John 6
Miracles mean something
Jesus’ miracles are signs. A sign points to something. Jesus’ miracles point to something about him and his mission. They invite faith in him. So, as you learn this morning about these miraculous signs – creating bread and fish on the spot for a massive crowd – walking on the surface of the water – remember this: You are being invited to understand how magnificently powerful and capable Jesus Christ is – and commit to him.
The aim of Jesus throughout the two days over which the events in John 6 occurred was to get people to believe in him. What does that mean? Unlike us, he certainly didn’t need people to believe in him to make him feel better about himself. Nor did he need people to believe in him so that his work could be a success - as if he is waiting for us to help him out. Jesus wanted people to believe in him so that they could be rescued from the crushing defeat of death. Any help you get in your life, miraculous or not, is designed to prompt you to believe in Jesus Christ so you can live forever. The amazing blindness that sin works on us, limits us to thinking that things like food and good health are more important than making peace with God and having eternal life. This study tracks the ways Jesus works to prise open our faith and get us to believe in him. In particular – to believe in him for rescue from everything that is damaging you and in particular the sin that causes the final damage which is death and an eternity under God’s deep and wrathful disapproval. He wants you to believe in him so that you can share in the brilliance of a forever life - tasting and experiencing the mind-blowing, ever-expanding thrill and beauty all that his Father lavishes on him.
Miracles mean something
Jesus’ miracles are signs. A sign points to something. Jesus’ miracles point to something about him and his mission. They invite faith in him. So, as you learn this morning about these miraculous signs – creating bread and fish on the spot for a massive crowd – walking on the surface of the water – remember this: You are being invited to understand how magnificently powerful and capable Jesus Christ is – and commit to him.
The aim of Jesus throughout the two days over which the events in John 6 occurred was to get people to believe in him. What does that mean? Unlike us, he certainly didn’t need people to believe in him to make him feel better about himself. Nor did he need people to believe in him so that his work could be a success - as if he is waiting for us to help him out. Jesus wanted people to believe in him so that they could be rescued from the crushing defeat of death. Any help you get in your life, miraculous or not, is designed to prompt you to believe in Jesus Christ so you can live forever. The amazing blindness that sin works on us, limits us to thinking that things like food and good health are more important than making peace with God and having eternal life. This study tracks the ways Jesus works to prise open our faith and get us to believe in him. In particular – to believe in him for rescue from everything that is damaging you and in particular the sin that causes the final damage which is death and an eternity under God’s deep and wrathful disapproval. He wants you to believe in him so that you can share in the brilliance of a forever life - tasting and experiencing the mind-blowing, ever-expanding thrill and beauty all that his Father lavishes on him.
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