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Sermon Outline: John 6:16-71

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John 6:16-71
“Jesus’ Hard Words of Life”

Intro: The Bible Shatters Our Boxes 
  • Jn 6:63 “It is the Spirit who gives life: the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoke to you are spirit and life”
  • Most of the people in John 6 depend on the flesh and disagree with Jesus. Will we? 
  • Welcome to Paradox. We need the Holy Spirit 
  • We all don’t have to agree on everything
  • Hard stuff can still be words of life. 
  • The bible our authority on God. Not
  1. What We Think
  2. What we feel like
  3. The Bible is not subject to the God you know
  4. Our internal philosophers must bow to the Bible

                                                                                                                           

When Hearts are Exposed  to the 

  • vs 41 The Jews Grumbled 
  • vs 52 The Jews tried to dispute Jesus words. 
  • vs 60 His disciples “This is a hard saying: who can listen to it?” 
  • vs 61 The disciples were grumbling. 
  • vs 66 Many disciples turned back and not longer walked with him. 
The 12 Agree With Jesus 
  • Do you want to go away too? 
  • To who?
  • “You have the words of eternal life and you are the Holy one of God“
  • What you say goes! Say what you want Jesus. You are right and we will agree with you! 
So What did Jesus Say? 
                                                                                                                                  

Vs 24: Jesus did not Honor Their Seeking of Him
  • They zealously went after Jesus. 
  • Traveled land and see to get to him. 
  • The disciples see him walk on water
  • These 20k have to find this Jesus! 
  • They seek him out. 
Vs 25-29 Jesus Response 
  • vs 26 “All you want is bread” “Your not seeking me rightly” 
  • Jesus exposes the motives of the people. 
  • Do they love Jesus? Or do they love what they want Jesus to be for them? 
  • Vs 28 Okay so what do we do Jesus? What works? 
    • Believe in Jesus. That is the work God would have you do. 
  • vs 30: “For us to believe, do more work” It’s never enough
Vs 34-36 “I am the Bread”
  • Come to me: I satisfy. I am better than physical bread and drink! I am the point!
  • Whoever believes!
  • The Problem: They Don’t Believe!
  • How will anyone believe then? 
        
Vs 37-45 Whoever Comes to Jesus Does so Because the Father 
  • vs 37 Every person the Father gave to the Son comes to the son. 
  • vs 37 Whoever comes will never be cast out. 
  • vs 41 The flesh can not believe that Jesus was the bread of heaven. They knew Joseph and Mary. 
  • vs 44 No one has the ability to come to God. God has to come to us. 
  • vs 45 Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to the Son. 
  1. All the people the Father Gives the Son Comes to the Son. 
  2. Whoever/Anyone who looks and believes will have eternal life. 
  3. No one can (Has the ability to) believe. But people are held responsible for not. 
  4. If you believe, then God deserves all glory. The Father gave you to the Son and therefore you believed!
  5. God gets 100% credit & glory for my belief.
  6. Humans are 100% to blame for disbelief.  
  7. Hu? Spurgeon “All glory to God in salvation: All blame to men in damnation.” Jacob and Esau 
Vs 46-59 Human’s Can’t Eat Jesus and Eats the Word of Life
  • Vs 48 “I am the bread
  • Vs 52 Jesus you are not “The bread who came down from heaven.”
  • “Whoever Eats and Drinks of Jesus will have eternal life” 
  • How can we eat your flesh Jesus and drink your blood?
  • We can’t eat you flesh and dring your blood! 
  • Jesus makes it impossible to follow him by fleshly wisdom
                                                                                                                   
Vs 60-65 To Believe in Jesus mean God gets ALLLL the Glory.  
  • “This is hard” Many Disciples said this! 
  • “Does this offend you?” Jesus knew they would not like this! 
  • vs 63 Only those of the Spirit can receive this.
  • The flesh is of no help at all. You are not a Christian because of you! 
  • No one comes unless granted by the Father. 
  • Ralph Brandon “Walk through the door that says “Whoever will” and see the other side that says “You did not choose me but I chose you”” 
Vs 66-71 So Do You want to Leave as Well? 
  • No Jesus. What you say goes. You are right. 
  • Where we going to go? We know who you are! 
True Disciples Agree with Jesus
  • vs 68 “You have the words of life” “We have Believed” “You are the Holy One of God”
  • Vs 29 “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he sent.” 
  • If you believe, that is the work of God. 
  • To make God conform to their image most Christians have a theology that lets God get most of the credit but not 100% credit for their salvation. 
  • This morning, step into the wonder of “All of Grace” 

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