and how it isthrough Christ that we are held
securely.
But Jesus doesn't leave itthere.
He says everyone who looks onthe Son and believes in him
(18:53):
should have eternal life.
While confirming the eternalsecurity of the believer, Jesus
also confirms the responsibilityof man in accepting the free
gift of salvation.
Remember, Jesus rebuked thecrowd earlier for seeing him
firsthand, experiencing hismiracles, but yet not believing.
(19:18):
But here in this verse, Jesussays that those who see him and
believe will have eternal life.
While the Trinity is fullysovereign and the gift of
salvation is fully his work, itis received through a personal
faith.
Man must believe in Jesus as theMessiah, and that Jesus alone is
(19:43):
the way of salvation.
Those who listen to Jesus andbelieve will have eternal life.
Eternal life begins the verymoment one believes, and this
eternal life is not extinguishedat physical death.
Thank you for joining me forthis first half of Jesus' sermon
(20:08):
on how he is the bread of life.
Please join me again next weekas we conclude this sermon.
And God bless you this week.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Today we are in John chaptersix, where Jesus is going to
proclaim that He is the bread oflife.
And this, of course, immediatelyfollows where Jesus had just
done that incredible miracle offeeding the five thousand.
(00:38):
After Jesus fed the fivethousand, he walked on the
water, declared himself to be Iam to his disciples, showing
them his power as God to calmthe sea and even power over
space and time.
And we pick up in verse twentytwo.
(00:59):
On the next day, the crowd thatremained on the other side of
the sea saw that there had beenonly one boat there, and that
Jesus had not entered that boatwith his disciples, but that his
disciples had gone away alone.
Other boats from Tiberius camenear the place where they had
eaten the bread after the Lordhad given thanks.
(01:24):
So when the crowd saw that Jesuswas not there, nor his
disciples, they themselves gotinto boats and they went to
Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
Here in verses twenty twothrough twenty four we see the
crowd that remained on the siteof the feeding of the five
(01:45):
thousand.
We learn that some of the crowdsthat attended the feeding of the
five thousand stayed at thatvery site even after Jesus had
dismissed them, after he hadgone up to the mountain to pray,
and later when he went to thelake and walked on the water.
(02:05):
We also read that there had beenonly one boat there.
The people at this site knewthat the disciples went down to
the boat and that Jesus did not.
They saw that the boat was gone,and so they naturally assumed
the disciples left withoutJesus, and they're wondering
where Jesus is.
(02:27):
And while they're ponderingwhere they're going to find
Jesus, boats from Tiberias cometo the site.
Now Tiberius is the largest cityon the northwestern shore of the
Sea of Galilee.
These people must have heardabout this amazing feeding of
the five thousand, and they tooare looking for Jesus.
(02:51):
Word had quickly spread aboutwhat Jesus was doing, and people
were flocking to this greatmiracle worker.
After the boats from Tiberiusdock, the crowds begin to
realize Jesus is not here.
Where could he be?
So everybody that can gets intothe boats from Tiberius and they
(03:15):
head over to Capernaum, lookingfor Jesus.
So why would they look for Jesusin Capernaum?
Well, let's talk about Capernaumfor just a moment.
Capernaum had become Jesus' homebase for ministry, which is
probably why they're seeking himthere.
Capernaum was a very importantcity in the region.
(03:36):
It had a Roman garrison, a highranking government official
lived there.
There was a major synagogue aswell as a customs station in
Capernaum.
It was here in Capernaum thatJesus called Matthew to be a
disciple.
And although this certainlycould be considered Jesus' home
(03:56):
base of operations, he wouldeventually condemn it for its
unbelief.
Picking up in verse twenty five.
When they found him on the otherside of the sea, they said to
him, Rabbi, when did you comehere?
Jesus answered them, Truly,truly I say to you, you are
(04:19):
seeking me not because you sawsigns, but because you ate your
fill of the loaves.
Do not work for the food thatperishes, but for the food that
endures to eternal life, whichthe Son of Man will give you,
for on him God the Father hasset his seal.
(04:42):
In verses twenty five throughtwenty seven, the people in the
boats from Tiberius had come toCapernaum and they found Jesus
on the other side.
And they asked Jesus, When didyou get here?
Remember, these people knew thatJesus went up to the mountain to
pray, and he did not cross withhis disciples.
(05:05):
They're confused because theyhave no idea how Jesus could
have gotten here.
There was only one boat.
Jesus knew the hearts of thesepeople, and he speaks to their
hearts.
He speaks to how these peopleare coming only for the benefits
(05:25):
of God.
They came to find Jesus becausehe filled their stomachs, not
because they were truly seekinga Messiah, not because they
recognized him as their Lord orSavior.
