John Pt. 30 | John 6:16-21

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May 6, 2023

April 16, 2023 Covenant Reformed Baptist Church Pastor Jeff Rice

John Pt. 31 | John 6:22-27

00:05: All right, you will at this time take your copy of the scriptures
00:12: We're going to continue in the Gospel of John chapter 6 And we'll consider verses 22 27 the
00:23: Gospel of John chapter 6 22 through 27 Oh God in Jesus name
00:37: And by the power of your spirit where we as a people call upon the yacht way
00:49: To at this time minister to us Through your word and Lord, we pray that you will use your word to grow us
01:03: Our Savior So this is our 31st message in this gospel and I'm going to begin by reading the text
01:19: Gospel of John chapter 6 verses 22 through 27 which reads on the next day the proud which stood
01:29: On the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boats there except one
01:37: And that Jesus had not entered With his disciples into that boat into the boat, but then his disciples had gone away alone other small boats came from Tiberias near the place where They ate the bread after the
01:55: Lord had given. Thanks So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there nor his disciples
02:04: They themselves got into the small boats and came to Capernaum Seeking Jesus And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him rabbi
02:18: When did you come here? Jesus answered and said to them truly truly
02:24: I say to you You seek me not because you saw Signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled
02:35: Do not Work for the food which perishes But for the food which endures to eternal life which the
02:44: Son of Man will give to you For on him the Father God Set his seal
02:53: Our Theme for this Lord's Day is the reality of false disciples part 2 the reality the false disciples part 2 and I mentioned that this is going to be the overarching theme of this chapter
03:09: So what we will have varying propositions and today my proposition is this those that work for the food that perishes will
03:21: Likewise perish If you are working for food that perishes you will likewise
03:31: Perish and that's what we're seeing take place in the text The question is this why is
03:37: Jesus speaking to the crowd in terms of bread? Like that's that but that's the question that we asked but to answer that question
03:47: I want to remind you of chapter 4 Where Jesus is speaking to a woman from Samaria?
03:55: Right. She was half Jew and half Samaritan. The Jews had no dealings with the Samaritans if you can remember especially men did not speak to women and I as I was breaking down that portion of text
04:09: I pointed out that a Jewish man would not be seen in public speaking to his own wife
04:15: Nor his own daughter much less a woman Of Samaria Jesus speaks to the woman of Samaria and speaks to her
04:31: If you can remember not in the same way The only thing different was he spoke to her about water and not bread
04:43: He spoke to her about the living water Which we concluded was the
04:48: Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the living water Jesus made a statement Whomever he gives this living water to will never thirst
04:58: So in chapter 4 he speaks concerning water Now here in chapter 6 he is speaking concerning bread
05:07: In our outline we're going to see Jesus expose the heart of false disciples
05:14: And he'll do so in three ways We'll show the reason why they follow
05:20: The wage the wages of which they earn and the wages of which we have not
05:27: So point number one the reason why they follow Point number two the ways it the wages of which they earn
05:34: And point number three the wages of which we have not earned And if you can recall
05:42: Last week's message where Jesus walked on the sea I mentioned that That this event was not just sandwiched in between these two major bread of it
05:56: The meat like I did that there right the meat Concerning Jesus walking on water which is found in between these two bread events is to show us
06:07: What true disciple true followers of Jesus Christ look like So if you want to know what true disciples and true followers of Jesus looks like look no further than when the story of Jesus walking on the water
06:25: I Mentioned one incident where Jesus well excuse me where the twelve were in a boat in the middle of the sea in the middle of a storm and They had
06:35: Jesus with them Jesus was asleep in the boat and his disciples came and woke him up and said to him
06:42: Do you care that we are perishing? Right if they actually at this time knew who it was that was in the boat with them
06:52: They would have known that they were in the most safest place in the storm They have right there in the boat with them though.
07:00: He's napping the Messiah Right the Messiah is not gonna go down in the boats right he's predetermined to be crucified he will not
07:11: Right, but I see this quite often when it comes to my own death if God has predetermined me to die by fire
07:17: I am NOT going to drown They are with the Messiah and they go and they wake him up because the storm is overtaking him and they say do you care?
