"The Baskets and the Boat"

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SERMON SERIES:  Gospel of John
Sermon Scripture:   John 6:1-21

The Messiah is Mightier than Moses (6:1-4)

• Notice the implicit comparisons between Jesus and Moses:
  • Jesus is followed by a ___________ like Moses.
  • The crowd is following Jesus because they saw his ___________.
  • Jesus goes up a _____________.

The Messiah is Mightier than Moses (6:1-4) continued

• • This event takes place during the _____________ which celebrated Israel’s deliverance from Egypt.
    • 1st Passover- Jesus’ body is the _________ that will be destroyed and raised in three days.
    • 2nd Passover- Jesus’ flesh is the __________ of life which must be broken to give life.
    • 3rd Passover- Jesus is crucified as the Passover _________ to die for his people’s sins.
• These two miracles point to one big reality: Jesus is greater than Moses.

The Baskets: Jesus Miraculously Feeds His People (6:5-13)

• Jesus _____________ the faith of his disciples. (5-9)
  • The point of testing is not for God to learn something about _________.
  • The point of testing is to reveal to us what we really think about ___________.
• Jesus _____________ his power to his disciples. (10-11)
  • No problem is a match for Jesus’ power.
    • When Jesus supplies, it is never too ____________.
    • When Jesus supplies, everyone will be satisfied.
  • Jesus is not only greater than Moses, but he is greater than ___________. (2 Kings 4:42-44)
• Jesus _____________ for the needs of his disciples. (12-13)
  • Why does Jesus care about the leftover bread?
    • A personal lesson: Nothing of his will ever be _________. (John 6:39)
    • A national lesson: Jesus can supply the needs of all his people. (Phil. 4:19)

The Boat: Jesus Miraculously Crosses the Sea (6:16-21)

• As Moses led Israel across the Red Sea, Jesus crosses the sea with his disciples.
  • Notice the __________.
    • Darkness and night often occur when Jesus is absent. (John 3:2, 13:30).
  • Notice the __________.
  • Notice the storm.
    • John never mentions that Jesus calms the ____________.
    • John is showing how Jesus calms our ___________.
  • Notice their fear.
    • They are not afraid of the storm.
    • They are afraid of the ___________ of the storm.
• Moses led the people to walk ______________ water.
• Jesus met his people by walking _______ water.
  • Notice Jesus’ claim.
    • Jesus says what Moses heard God say at the burning bush: “I Am.”
    • The point of the story is not that God calms our storms, but that God gets into our _________.

Jesus: God-Sent Prophet or Man-Made Puppet? (6:14-15)

• The people want to make Jesus their king.
  • “Jesus did not come to earth to be useful. He came to be ______________.” – John Piper
    
  • Jesus is not a puppet to be manipulated. He is the God to be worshiped.
• Jesus did not come to _________ bread for our stomachs. He came to ______ bread to satisfy our souls.
• Jesus entered into the great storm of our sin to ensure we would cross safely to the other side of ________.