"Do Not Work for the Food that Perishes"

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SERIES:  Gospel of John
​John 6:22-34

The Crowd Pursues Temporary Satisfaction (6:22-26)

• We often hunger for the ___________ bread.
• We can seek Jesus for the wrong reasons.
  • They were moved, not by their full hearts, but by their full bellies.
  • You can see the miracle but miss the __________.
  • Hard hearts cause blind eyes and hungry __________.

​The Crowd Pursues Temporary Satisfaction (6:22-26) continued

• ​We are often captives to our physical longings.
  • A full life is a life spent in pursuit of ___________.
  • A life spent any other way will feel ___________ and unfulfilled.

What Food Are You Working For: Perishable or Non-Perishable? (6:27-29)

• Eternal life is ___________, not earned.
  • We are not saved because of what we do for God.
  • We are saved because of what God has done for us.
• The work God requires is ___________.
  • This is not ____________ faith. We must trust in Christ alone.
  • This must be ___________ faith. We must believe in the one God has sent or we will perish.
• The work God requires is to __________ working.
  • We are not saved because we are ___________.
  • We are saved because of God’s ____________.

Jesus Offers Food that Truly Satisfies (6:30-36)

• The crowd demanded a sign to prove Jesus was greater than Moses.
  • For the Jews, ______________ was believing.
  • For Christians, ______________ is believing. (Romans 10:17; John 20:29)
• The food God is providing through Jesus is greater than the manna God provided in the wilderness.
  • Those who ate the manna all __________.
  • Those who eat the bread of life will _________ forever.
• Jesus doesn’t just provide bread. Jesus _______ the bread.
  • Believing is ______________.
  • Eating is ______________.
    • If we come to him, he will _____________ us completely.
    • If we believe in him, he will ____________ us eternally.
• This passage ends with a stark warning:
  • The sad reality: These people see Jesus and still do not believe.
  • The unavoidable conclusion: Believing in Jesus isn’t just hard. Believing in Jesus is _______________.