07:27: That we are perishing Jesus wakes up speaks to the storm be still the wind and the waves become calm
07:42: After seeing this his disciples marveled and said these words what kind of man is this
07:49: Then even the winds and the sea of faith And I pointed you to psalm 107
07:56: Beginning in verse 28 and 29 which says and they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble
08:03: Thank do you care that we are perishing? But they cried out to Yahweh in their trouble and he brought them to their he brought them out of their distress
08:16: He caused the storm to stand still So that the wind so that the waves in the wind were touched he said to the storm be still
08:31: If they were able to recall this portion of Scripture they would have understand that this man
08:37: Jesus the Nazarene was and is Yeah Jesus is
08:47: Yeah, only Yahweh can command The storms the wind and the sea
08:57: Now back to John chapter 6 this time they were in a boat in the middle of the sea in the middle of the storm
09:06: But they were without Jesus They were without the one who commands the obedience of the wind and the sea
09:16: They knew that their only hope was Jesus Christ Do you see the difference?
09:34: That's the difference that's the difference between true disciples true followers versus false disciples false followers of Jesus True disciples know that they need
09:47: Jesus nothing else Jesus Reminded of that song all
09:56: I have is Christ So that song I hear when I think of I hear Vince Gill's voice with me says give me
10:03: Jesus Give me Jesus. You can have all the world Give me
10:09: Jesus That's what his disciples Want it and that's the difference
10:15: Now in John chapter 6 verses 22 to 24 of these verses are giving us the context of the story
10:22: So in verse 22 where it says on the next day It is speaking of the day after the feeding of the five thousand.
10:32: This is the day after It's still a part of that day so it was evening first mid -morning so As that day started in the evening, so The story of Jesus walking on water when you read it in Mark and Matthew it speaks that it was in the fourth watch the night
10:52: Which would have been about three three a .m. Six a .m
11:00: So this is right after Jesus had walked on water, let's read that real quick again
11:07: Before we explain So versus 22 through 24 on the next day
11:16: The crowd stood on the other side of the sea on the other side of the sea and saw
11:21: That there was no other small boat there Except one and that Jesus had not entered with his disciples into the boat
11:33: But that the disciples had gone away alone Other small boats came to Tiberias near the place where Jesus Near the place where they excuse me ate the bread after the
11:48: Lord had given thanks So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there nor his disciples
11:54: They themselves got into the small boats and came to Capernaum seeking
11:59: Jesus now if you remember When Jesus and his disciples did not win at Capernaum they winned at Deseret I Think that's how you say it.
12:12: It's one of those troublesome names Yes Good Nazareth. It's something good.
12:18: Yes, sir. It are good. Nazareth pick one. I'm fine with both So they were headed towards They were going to Capernaum Where they were you had to head towards Bethsaida because of the storm they landed in desert
12:36: Whatever I said To two streets for that name
12:43: So that means Jesus in this prior time as they had landed with the boat early in the morning
12:49: They had to I would say After Jesus had done some miracle works there
12:54: We know from the other gospel they did not win
13:03: It doesn't tell us how they got to Capernaum. I imagine they just walked over because it was right beside Now let us remember why this group of GGs are following after They're Following after Jesus because After Jesus gave thanks over the five loaves of bread and the two fish
13:25: He was able to feed upwards to 20 to 25 thousand people The text tells us it was 5 ,000 men plus women and children upwards to 20 to 25 ,000 people out of a sack lunch.
13:44: I Prophet and that the prophet that was to come would be like Moses I believe this group of Jews saw the shadow of the prophet being fulfilled in Jesus Christ and because they weren't in because they wanted to take him by force and make him king and I mentioned last week and I believe the
14:08: Maybe the week before but I know I did last week that the twelve disciples would have went right along With this the twelve disciples would have would have helped the crowd sees
14:19: Jesus to make him king Which is why Jesus? Makes them get into the boat and he drives away the crowd the next day the crowd begins to look for Jesus So they travel to Capernaum.
14:35: So let's get to point number one the reason why They follow you see this in verses 25 and 26 verse 25
14:46: And when they follow him on the other side of the sea they said to him rabbi.
14:51: When did you come here? Jesus answered and said to them truly truly
14:57: I say to you you seek me not because you saw signs But because you ate of the loaves and were healed
15:06: The reason why they followed was because they ate of the loaves
15:13: Jesus to them. I mentioned this last week was nothing more than the fish and bread dispenser
15:19: All right, you imagine you've ever seen those pads You open them get you a piece of candy.
15:25: That's what Christ was to them He was someone who can provide for them God through Moses that the
15:35: Israelites from 40 years in the wilderness This group of Jews are probably thinking that since Jesus is the
15:42: Prophet like Moses the one that Moses spoke about He would probably do the same as Moses or them
15:52: They were looking to him as a cash cow Not a savior
15:57: Not the one who is going to redeem them, but someone who was going to feed them
16:04: They were looking to Jesus as their cash cow hoping not to have to strive after bread
16:12: Bread at this time was a high commodity and not everyone could afford it
16:18: If you recall the curse one of the curses placed on Adam or his disobedience
16:24: Had to do with bread We see this in Genesis chapter 3 verse 19, which says by the sweat of your face
16:34: You will eat bread John chapter 20 verse 30 and 31
16:43: Certainly tell us that these signs performed by Jesus and the signs that are written
16:49: For a purpose for all the signs performed by Jesus and the signs that are written in the gospel
16:56: Which were seven different signs or for a purpose? Let's read that real quick John 20
17:07: Verses 30 to 31 Therefore Many other signs
17:15: Jesus also dear and the presence of his disciples Which are not written in this book.
