" I AM" Series: I Am the Bread of Life – Eric Mtimkulu (John 6)

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If you have your Bibles 10 with me to John chapter 6 and Colin

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thank you for that word. Where's Colin and say thank you

for that word Colin. It was spot on because this

morning we're beginning a new series on the I am statements of

Jesus. So please turn with me to John

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chapter 6. You'll find it in the New

Testament and we'll. Read verse 35.

Jesus said to them, I am the bread of.

Life. Whoever.

Comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall

never. Thirst, our gracious Lord.

Come and dwell among us this morning through the preaching

and the proclamation. Of the riches of Christ.

Come and give. Power to your word.

That it would encourage us. That it would edify us.

But ultimately, oh God, that. You would be glorified.

Through this message this morning.

And so we ask that in Jesus name, Amen.

So this morning we're beginning a new series on the I AM

statements of Jesus. And I'm sure perhaps some of us

are familiar with the I AM statements of Jesus.

And in fact. All of the.

I am statements are found in the book of John.

So from time to time we'll hear Jesus say saying I am the bread

of life, I am the Good Shepherd, I am the gate, I am the light.

And so we're going to walk. Through all of.

These I am these I Am's are quite significant in the

biblical text, most specifically in the book of John, because

they indicate something that's quite important that relates to

the nature. Of who God is.

And so the author of this book, of course it is.

John the Apostle. John who?

Is the disciple of. Jesus, the son of Zebedee.

And in fact, the the way John is described to us in the book of

John is that it. Is the disciple that Jesus loved

he? Is one of the disciples.

He's in fact in the inner. Circle of Jesus Christ.

Now in relation. To the author of the authorship

of the Book of. John, there is some debate

around that in terms is it John? Who really wrote this book?

Because when we when we when we turn to John Chapter 1, the

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author does not introduce themselves.

There's so many people says that.

How do we even know that is John if there is no introduction from

the author? In fact, if you read from the

2nd century onwards, you would find that.

People like Polycap, who was a disciple of.

John. Irenaeus, who was a disciple of

of Polycap actually. Even Eusebius actually

anonymously says that in fact it was written by John and in fact.

He wrote this book at Ephesus. That's what they believe.

And so we also. Believe that because as well as

we read the epistles, as well as we read the book of.

Revelation also written by John. We can almost see that the

issues that John is addressing. Were the issues.

That were in fact are quite prevalent at Ephesus.

So he writes this. Book at Ephesus and of.

Course, Ephesus is a place of trade.

Ephesus. Is a place of commerce.

But also Ephesus, it is a place. Where there's many false

worship, false gods, and Pagan worship.

And in fact you if you were to go.

In Ephesus, during this period, you would find a huge temple,

the temple of Diana, where people would go and.

Worship the goddess of fertility if you were to go to.

Ephesus you will find, in fact, that there were more than 50

gods. I mean, that's.

A lot of gods. To worship and the reason for

that is because. The Ephesus was diverse.

There were many cultures and many people from different.

Walks of life that would. Come to episodes and each of

them would worship in their own way.

And so John here is helping us to to understand what would this

would have meant in that context.

In fact, it's not even giving us any chronological narrative.

Of the life of Jesus. He is simply beginning.

We're just telling us in the beginning, what's the word?

That's how John begins. And none of the other synoptic

gospels begin that way. And then we must ask ourselves,

what is John single idea here? What does John want the audience

to know? The Jewish audience, but also

the gentle. Audience What does?

John want them to know the answer is simple and perhaps the

answer is also in these I am statements John wants.

Them to know that Jesus is the. Eternal divine Son of God.

So John's idea is this. I want you to know the.

Deity. Of God I want you to know.

That Jesus is God. Hence the term the son of.

God, but I also. Want you to know that He is the

Son of Man, which reveals his humanity.

So when the writers talk about the Son of God, they reveal his

deity. When they talk about the Son of

Man, they reveal his humanity. But John spends more time

talking about the Son. Of God.

