Nov 24 – John 6:22-61
Bread of Life – Fork in the road.
Last week
“ So what “ of this text….
- who is the hero ?
- Repeats / commonalities
Rush to fear and doubt
3 Good news
Saving
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4 PROGRESS ? After the 5000 fed? / Walking on water
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“Now we look at the effect of this miracle on those who had witnessed it. As we’ll see, their motives for pursuing Jesus weren’t out of spiritual hunger, so much as physical hunger — Jesus as a means to feed them physically.”
http://www.jesuswalk.com/john/14_bread.htm
25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, ‘Rabbi, when did you get here?'” (6:21-25) “Jesus answered, ‘I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.'” (6:26)
Pursuit of Jesus to ‘get ahead’. !!
“Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” (6:27) “28 Then they asked him, ‘What must we do to do the worksGod requires?’
29 Jesus answered, ‘The workof God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.'” (6:28-29)
We work for much –
But JESUS is God’s GIFT TO US
- Stuff doesn’t last
- Work is temporal / here on earth
The same verb, ergazomai, “to work” (verse 27) occurs in verse 28, along with its corresponding plural of the noun, ergon, “works.”[15]The Jews were used to the idea of meritorious works that would bring them favor from God. What should we be doing? they ask naively, as if they can perfectly perform what God requires if they just know what it is. Jesus answers with one work — faith, “to believe in the one he has sent” (6:29).
“28 Then they asked him, ‘What must we do to do the worksGod requires?’
29 Jesus answered, ‘The workof God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.'” (6:28-29)
We’ve spent some time talking about world view – the framework we use to make sense of the world in which we live.
In Jesus day
WORK
– (26) here – how do we get FOREVER BREAD
– some were fixated on working for stuff
Woman at well – how can I get WATER to stop daily trips to the well
RELIGION
– (28) what work should WE DO to earn our rank; to solve our religious debates
PROOF
– (30) what are YOU going to DO , SIGNS to prove to us…
Vs 32… correction
Problem vs 36
Goal vs. 40
PERSISTENT BARRIERS
vs. 42. BUT BUT BUT….. vs.
CLEAR CLAIM
vs 51 ego eimi
FORK IN THE ROAD …….
VS 60. world view says?
Vs 66. Some disciples turned back ….
Vs 67. Some follow – “ you do not want to leave too…?”
Why? vs 68.
LISTENING TO HIS WORDS to decide…..
WEIGHING THE EVIDENCE
BELIEVING / TRUSTING (See JOHN 20 !!!)