17:22: I Mentioned earlier just a few seconds ago. Only seven signs are given to us in this gospel
17:28: Read Matthew Mark and Luke. They have other signs that Jesus done
17:33: John is declaring That it's even more than what's written
17:39: Jesus performed so many more miracles and that these miracles that he's performed is for a purpose
17:47: Look at verse 31, but these things speaking of these seven signs have been written so that you
17:56: May believe that Jesus is the Christ The Son of God and that by believing you may have life in his name notice he said that these things have been written
18:09: That's what the theme of this book is Evangelistic right the book of John the
18:17: Gospel of John is Evangelistic it has been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the
18:24: Christ But if you were there at this time and saw the signs and believe it didn't hold the same purpose
18:36: You say what are you saying well It's it's clear
18:42: Over and over and someone would believe because they saw the signs that Jesus was doing it.
18:49: They were rejected by Jesus if you go back to chapter 2
18:56: So John gospel John chapter 2 look at verse 23
19:12: Now when he was that when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, so this is dealing with the first Passover We'll see three
19:19: Passover's in John there in the feast Many believe in his name see that many believed in his name
19:29: When they saw the signs which he was doing But Jesus on his part was not entrusting himself to them for he knew all men and Because he had no need for anyone to bear witness concerning man for he himself knew what was in man
19:51: So these guys believe in they believe in Jesus because they saw the signs look at chapter 3 verse 1
20:01: Now when a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus a ruler of the Jews This man came to Jesus by night and said to him rabbi watch this
20:11: We know that you come from God as a teacher For no one can do these signs
20:19: That you do unless God is with him. Now listen to what Jesus says verse 3 Jesus said to him truly truly
20:27: I say to you Unless one is born again You cannot see the kingdom of God His response was
20:43: You cannot see the kingdom of God unless you're first born again
20:51: Seeing the signs and truly believing hinges on the new birth
20:56: So just because someone sees the sign and believes Doesn't mean they believe
21:04: That Salvific belief has to do with the new birth their belief displays
21:13: But the excuse me the belief displayed by the Jews was merely a Misinterpretation of the signs they were chasing them because of the signs
21:26: So why were they following Jesus? Answered because they ate of the loaves.
21:33: They were a part of the sign They saw it and they also partook in the sign and they wanted to continue to eat
21:43: From the loaves they wanted to continue to have Jesus to provide for them point number two the wages of which they earn
21:54: You see this in verse 27 a Verse 27 a
22:03: Chapter 6 verse 27 a Jesus says do not work for the food which
22:12: Perishes Bread perishes right bread doesn't last
22:22: Whether you eat of it or it goes bad it perishes take a loaf of bread Set it up don't touch it and watch what happens watch it begin to move watch it begin to perish
22:38: Bread perishes Now before I tell you what I think is being communicated let me
22:47: First tell you what I know is not Jesus is not listening.
