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Michael J. Clarke
TEXT: John 6.
THESIS: To discuss the bread of Heaven and how it applies to modern man today.
INTRODUCTION:
“Come and see.”
Words often are expressed at the thought of something hard to believe.
Maybe it's a video of a baby doing something considerably tricky, and the sheer amazement of that accomplishment has to be shared.
Perhaps it is a sports highlight of an athlete pushing themselves to be above and beyond the standard performance (this will usually make the top ten on ESPN).
Perhaps it is a goof made by an athlete, and, surprisingly, they an error (this will usually make the not top ten on ESPN).
Whatever it is, we want to tell others.
We crave for them to see what we have seen.
To share the moment that we experienced.
John’s Gospel account is a “come and see” spectacle.
From the first chapter, we see something that had never been done in:
the Word becoming flesh (John 1:1-18),
John the Immerser proclaiming that Jesus would come (John 1:19-28), and
The Lamb of God coming and calling His disciples (John 1:35-51).
Chapter two is not any different in that Jesus is shown in another “come and see” moment in:
performing the first miracle (John 2:1-12) and
cleansing the temple showing that He knows what is in man (John 2:13-25).
John then takes us to an encounter with a religious leader and the true purpose for Jesus coming to the earth (John 3:1-36).
Chapter four takes us on another “come and see” moment when Jesus dares:
to communicate with a Samaritan woman and even give her the understanding of living water (John 4:1-45)
and then the healing of an officials son by simply saying, “Go your way; your son lives.”
(John 4:46-54).
Chapter five opens with another healing and then shifts to:
the equality and authority of the Son concerning the Father (John 5:1-29).
It closes out with the witnesses of Jesus and how they strengthen His claim of deity (John 5:30-47).
Leading up to our selected section of scripture, there have been plenty of “come and see” moments, and the assigned text will be no different!
Jesus is going to describe two types of bread in this chapter.
We are now ready to look at the “come and see” moments that deal with the Bread of Heaven.
I. PERISHABLE BREAD & FAITH
Perishable bread—Jesus feeds the five thousand.
A great multitude followed Jesus.
One of the main reasons that the Jews and religious leaders did not like Jesus was the significant following that He amassed (John 6:1-3; Matthew 27:18).
Yet, His ministry was not simply one built around being a “man of the people,” and this was shown through the miracles He performed because of the compassion He felt for the followers (John 6:2; Matthew 9:36; Mark 1:41).
This caused Him to become a matter of “curiosity” among some people.
Up to this point, John has recorded three specific miracles of Jesus.
Water to wine—John 2.
Healing of the Nobleman’s son—John 4.
Healing of the impotent man—John 5.
Now, we will see the fourth specific miracle that John will record so that we might believe (John 20:30-31).
Jesus gives them food that will not last forever.
Jesus tests the disciples by asking them where they should be sent to buy bread (John 6:4-6).
Matthew’s account tells us that Jesus told the Disciples not to send them away but to feed them (Matthew 14:14-16).
Yet, John tells us that Jesus spoke to Philip, asking where bread should be bought (John 6:5).
Philip responds that 200 denarii would not be sufficient funds to be able to feed the great multitude (John 6:7).
Two hundred denarii are 200 days’ wages.
Typical “minimum wage” would have been one denarii a day.
It would have taken over more than a year's wage to be able to satisfy the needs of this significant following.
They do not have enough money to provide for essential needs.
Jesus never turned anyone away, and His compassion overflowed to all, including His enemies.
This is Jesus getting ready to prove His power over nature.
The disciples then point out a young boy with five barley loaves and two small fish, but “what are they among so many?” (John 6:9).
Sometimes, we focus on the magnitude of the problem in front of us, and we forget to see the magnificent Savior standing behind us!
Jesus tells them to make the people sit down and then performs a miracle that provided food and to spare (John 6:10-13).
This “come and see” moment produced faith in the men that witnessed it (John 6:14).
It also produced a passage that defeats the idea of Premillennialism (John 6:15).
If Jesus were supposed to establish an earthly kingdom but was unexpectedly rejected, why did this multitude try to take Him by force to be their King?
Friends, the better approach to Bible study is to look at the context of scripture and apply it correctly.
Perishable faith—The disciples witness another miracle.
Out of sight, out of mind.
A departure occurs shortly after evening, and the disciples get into a boat and head towards Capernaum without Jesus (John 6:16-17).
John is about record the fifth sign that Jesus is the Son of God—Walking on water (John 6:18-21).
Notice the reaction that happened and what it should have been.
Fear over faith.
They have made it several miles off the shore, and what should they see but a figure (John tells us that it is Jesus, but the disciples did not seem to be aware of this) walking on the sea (John 6:19).
This would have been between three and six in the morning.
Not typical for many people to be out walking on the sea.
This was most definitely a miracle.
Mark tells us that it was such an uncommon event that they supposed the figure was a spirit (Mark 6:49).
The disciples are terrified as to who this might be.
In all reality, who else could it have been?
Think of what John has recorded up to this point.
Four signs proving Jesus is the Messiah.
Signs that showed His authority and power.
The most recent sign they witnessed was His power of nature to multiply bread and fish for over 5,000 people.
Why would it not have been Him on the water?
He can turn it into wine… Can he not walk upon it?
Evidently, up to this point, they were only strong in their faith when they:
Knew that Jesus was performing a miracle OR
Where in His presence and aware of such.
Faith over fear.
Who had told them to go to the other side?
Jesus did.
He told them to cross the lake (John 6:17).
They were expecting Him.
Even still, He called out to them, saying, “It is I; do not be afraid.”
(John 6:20).
We know this was a dark and stormy night, and these disciples were afraid.
Fear is a great tool used by Satan to keep us from doing what we should be doing (Matthew 14:31).
A small faith leads to great fear.
A greater faith means less fear.
Peter had enough faith to start walking but not enough to finish (Matthew 14:28-30).
He looked at the storm and took his eyes off Jesus
A faith that is perishing is a faith that will not last to eternity.
We must overcome fear.
Jesus encouraged them not to be afraid and comforted them (John 6:20-21).
Today we are comforted and encouraged not to be afraid (1 Thessalonians 4:18; 2 Corinthians 1:3).
In this case, Jesus calmed them with His presence, but today He calms us through the written Word.
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