It's interesting that in thispassage, Jesus said they didn't
even come because they saw thesigns.
(05:45):
While many people demanded signsand wonders from Jesus and were
just as self-seeking as thesepeople who only wanted to fill
their bellies, the signs andwonders that Jesus did were a
confirmation that he is theMessiah.
He is the messenger of God.
(06:09):
But these people were not evencoming because they saw the
signs that they might believe.
So Jesus rebukes them.
He corrects this crowd who'sonly focused on filling their
bellies from the supernaturalbenefits of God rather than
actually knowing the one who cando it.
(06:32):
Although the kingdom of God andGod's word does teach physical
and literal responsibilities.
God does want men to beresponsible to work, to provide
for themselves and for theirfamilies.
These people were blinded to theMessiah that stood before them
because their focus is solely ontheir stomachs.
(06:55):
The difference here is that theyare only looking to the food
that perishes, rather thanlooking to the one who gives us
all things, and the food thatendures to eternal life, which
is the Christ.
The food that endures untoeternal life is not something we
(07:18):
can work for.
It's something that's given tous freely.
Given to us through JesusChrist.
The forgiveness of sins andfaith in the Messiah are gifts
from God.
They come only through hearingand receiving the gospel.
Jesus had already spent anentire day preaching to these
(07:41):
people on the other side of thesea, but these people would not
receive him as their Messiah.
Picking up in verse twentyseven.
Then they said to him, What mustwe do to be doing the works of
God?
And Jesus answered them, This isthe work of God, that you
(08:04):
believe in him whom he sent.
So they said to him, Then whatsign do you do that we may
believe in you?
What work do you perform?
Our fathers ate manna in thewilderness, as it is written, He
gave them bread from heaven toeat.
In verses twenty seven throughthirty-one, these people ask
(08:27):
Jesus, probably with a verysarcastic tone, what do we need
to do to be doing the works ofGod?
This question is perhaps themost asked question of religious
men who seek to please God withtheir own effort.
The Greek word for work here isthe same as labor in verse 27.
(08:50):
This is describing working onyour own effort.
Men always ask, What can I do?
What can I bring to God toplease him?
How can I make things right withGod?
I recently watched a video witha Muslim who declared that it
was through their works thatthey were right with Allah.
(09:13):
This Muslim knew that they werea sinner, but they said that
when they stopped sinning anddid the right thing, that that
made them right with God.
And when confronted that someonehad to pay for the sin, they
simply said they were a goodperson.
Man's religion always tries tojustify himself rather than
(09:36):
recognize the justification thatcomes through faith in Christ
alone.
Eternal life cannot be earned.
It is given.
Jesus says, this is the work ofGod, that you believe on him
whom he has sent.
Jesus redirects these religiousthinkers towards faith.
(09:59):
Faith is not a work of man.
Faith is a gift from God.
It comes through hearing themessage about Christ.
Jesus redirects this crowdtowards faith by teaching that
the work of God is to believe,and believe in the one whom he
has sent.
(10:21):
And when Jesus redirects thiscrowd towards faith, they reply
with an attack on Jesus.
They say, What sign do you dothat we may believe in you?
Remember, these are the verysame people that had just
experienced the miracle of thefeeding of the five thousand.
(10:41):
This question is not actuallythat they need another sign.
This is just their demand formore food, as Jesus had earlier
pointed out.
After they had received the freefood the day before, they just
came wanting more.
We see their true ambition whenthey say, Our fathers ate manna
(11:02):
in the wilderness.
These people are now directlyreferring to Jesus as the
prophet that Moses had promised.
Their expectation of Jesus isthat he's going to continue to
provide them with food, just astheir forefathers received manna
in the wilderness.
(11:25):
Picking up in verse thirty two,Jesus said to them, Truly, truly
I say to you, it was not Moseswho gave you the bread from
heaven, but my father gives youthe true bread from heaven.
For the bread of God is he whocomes down from heaven and gives
(11:45):
life to the world.
And they said to him, Sir, giveus this bread always.
In verse thirty-two, Jesus givesa truly truly statement.
Again, these truly trulystatements are phrases that
stresses Christ's authority aswell as the importance of the
(12:07):
announcement he's making.
And Jesus speaks of how itwasn't Moses that gave the
bread, but it was his father,and his father gives the true
bread from heaven.
God is the giver of all life,and the Son of God has life in
(12:27):
himself.
Jesus came down from the Fatherto give us eternal life.
While these people are focusedon filling their stomach and
getting some more bread, Jesusis trying to teach them about
the bread that endures toeternal life, the true bread of
(12:47):
God, the Son of God.
And then we see how thesepeople's eyes are completely
blind to what Jesus is saying.
