“‘Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life.’ I once heard a preacher put it this way: ‘WHEN YOU SPEAK, WE COME ALIVE INSIDE.’ Peter knew there was nowhere else to go and no one else to go to. When Jesus speaks, we come alive inside. Peter then made his confession like he did in the other gospels in Caesarea Philippi, ‘You are the Holy One of God (the Christ, the Son of the living God).'”
Tag: John 6
Why Not Remain and Learn?
“Turning away from him, ignoring his words because they’re just too hard to understand is not profitable, not life-sustaining. IF YOU DON’T GET IT TODAY, HANG AROUND. You might get it tomorrow. He said his words were Spirit, the very Spirit of God, and life eternal. Good luck finding such stuff like that somewhere else.”
Into Our Predicament
“God is very intentional, very active. God comes, God reveals, and God acts on our behalf. Amid God’s actions, there is something that begins to take place. We begin to believe that God’s activity is for our benefit, AND WE BECOME ACTIVE, AS WELL.”
God Cares (Comes Down)
“Do you know what it is when only God can help?”
Who Has Authority?
“When we want God to hear our pleas for our flesh and blood enemies to be destroyed by divine action, it ought to make sense for us now that God is not likely to answer such pleas.”
We Come Alive Inside
John 6: 63-69 Through this journey in John 6 we’ve come to Jesus’ question to the twelve that remain, “Do you also wish to go away?” The term disciple means learner. For many who followed Jesus, their learning had ended. Whatever encouraged them to follow in the first place was replaced with discouragement, and they…
Our Only Hope of Understanding
John 6: 51-66 I encourage you to recall that all I just read began with the crowd in this chapter from the gospel of John looking for Jesus the day after he fed them miraculously. In verse 26 of John 6, Jesus said, “You are looking for me not because you saw signs but because…
He Comes to Us
John 6: 32-51 When comic strips appeared in newspapers, and we actually read newspapers, Dennis the Menace’s mother said, as she put him to bed: “Time to say your prayers, dear” Dennis said, “I can’t, Mom.” Mom said, “Why not?” Dennis responded, “Cause I can’t think of the exact words.” “Oh, honey, you don’t have…
When He Arrives, He Satisfies
John 6: 24-35 The late Tommy Lasorda, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was being interviewed by a reporter and was talking about his diet. It was not going well. “I am a strong man,” said Lasorda, “but linguini is stronger.” A Weight Watchers member proudly announced at the meeting just after Easter that his…
By Force or By Authority
John 6: 14-21 The people were about to take Jesus and make him king by force. The disciples started across the sea to Capernaum in the evening without him. The people were planning to come to him in order to cease him for their own purposes. The disciples were comfortable leaving him behind. Which is…
Psalm 102 in The Message 