Because he wants to say to the Jewish audience, I want you to

know. That Jesus is God.

This would have been of course been very hard for this.

Particular. Audience, in fact, as you read

the book of John. You realize that the Jewish

audience does not like that statement at all.

In fact, they consider this blasphemy and if you were to

read Leviticus 24, if one would use the name of God.

This way the Bible says they ought to be.

Stoned. Or they ought to be executed.

Because it was considered as blasphemy.

Hence the Jews in the Book of John are always wanting to stone

and. Kill Jesus because they knew

exactly. What he meant when he said I am

in Psalm 2. Verse 7 it says the.

King. Proclaims the Lord's decree.

The Lord said to me, you are my son.

Today I have become your father. And so John uses.

This. I am statements ready to.

Reveal to us. The nature of God.

To tell us that in fact, Jesus is God.

I want us to look at that, in fact, from the book of John, a

number of texts. That really prove.

John's point, John 11 in the beginning was the Word, and the

Word was God and the Word. So in the Word was with God, and

the Word was God the one who comes from.

Above is above all. The one who is from the earth

belongs to the earth, and speak as one from the earth, the one

who comes from heaven. Is above all.

John 1030. I and the Father are 1.

John 2028 referring to Jesus. Thomas answered him, my Lord and

my God, and then John 2031. But these, so we will read that

a little bit later, but you see that sense.

That John keeps on pushing this matter that.

Jesus is God I love. The one from John 1030 I and the

Father are 1 John 2028. My Lord and my God, Thomas did

not make a. Mistake.

Jesus is God. And Church, if we don't see this

and we don't believe this, then salvation becomes meaningless.

The Saviour must be truly. God.

And must be truly man, the Saviour must be.

Fully God. And fully man in.

Order to save. Us in order to redeem us in

order. To rescue us.

If he's only fully man, he is not qualified because it means.

He is, he is with. Sin, but if he's only.

God, he's not able to. Identify with us, nor die.

For us. So he must be God in his nature,

but also he must be human. Then we must consider then.

What do other? Religions say about Jesus.

What do they say about Jesus's deity?

That Jesus is God? I read a couple of.

Couple of statements from different religions.

They say Jesus was a. Human prophet sent by God who

performed miracles, but he was not the Son.

Of God, Jesus. Was a rabbi and a.

Popular teacher. He is not a divine, rather a

manifestation of the Divine. Jesus is one of many divine

messengers. Or prophets who progressively.

Reveal God's teaching to humanity.

Jesus Divinity is unknown or unknowable.

Jesus was a created being. This is what many religions

believe who Jesus is more specifically in relation to his

deity. Doctor Craig Kanner says the

following. In the whole Gospel of John,

John plainly affirms Jesus deity and you can see.

It as you read the. IM statements as Corinne has

said this morning, that when Moses who's being.

Called by God to. Go and set free to go and bring

out to. The people of Israel in.

Egypt and Moses is is is talking to God and say, you know, if

they ask who has sent me or what is the name?

Of this God, what shall I say to them God?

Says you say to them, I am who I am, in other words to.

Say to them that I. AM has sent you, and this is to

be understood in the Old Testament as the very name of

God, the name of Yahweh. I am the one who?

Is. That's what Jesus is saying and

when. Jesus is using this.

Is also then saying I am. God again, This is why the.

Jewish audience is upset with. Jesus.

That's why they are angry at Jesus, because.

He is claiming to be divine. He is claiming.

To be God. And to them they say.

How dare you? Claim to be Yahweh and Jesus

says I am. And guess what?

Before Abraham. Was I?

AM and they said but you're not even 50.

Years old. How can you be older than

Abraham? It says you forgetting Abraham.

Looked forward to this day because Abraham knew that his

seed. Will come to redeem humanity.

Therefore we must ask the first we must ask the first question.

Who then is Jesus as it? Relates to the.