They say, Sir, give us some ofthis bread always.
Spiritual things to these peopleare completely missing.
They are only focused on thetemporary, materialistic food.
(13:10):
Picking up in verse thirty five,Jesus said to them, I am the
bread of life.
Whoever comes to me shall nothunger.
Whoever believes in me shallnever thirst.
But I said to you that you haveseen me and yet do not believe.
All that my Father gives me willcome to me, and whoever comes to
(13:36):
me I will never cast out.
For I have come down from heavennot to do my will, but the will
of him who sent me.
And this is the will of him whosent me, that I should lose
nothing of all he has given me,but raise it up on the last day.
(13:58):
For this is the will of myFather, that everyone who looks
on the Son and believes in himshould have eternal life, and I
will raise him up on the lastday.
In verses thirty five throughforty, we have our last
statement from Jesus for today'spodcast, and what a powerful
(14:22):
statement it is.
This is Jesus' first public I amstatement.
While we had seen Jesus declareI am to his disciples as he
approached them walking on thewater, now Jesus begins to tell
others that he is I am.
(14:44):
And this is the first of sevenpublic I am statements that
Jesus will make.
I am, of course, refers back toExodus three hundred fourteen,
where God told Moses I am who Iam.
In this I am statement, Jesussays, I am the bread of life.
(15:09):
Perhaps the most obvious reasonfor Jesus saying this is that
these people were just at thefeeding of the five thousand.
They're blinded to the spiritualnature of who Jesus is, and they
want more food.
So Jesus tells them plainly thathe is the bread of life.
(15:30):
And just as he told theSamaritan woman that whoever
would drink of the living waterwould never be thirsty again, he
tells these people that whoevercomes to me shall never hunger,
whoever believes in me shallnever thirst.
Once again Jesus rebukes thiscrowd for their lack of faith.
(15:52):
They have seen Jesus, the breadof life, they have experienced
his incredible miracle at thefeeding of the five thousand.
They heard his teachings, andthey ate of the food he
provided.
But this crowd has hardenedtheir hearts, resisting the
conclusion that Jesus is theMessiah.
(16:14):
Instead, they come demandingmore evidence, more miracles,
and more food to fill theirstomach.
And Jesus tells them all thatthe Father has given me will
come.
This statement truly emphasizesthe sovereignty of God in
salvation and how the Fatherdraws people to a knowledge of
(16:37):
the truth in Jesus Christ astheir Lord and Savior.
It is not by our might orstrength that we are saved, it
is by the grace and mercy ofGod.
And Jesus says that whoevercomes to me I will never cast
out.
(16:58):
While God is sovereign insalvation, Jesus also emphasizes
human responsibility.
How there needs to be anintentional choice to come to
him when we as people are cut tothe heart, when the Spirit of
God speaks to us, we must bewilling to come to Jesus and
(17:20):
acknowledge him as our Lord andSavior.
That it has been God all alongthat has been drawing us,
teaching us, and providing forus.
In verses 38 through 40, Jesusspeaks about the will of God the
Father.
This theme about the will of theFather is one that Jesus speaks
(17:45):
about multiple times, over andover in the Gospels.
Jesus says, This is the will ofhim who sent me, that I should
lose nothing of all that he hasgiven me, but raise it up on the
last day.
Jesus is very precise in what hesays.
(18:07):
It is the will of the Fatherthat through Jesus Christ all
who believe on him will be keptsafely in their salvation that
is freely given by Christ.
And that in the end JesusHimself will raise up from the
dead all who believed on him toeternal life.
(18:30):
This verse affirms the eternalsecurity of the believer, the
security that depends solelyupon Jesus fulfilling the will
of the Father, and how it isthrough Christ that we are held
securely.
But Jesus doesn't leave itthere.
He says everyone who looks onthe Son and believes in him
(18:53):
should have eternal life.
While confirming the eternalsecurity of the believer, Jesus
also confirms the responsibilityof man in accepting the free
gift of salvation.
Remember, Jesus rebuked thecrowd earlier for seeing him
firsthand, experiencing hismiracles, but yet not believing.
(19:18):
But here in this verse, Jesussays that those who see him and
believe will have eternal life.
While the Trinity is fullysovereign and the gift of
salvation is fully his work, itis received through a personal
faith.
Man must believe in Jesus as theMessiah, and that Jesus alone is
(19:43):
the way of salvation.
Those who listen to Jesus andbelieve will have eternal life.
Eternal life begins the verymoment one believes, and this
eternal life is not extinguishedat physical death.
Thank you for joining me forthis first half of Jesus' sermon
(20:08):
on how he is the bread of life.
Please join me again next weekas we conclude this sermon.
And God bless you this week.
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