This Sunday we spend our time at the feet of the apostle John, listening and seeking to understand his account of the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. This was the third sermon from chapter 6 – the first of which focused on Jesus being the true bread, the second on Jesus being in the boat. In both studies we considered the miracles of Jesus feeding the 5,000 and Jesus walking on the water and their subsequent teaching in versus 25-33 and 52-59. Continually in these passages we see the emphasis that Jesus doesn’t just provide bread – he is the bread, likewise Jesus doesn’t just calm the storm but he gets into the boat. The spiritual reality the miracles are manifesting is that Jesus is the source of life, our sustenance – the word made flesh who brings life by the Spirit. John’s purpose in writing this account is that by reading we might believe in Jesus as the son of God and that by believing we may have life in his name. He is at pains for us to not only see who Jesus is but also to res