I am statements if you're reading the book of John, we are

seeing at least about 7 miracles and John has organized this book

around these signs. In fact, he does not use the

word miracle. Interesting enough.

He uses the word signs and I'll tell you why he uses that word

signs. And so he's giving us about 7

signs in the book of John. So we know that one is the one

that where. Jesus turned water into.

Wine the second one where? He healed the royal official.

Son. And then the healing.

At the pool of Bethesda. And then the feeding of the

5000. And then we.

Also have Jesus walked. Walking on water and Jesus

healing the blind man in the last sign we see in the book of

John is Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.

And again, he does not call these miracles, he calls them

signs. Why?

Because all of this are. Meant to to point.

To the reality. They are not meant to say oh.

Wow, Jesus walked on water. But I meant to ask the question,

what does this tell me about the one who has done this miracle?

They must point to reality. And so in John 6 we see the 2

miracles, 1 we see the one of Jesus feeding the 5000 and the

one of Jesus walking on water. And John 6 as it opened we see

Jesus on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

And the Bible says. There is a crowd, that is.

Following Jesus because Jesus had performed multiple miracles

and had been healing the sick. And so all of them are following

Jesus and Jesus in verse. Five.

I love what? Jesus says in verse.

Five, he says. Jesus.

Lifted up his eyes then, seeing that a large cloud was coming

towards him. He said to Philip, Where are we

to buy bread for thee for these? People who may eat.

I love that as he lifted up his eyes.

I think we can quickly jump from that.

Part of the text. And I would like us.

To pause there that Jesus lifted up his.

Eyes and sing. A large crowd was coming towards

him and he's asking. Philip, where are?

We going to get. Bread for these people.

I love that first, that Jesus cares about people.

He will deal. With their spiritual hunger.

He will deal with their spiritual depravity.

But at this moment, he's dealing with their physical needs.

Jesus cares about hungry people. Jesus cares about our physical.

Needs in fact, Jesus does not wait for them to.

Say, hey, Jesus. We are hungry.

Jesus is the one who takes the initiative because he sees them

that they are hungry and often we may want to.

Wait before we take. The initiative and often the

Lord would say to us that when we see.

A brother or a sister in. Need it is not often a moment to

wait and say and wait for them to say hey help me.

But is to say how? Can I serve you and how can I be

a blessing to you in this moment or at this moment?

Because Jesus. Cares and this morning for some

of us may be dealing with financial situations may be

dealing with troubling. Situations.

Whatever situation. You may be dealing with this

morning in your life. Whatever worry and anxiety that

you might have this morning, I want to.

Say to you, Jesus cares. And often Jesus will use people

to be a blessing. To you.

For some of us tonight at the dinner table, let us be reminded

that. God.

Is the one that provides. We even have to remind our

children when they waste. Food.

That we don't waste food. Because God has provided this.

Comes from the hand. Of God Colossians chapter 6

verse. 10 says this so then. As we have.

Opportunity let us do good. To.

Everyone, and especially and especially.

To those who are of the household of faith.

Do good to all men. But especially to those of the

household of faith. That's the first miracle, right?

And then the second one, of course, we see Jesus walking on

water. And before that we know the

disciples, the wind is blowing, the seas are rough, and they and

they see Jesus coming and Jesus walking on water and they are

afraid at this moment. And Jesus says to them.

Do not be afraid, for it is I. And Church, John.

Uses both of these. Signs again to paint the picture

of Jesus divinity to point that indeed.

This is God. For what he has done, no man can

do. They point to reality.

Reality. Of who he is.

That indeed he is an immutable God.

Romans 11. 36 says the following.

For from Him and through him and, and for Him all things to

be Him, be the glory forever. Then we must ask them the

question, what happens after these miracles?

And we read in verse 2625 and 26.

Then they found them on the other.

Side of the. Lake and they asked.

Him Rabbi. When did you get here?

Jesus answered very truly. I tell you, you are looking for

me not because you saw signs they performed, but.

