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Food for Thought

Food for Thought. Comment on the following video clip:. Introduction. Pondering questions... How have you seen God’s Word used to give people a false sense of worldly hope?

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Food for Thought

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  1. Food for Thought • Comment on the following video clip:

  2. Introduction • Pondering questions... • How have you seen God’s Word used to give people a false sense of worldly hope? • Have you ever gone without eating before? How did that make you feel? What was your response when you could eat food again?

  3. John 6

  4. Jesus and Food • Read Mark 6:1-2 • Why did these people follow Jesus? • What is the purpose of the Bible? • Why did Jesus come?

  5. Jesus and Food • Read John 6:3-4 • Who was Jesus with? • What feast was near? Explain. • How many years had it been since the first Passover? • What attitudes do you think were present in the Jews surrounding observing this feast?

  6. Jesus and Food • Read John 6:5-7 • Jesus knew what he was going to do...he only asked Philip to see what Philip was thinking. (this is not a temptation test!) • How should Philip have responded?

  7. Jesus and Food • Read John 6:8-9 • How does Andrew’s response compare to Philip’s response?

  8. Jesus and Food • Read John 6:10-13 • What happened to the five small barley loaves and the two small fish? • How was this possible to have more left over than what Jesus started with?

  9. Jesus and Food • Read John 6:14-15 • What was the people’s view of Jesus? • What point were they missing?

  10. Recap • What is one thing from this story of Jesus that helps develop a proper perspective on Jesus?

  11. Jesus and Water • Read John 6:16-21 • Why is it astounding that Jesus was able to walk on water? • What did this communicate to the disciples about who Jesus was? • What was the disciples’ response compared to Mark 4:41?

  12. Jesus and Water • Read John 6:22-26 • Why do you think these people were in search of Jesus? • What are the reasons people search for Jesus today? • Why are you seeking Jesus today?

  13. Jesus was telling them to give thought and effort to obtain everlasting, spiritual food, which was the truth that Jesus was teaching them! Jesus and Bread • Read John 6:25-27 • So, why where the people looking for Jesus? • Is Jesus saying it’s wrong to work for food? • What is he saying?

  14. Jesus and Bread • Read John 6:28-29 • On whom did God place his seal of approval? • What is God’s required work from human beings? • When we believe, we are also “stamped” with God’s seal of approval!!

  15. Jesus and Bread • Read John 6:30-31 • What were the people looking for? • Where were their hearts? • How do their hearts mirror our hearts? • They said that Moses gave them the manna! • They thought Jesus should do a miracle bigger than this!

  16. Jesus and Bread • Read John 6:32-33 • How did Jesus correct their thinking! • What part of Jesus’s statement in these verses promises physical blessing? • The people were missing the point that Jesus was teaching them! Do you ever miss the point of what God is trying to teach you?

  17. Jesus and Bread • Read John 6:34-35 • These guys were not getting it!! They didn’t understand that Jesus was speaking about Himself!

  18. Jesus and Bread • God gave the Israelites manna from Heaven and water from the rock to save them from physical death in the wilderness. • These were pictures of Christ to come... • Jesus is the Rockthat supplies living water • Jesus is the Bread that supplies spiritual food

  19. Jesus and Bread • What does it mean when God accepts someone because of their belief alone? • What is it like to live knowing you’re accepted by God only because of your faith?

  20. Conclusion • It takes work to keep physical food on the table. We make the effort because we get hungry. • Physical food only satisfies your physical appetite. • How has your spiritual appetite been lately? Are you craving Jesus?

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