What were they all looking for, the people who had heard about a miracle of five loaves and two small fish being multiplied into a feast that fed more than five thousand people? Those who were present were amazed and filled. The disciples of the teacher were amazed and filled. And now those who missed the action were hoping for more. And so they finally found him. How he got to Capernaum without a boat had baffled them all. They came seeking an answer to their question of how he crossed the lake without a boat. He answered by revealing that boats, lakes, bread, and fish were not on His mind.
Through the format of questions and answers, Jesus opens up the mystery of the ages. The are looking for answers; Jesus is looking for His sheep. They are hungry for bread; Jesus is offering Himself. These two dynamics are coming into collision, and the result will be that some will come to Him and believe, and others will reject Him and seek to kill Him. This tension will become a tool in the hands of God to reveal the bread of separation and salvation.
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January 26, 2014 | Pastor John Bayles | The Bread of Separation and Salvation | Part 1 | John 6:25-40
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