Because you ate the loaves. And had your feel and Jesus is

saying to this. Crowd that you you you want me

for selfish? Reason you're seeking me is

distorted in this. Case the reason?

You want me is not. For for spiritual truth.

In fact, you want me because you want a snack.

You're coming to me because? You.

Want. Food.

That's it. That's what Jesus says, Yeah.

That's all you want. You want the benefits, but not

the source. You want the gifts, but not the

giver. You want a kind of a Santa

Claus? Type of Jesus.

Who's simply giving out gifts without dealing dealing.

With your spiritual reality, perhaps I'll ask you a.

Question this morning, because you may say it's them.

May I suggest this morning? Perhaps it's us.

Perhaps the question is this. Are you also seeking your own

satisfaction in the wrong places?

Are you finding your own satisfaction in money, in fame,

in health? Do you even find your own

satisfaction in your own? In marriage, in entertainment,

in gambling, in relationships, in your career, in your

prestige, in power, popularity and position?

Are you seeking satisfaction even in recognition?

Where are you seeking? Your satisfaction this morning?

Because Jesus says that's. All you want.

You want the bread, right? You want to eat, but you're not

really seeking me for who I am. You want what I can offer you,

not because you're humbly coming.

Because you realize. That you are bankrupt

spiritually. He says that in verse 27.

Do not. Work for the food that perishes,

but for the. Food that endures for eternal

life and the and the audience in this case would have understood

what Jesus meant because. Food was.

Bread in specific was expensive. Bread was not cheap at this

point in time, but it was something that was used really

most people would buy and Jesus saying here do not.

Work for food that perishes, but for the.

Food that endures and Jesus is often is offering an alternative

that in the ancient. East the bread may be.

Expensive. It might.

Perhaps it's what you need for your sustenance.

But just wanted to say I want to give something that is

different. Guess what?

What I'm about? To give you.

You don't have to buy it. Men work for these things.

They. Work.

To get the bread. But it's saying no, no, no, no.

What I'm going to give you for eternal life, you don't have.

To work for it. In fact, it will cost you

absolutely nothing. It is free.

And if in our. Day-to-day as people.

Come to Jesus. For many of us, we may be coming

to say What can I do to make Jesus love me more?

What can I do to pursue Jesus? How can I earn?

Jesus's love. How can I earn?

Jesus's favour. How can I earn Jesus's blessing?

What about my own moral pursuit in trying to know God?

And for some of us, we may say, well, you know, I do a lot of

good. Works.

I've been baptized and. For some of us it may be

behaviour modification, for some of us it may be that I'm part.

Of a church. But the question is, you don't.

Work to get right with God. It is not your works.

That get right you with God. It is Christ works that gets

right with us, that we get right with Him.

Not because of anything that we do.

What makes Christianity different from all religions is

that we don't work to get. Right with God, salvation.

Is a. Gift of God apart from.

Works. Therefore.

We do nothing to earn or attain eternal life freely given by

Christ and Jesus. Thanks to them come the food

that you. Will have will perish.

But guess what? What I'm going to give you will

endure for eternal life. Oh Saints, this morning at

Weinberg. Let us seek that which is.

Eternal this morning that what Jesus offers us this morning

don't work for it. Receive it.

Come. At the feet of Christ.

And receive it. This morning because as we.

Come to Him, He is the one who will satisfy our.

Deepest. Longing, the one who will give

us his. Peace, his joy.

Which no man can take. Away.

From us, but he says there is a requirement.

Verse 29 believe in him who has sent me.

You want this bread? I'll give you the bread, but.

You must believe in me. To receive the bread.

Of eternal life. Believe in me.

That sounds arrogant to us, right?

That's why people. Say to us all the time, isn't it

arrogant? That you say Jesus is.

The only way why there's many other religions.

Surely that's arrogant. It's not arrogant.

It's the truth because Jesus. Is unique.

He's unlike any other God, and history proves.

