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Saturday, November 12, 2016

Gospel of John - John 6:22-40

Homiletics                                             Study of John
Lesson     9                                           Passage: John 6:22-40
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Crowd seek and find Jesus and disciples on other side of lake (John 6:22-24)
a. Crowd realize Jesus and disciples have gone. (22)
b. Boats land from Tiberias (23)  
c. Crowd realize that Jesus had gone and begin search (24)


Crowd questions Jesus where He tells of required work of God (John 6:25-29)
a. Crowd find Jesus on other side of lake and asked “when” did He arrive (25)
b. Jesus describes earthly motivation of crowd (26)  
c. Jesus tells of food to work for  (27a)
d. Seal of approval on work of Son of Man (27b)
e. Crowd asks about works God requires (28)
f. Jesus responds with belief in the God sent one. (29)
Crowd asks Jesus for sign and he shares about true bread of heaven  (John 6:30-40)
a. Crowd asks for sign for belief; Bread from Heaven (30,31)
b. Jesus answers not Moses but Father who gives bread of Heaven (32)  
c. Jesus describes capability of bread from heaven; to give life (33)
d. Jesus declares results of bread of heaven – Eternal life (34-40)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Crowd seek and find Jesus and disciples on other side of lake
 John 6:22-24
Crowd questions Jesus where He tells of required work of God
 John 6:25-29
Crowd asks Jesus for sign and he shares about true bread of heaven
 John 6:30-40
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
God’s works sought and signs wanted from Bread of Heaven
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that the Father’s will is to us to come to Jesus and believe to receive the true Bread of Heaven
Specific Application Questions
1.
How do you search out Jesus in your daily life?  In what ways are you lacking and need to seek Him out?
2.
Jesus was doing the work of the Father for which He was approved, what eternal work are you doing?
3.
Where are you NOT in the will of the Father for your life; what needs to change; when will you make the change?  If not now, why not?
Principles to Remember
1.
All need to seek and believe in Jesus for eternal life.
2.
Work for food that endures to eternal life given by Son of Man
3.
Bread of Heaven brings eternal life to those who believe
Characteristic of God
Bread of heaven
Theme: 
Seekers are challenged to work for eternity and believe in bread of heaven (life)


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