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John 6:25-71 Teen Church
Introduction:
· Last week we had a look at two miracles.
The first was the feeding of the five thousand, and the second was the walking on water.
Both of these miracles were performed by Jesus in the region of Galilee, where some of his disciples would have grown up.
· The first miracle was the feeding of the five thousand.
This miracle is famous, and is one of the only miracles included in all four of the gospels that have come down to us.
The story is basically that Jesus, hoping to teach his disciples, had retreated to a quiet place on a hillside.
A great crowd, however, had seen Jesus leaving and were deeply interested in what he did because of his ministry of healing.
So they followed him.
Jesus obliged to teach them, but at the end of their time teaching, they all needed food.
This presented a problem.
To solve the problem, Jesus took the five loaves and two fish provided by a small boy and he used them to feed everybody there to their hearts’ content.
Once he was done feeding everybody, the disciples collected the leftovers into twelve baskets.
· When we looked at this last week, we saw that this miracle actually has more to it than meets the eye.
It takes place at the time around the Passover, and it takes place in a deserted area, where a large group of people, following one man of religious significance, are fed sufficiently by supernatural means.
This is all meant to lead us to see a parallel between this miracle and the Exodus and the time after that.
And the reason that John deliberately parallels this account to the Exodus is to show Jesus in a new light.
He wants us to see Jesus in Mosaic lines.
Not only is Jesus the one who is leading these people, but he is their teacher.
Also, like God in the story, Jesus provides them with food.
By showing us that Jesus is in the place of Moses and God in the new Exodus, John helps us to see that Jesus has a much higher, more important status than Moses.
But also, that his Exodus is greater too.
While Moses led people away from slavery in Egypt, Jesus is going to lead them away from slavery to sin.
· The people recognise Jesus is playing this role when they consider whether or not he is the longed for Prophet whom Moses promised in Deuteronomy 18:18.
They also try and make him a king by force, but Jesus understands that this is what they want to do and is able to escape before they can.
· The next miracle is much simpler.
The disciples basically make to leave the place where they’re staying, and get caught at sea in a storm late at night.
It is at this moment that Jesus appears to them walking on water.
They are afraid, but Jesus reassures them.
They then take him into the boat and get to their destination that very moment.
· Meanwhile, the next day a bunch of the people whom Jesus fed wake up, and they realise that both Jesus and his disciples are gone, but they have no idea how Jesus left, so they head off to find him.
· Today what we will see is how Jesus wants us to understand the miracle provided earlier, as well as a new metaphor through which we can understand Jesus’ work.
We’ll break it up like this:
o 25-40 – The Bread of Life 1
o 26-59 – Conflict Over the Bread of Life
o 60-71 – Many Desert Jesus
25-40: The Bread of Life
· Where does the crowd find Jesus?
(v25)
o On the other side of the lake.
· Now look all the way at the bottom of this section, what is he doing when they find him?
(v59)
o He’s teaching in a Synagogue.
This was basically like preaching in a church.
This helps us get a picture of what is going on when these people hear about Jesus.
· What do they ask him?
(v25)
o When he got there.
· And what do they call him?
o Rabbi.
It just means teacher, so it shows that they have a high respect for him and what he has to say.
· Does Jesus answer their question?
(v26)
o No.
· What does he say instead?
What are they interested in?
o They’re only interested in his ability to feed them.
· Look at v14.
There the people seem to think that Jesus is the king.
They see the sign, and make a conclusion.
So what is Jesus’ problem?
o The problem is that even though they see the sign and have some idea of what it means, they fail to see the truth.
Like so many of the Jews Jesus is dealing with, they come so close, but are so far.
· Now look at v27.
What does Jesus tell the people to look for?
o Not for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life.
· Where have we seen an idea like this in John before?
o Remember the woman at the well in John 4:15?
Jesus told her about water that would leave her satisfied forever, and she was super keen, but didn’t understand the spiritual nature of it.
· And where do they get it?
o From the Son of Man.
Remember Daniel 7 for this title.
· And what gives the Son of Man the ability to give this bread?
o The fact that the Father trusts in him and sets his seal of approval on him.
· So, how do the crowd respond?
(v28)
o They want to know what they have to do to be working for God.
· And what does Jesus say is the work of God that they should be doing?
(v29)
o To believe in the one whom God has sent.
· And who is that?
o Jesus.
· The people understand this, but how do they react?
(v30)
o They ask him for a sign to show that he is the one that God sent.
· And what historical event do they point to for precedent?
(v31)
o The giving of manna in the desert.
· Why is this ironic?
o Jesus has literally just given these people bread in the wilderness.
He’s given them exactly the sign they’ve asked for, but they can’t see it.
Shows that Jesus was right about them in v26.
· What does Jesus say about the bread in v32?
o That it doesn’t come from Moses, but rather from God in heaven.
· And how does Jesus refer to God?
o As his Father, showing that he stands in a special relationship to God unlike that the Jews enjoyed.
· And what does this bread do? (v33)
o It gives life to the world.
· So, naturally, how do Jesus’ hearers respond?
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