That. That Jesus is unique, so Jesus

says. Believe.

In the one who has sent me church, you remember the

Philippian jailer, he asked the question.

He says what must I? Do to be saved.

The answer is still the same, Paul says to him.

Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.

You. And your.

Household that is still the. Requirement today that.

We ought to. Come, but we must believe that

those who believe and look upon the sun.

The Bible says they possess. Eternal life.

It's not about knowing. Facts about Jesus and sometimes.

We can know a lot. Of facts about Jesus.

A lot of theology about Jesus. And we can even become scholars

in all of these things. But the question is not so much

about knowing facts. About Jesus, the question is.

Do you know Him? You know Christ as you believe

in Him, as you trust in Him. So here are a few.

Questions I want to ask us this morning together as a community

and as a church. Have you believed this morning?

Don't ask your neighbor that question, ask yourself have.

You believed, have you? Trusted in Him have you laid?

Hold of the Saviour, have you? Experienced the salvation the

Lord brings. Have you closed in with Christ

this morning? And have you eaten?

Of His Of his flesh did you partake of his flesh this.

Morning the Jesus says you need me and I want to say to us and

maybe to the young people in our room, but also even to couples

in our room and to everyone here this morning, but especially for

our young people to remind them this morning that.

It is good that your. Parents love Jesus and they're

followers of Christ and and committed and devoted followers

of Christ. But the question I'd like to ask

our young people this morning and even ask ourselves this

morning is do I know God for myself?

Not just my husband, not just my wife, but just my friend, my

mother, my dad. But do you know God for

yourself? That's the call.

And then it says in verse 40 this is what then I.

Give to those who believe. Notice this is what I give to

them. This is I give eternal life and

I will raise him up on the last day.

In fact, that is repeated. We can also see it in Vested 9

repeated as well. Raise him up upon on the last.

Day. Whenever the Bible repeats

things, we often have to pay attention.

There's an implication there. Here is the implication if Jesus

gives eternal life and he's saying I will also raise them up

on the. Last day there is something

that. God is telling us, and John is

wanting us to know here number one is this, that none of us can

lose our salvation. Why?

Because eternal life in this context is not in the future

tense, it is in the present tense.

You have eternal life now. Today, if you have it.

You can lose it. Why?

You did nothing to earn it anyway, so you can't unearn it.

It's given to you. Here's the other promise on the

last day. He will raise you up.

He'll do that on the last day. He will raise you up, the Bible

says. We will be caught up with.

Him, he will do that. That's the implication.

And then verse 33. We see all of these.

Bread of life against the one who he has come from heaven.

Notice verse 3033. And this coming down from heaven

appears in fact seven times in John chapter 6-7 times.

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For the bread of God. Is the bread that comes down

from heaven, and it gives. Life to the world.

Verse 41. At this the Jews.

Began to grumble about him because he said I am the bread

that comes down from heaven. Verse 42 they said is this not

Jesus the. Son of Joseph, his father and

mother, we know how can you say I have come down from heaven?

Verse 50 but. Here is the bread.

That comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not

die, verse 51. I am the bread that come down

from heaven. Verse 58.

This is the bread that. Came down from heaven, do you?

See that 7? Times the bread that came down

from where? From heaven.

There's an emphasis there. Don't miss it 7 times.

The bread that. Had come down from heaven.

That's why the. Jews are saying, but we know

this guy. We know his.

Dad. How can you tell us He comes

down from heaven, man, we know your.

Dad, Dad. Is Eric, how can you say you

come down from heaven? They're missing that and in

fact. They could have said but.

We know that you, you from Bethlehem, you from Nazareth,

how can now you say you come down from heaven?

And what Jesus is doing there? He's telling them his origin as

the second person of the Trinity.

The one we see before all creation seated at the right.

Hand of God, and he's saying I came down from heaven.

Why did I come down from heaven? I came down to do.

The will of the Father. I came down to lay down my life

for sinners. That's why I came.

Jesus has been. Clear in the book of John.

That's why I come. To do the will of the father, so

that through. Me through me you may have life,

that through me you may find sustaining bread.

I come down from heaven. Again, this is Deity, not from

this earth, but comes down from heaven clear, a clear indication

that He is God. Point #3 Notice verse 35.

Then again notice. The repeat there is a.

Repeat here, Don't miss. It verse 35I.

Am the bread of life verse 41 I am the bread that comes down

from heaven verse 48 I am the bread of life verse 51 I am the

bread four times. I am the bread, bread, bread of

life and. Jesus here is of course.

Using an imagery. A.

A figure of. Speech a metaphor.

To help. The audience to understand the

reality of. Who?

He. Is that he is the.

One that is essential for spiritual sustenance, but also

essential for eternal life. Again, notice in verse 50.

But here is the bread that. Comes down from heaven, which

anyone may eat and not die. He says guys believe right.

Come and eat. Here's the implication if you do

not eat. You will.

Die. Doesn't beat the rapper.

Doesn't beat around the Bush about that.

If you don't eat, you will die and notice.

That he says I. Am the bread the bread?

Is a person the bread? Is Christ?

He points to himself. I am this, therefore eat what

I'm giving you. But if you do not eat.

You will die, that's the implication.

Because without the bread there. Is no life.

In fact, I would say. Without the bread there.

Is no salvation, for there is no salvation apart from Christ.

So he's saying eat, come if you don't.

Eat you will die. And we must continue to shout

that from the. Rooftops to say if you.

Do not believe in Christ. You are in danger.

You are in danger. To be spiritually blind is

dangerous. Come, Jesus says come and eat.

Come and receive abundant life. Come and receive eternal life.

Come and receive supernatural life.

Come and eat, Come and partake of my.

Flesh and those who partake. They know once they.

Eat that the search is. Over.

I'm no longer looking for any satisfaction anywhere.

Why? Because Jesus is.

Enough. Jesus is enough.

Again, we must be reminded that our family traditions will not

save. US.

That a nice self help book from Doctor Feel and Oprah will not

save us, you must be reminded. Just like Jesus.

Saying here, come and eat, come and.

Eat for you to receive. Eternal life.

I am the very source of eternal life.

And he says to Weinberg Community this morning, I have

something that will satisfy your deepest longing.

And he says. Guess that what is?

He points to himself. I'm the one who will.

Satisfy your deepest. Longings stop searching and come

number. 4 which is the last. Point.

And so before we go to the. Last point, the last question I

just simply want to ask. You is this do you?

Yearn and long for things that can never satisfy.

Your soul. What are you longing for this

morning? What are you yearning for this

morning #4 which is the last point?

And then we will close. You would think in reading John

that after everything Jesus has said, the audience will say we

coming, we want to eat, we want to partake, we want the living

bread, we want to. Eat off your flesh.

But not just the response. Look at verse 60.

With me, many of the. Disciples.

Had it and they said. This is hard.

Saying who can listen to this? OK, notice that it is Notice

that verse 64. There are some of you who do not

believe. Notice verse 66.

After this, many of his disciples turned back and no

longer. Walked with him.

The guys were happy in the beginning of Chapter 6.

Give us bread. It's wonderful.

And Jesus starts to teach now and they think, oh, Oh no, no,

no, no, man, we didn't sign up for this.

Just give us the. Bread and we'll be OK.

And they said, but now what you're saying to us, these are

hard teachings. Who can accept this man?

This is 2. And it says they some of them

turned away and they no longer followed him.

And the Bible says because. Jesus knows everything.

He says because you. Realize that some of you.

Here. Do not.

Believe. Guess what they were.

Offended and because of their offence.

They walked away. It was the.

Truth that offended them, the truth became a scandal to them,

it became an offence. To this.

Audience instead of submitting themselves.

To the truth. They wanted to submit themselves

to their feelings, to their ideas.

As well as to their desires. We may.

Say, well, Eric, it was. Them this doesn't apply to.

Us. We are here today.

Surely we not like this audience until when at times something

that is very clearly in in the scriptures where?

God. Says this is the standard.

This is what you ought to do. Is the standard.

Whatever it is, it's a biblical. Standard and then we say.

But I hear it's a. Biblical standard, but I'm not

going to apply this in my own life.

The biblical standard could be you're not supposed to have an

affair. You're supposed to be.

You're supposed to be faithful. To one husband and one wife,

this is, you know, I'll be like Solomon.

I'll have more, but you know the biblical standard, and Jesus is

clear on the biblical standard. And you say to yourself.

No, I'm not going to apply that biblical standard in my own

life. I don't care, in fact, about

what. Jesus says.

I'm going to do what I want to do.

That's the question to ask this morning when it comes to, in

fact, to such an extent that sometimes the biblical standards

make people. Leave churches.

Because not because of the leaders, not because of

anything. But because of the Bible.

I left the church. Because of what the Bible says.

I want to encourage us this morning.

To take hold of Jesus standard, to apply Jesus standard and to

say Lord. Perhaps we can't do this in our

own strength, in our own power. Help us, help us.

We're battling with this. Help us buy your spirit to live.

According to this standard. More specifically, this

particular area. That I'm struggling with.

The Lord is gracious. Go.

And approach the throne of grace, and find mercy and find.

Grace because the standard will not.

Change. The word of the Lord.

Remains. Forever it.

Will not change. We are the ones.

Who ought to? Change and take it in and when

they leave. Jesus says to the disciples.

Do you also want to go? Come on, you want to join them?

I love it in the IST Closer version.

Sing Aya pinangos go by a Masri Obomi Abuna pagadi I go.

To whom shall we go? For you, O Lord, have the words.

Of eternal life and Peter is saying I'm not going anywhere.

We staying. And it is my prayer this morning

that the Saints at Weinberg were this morning.

We'll say, oh, we're not staying even when we hear.

Hard truth. Oh, we are staying.

Because we are submitting ourselves the word of the Lord,

no matter how hard and difficult it may be.

Few words of. Application And then we close

the book of John John single idea here he wants his readers

to be. Saved, he does.

Not simply want them to say, wow, that's an amazing sign, but

he wants them to be saved. He wants them to partake.

Of. Christ and to receive eternal

life. And perhaps for many of us this

morning, perhaps we've been coming to church for decades,

maybe for a year, maybe for a couple of months.

Maybe you love the songs here. Maybe.

You love the fellowship. In this church.

But may I plead with you this morning that if you have not

come to Christ, there is an invitation from Christ this

morning He says, come, come to me, come and eat this morning.

Come and drink this morning and come and be satisfied.

Come. Jesus is whom?

You need this morning and when you find him or when he finds

you, theologians I know here saying, how can you know what

he's saying now, finding Jesus when he finds you?

He will satisfy you if you're a. Professing Christian this

morning. You may be going through a dry

time or a difficult season this morning.

You have the peace. But you don't enjoy it this

morning. You don't feel as though the

peace is real this morning. You may be going through that

season and can I say every Christian goes through that?

Season. Season of great typical

spiritual dryness but may I encourage you this morning feed

upon Christ also come and. Eat He is the.

One who will fully and. Truly satisfy you, our dear.

Lord in heaven, we are grateful and thankful this morning that

You are the one who satisfies our longings.

And so, Lord, I do pray this morning for for those this

morning, oh God, who have not yet.

Believed that Lord by your. Spirit, you would draw them to

yourself, You would save them, Lord God, and give them your

righteousness. I do pray, Lord, even for the

Saints, oh God, here at Weinberg, oh God, this morning

who may be going through a tough and dry and difficult season,

that oh God, they may feed on you, they may look to you, oh

God, this morning and trust in you, Oh Lord, in Jesus name,

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