22:54: He is not telling them not to work and earn a living to provide for their families
22:59: He's not telling them not to work and by the swear their brow Eat by the swear their face to eat bread
23:06: If that's what he is saying He's going against scripture, so we have to conclude that Jesus is not telling them not to work
23:15: But like a job to provide for their families Second Thessalonians chapter 3 verse 10 says this if anyone is not willing to work
23:25: Now they're let him eat First Timothy chapter 5 verse 8 says this but if anyone does not provide for his own
23:35: And especially of those of his household He has denied the faith, and he's worse than an unbeliever
23:45: Clearly Jesus is not communicating For them not to work right
23:52: So when our text says do not work for food that perishes His board is aggravated
23:59: He is not telling him not to get a job or to earn food
24:09: However, what is he communicating I? Believe he is speaking about them following him
24:16: He is speaking about them false disciples Following him It's work for a false disciple to follow
24:25: Jesus why? Because they haven't been given the grace to follow Jesus They have not been given the grace
24:34: So they're they're actively following him is of their own doing and it is considered work
24:42: It took a lot of effort for this large group of Jews thank 20 to 25 thousand people to cross over the sea looking for Jesus I Can't even imagine taking my small family and cross over the sea to tell you something
25:01: I know I know Pastor Cal has PTSD stories from him, but man camping is hard work
25:11: It's hard work You try to have a family camping trip, and you come back to like you work the month and no days off And yet I believe it was yesterday
25:21: I'm talking about the church having a camping trip. I probably just talked us out of it
25:29: But It's hard work
25:37: Do you have 20 to 25 ,000 people traveling over the sea to follow
25:43: Jesus? This effort of following after Jesus was not an easy thing to do and as was stated earlier
25:51: They were doing so with wrong motives. It was they didn't have right motives for following him
25:58: They haven't been given the grace Remember I said earlier that Jesus to them was nothing more than a bread and fish
26:07: Dispenser he was their meal ticket their cash pound They were working for the food which parish they didn't cross over there for Jesus They crossed over there for bread
26:21: Jesus can take a sack lunch and feed all of us 20 to 25 ,000 people let's not let this get away
26:32: And they want it so let me read this again They were working for the food that parishes
26:40: And what they have earned by doing so listen is
26:46: All of us Following after Jesus for the wrong reason is simple
26:56: The wages of sin is death, right? The soul that sins shall die
27:02: Every one of us who have sinned we will die This work does nothing positive for them in the eyes of God No good work done in the body can merit favor with God you outside of Christ alone with your works will perish
27:27: Our works cannot save us And when we try to add anything to the finished work of Christ, we only condemn ourselves therefore turning our good works
27:41: Into sinful behavior Name the greatest deed that can ever be done
27:47: And put in front of me. I'm doing this to earn favor with God That great deed is sinful
27:58: The Bible tells us the wages of sin is death. When you die
28:04: That's your paycheck. This is what you've earned in life Yeah The Old Testament shows us
28:14: How God has promised to destroy death while the New Testament shows us how
28:20: God destroys death point number three The wages of which we have not earned we're going to read all of verse 27
28:33: Do not work for the food which perishes But for the food which endures to eternal life
28:41: Which the Son of Man will give to you for on him the
28:46: Father God set his seal Clearly listen clearly verse 27 is teaching us that not
29:00: Excuse me. Clearly verse 27 is teaching us that we are not to follow Jesus For the benefits he may offer
29:07: We're not to follow Jesus for the benefits that he may offer in the case of our text.
29:14: It's bread They're following him for bread If Jesus is a dispenser of any kind of benefit you're following him for the wrong purpose
29:26: However, we are to follow him the benefits of him of having him
29:33: We're to follow Jesus for the benefits of having Jesus not for having bread not for having good health
29:40: Name it if it's not him then it's it's no benefit to us We are to follow
29:46: Jesus for the benefit of having him When our text says for the food which endures to eternal life it's speaking about Jesus Look at verses 33 to 35
30:03: John chapter 6 33 3 35
30:12: Jesus speaking for the bread of God is That which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world
30:22: Then they said to him Lord Always give us this bread.
30:28: He said always give us this bread. They're still thinking physical bread that perishes
30:36: Jesus said to them, here's where he gets in trouble. I am the bread of life
30:44: He who comes to me Will never hunger and he who believes in me
30:51: Think back to chapter 4 will never thirst We believe in Jesus. What do you get?
31:02: Jesus is the bread of life Jesus is the one who came down from heaven in the
31:08: Incarnation Isaiah Psalm 14
31:14: Psalm 53 tells us that God sits on his throne and he looks down and he sees that no
31:21: One seeks for him. No one seeks for him What is he
31:31: He steps down He enters into creation
31:38: He lived the life Speaking in his incarnation look back at verse 27 again at the words
31:49: For the food which endures we turn white the great word here for endures is me know
31:57: Me know which means to remain to remain means
32:04: Listen not to perish For the food don't work for the food that perishes
32:15: But for the food that endures we turn a lot of the food that remains
32:22: Jesus is the bread. He is the one who remains he does
32:29: Parish We cannot consume it all right. We try right we we try to eat up as much as we can
32:37: It won't never get there There It does not go bad, right
32:52: He is efficacious for all what Christ has done. It's powerful enough for all people
33:01: We spoke about this Friday night at the man's hangout following Jesus For The sake of Jesus endures remains for eternal life
33:16: Because Jesus has procured eternal life for us If Jesus has not procured eternal life
33:27: Then it perishes it does not remain And as a matter of fact,
33:32: I'm chasing after him while working for this bread. It's simple You in life right now in your
33:42: Your sanctification following Jesus It's not simple It's not 25 ,000 people trying to cross the sea
33:51: We have been given the grace of God and our sanctification to follow after Jesus And it's not simple.
33:58: We're not doing it again, if you're not doing it for the reasons of trying to Get something benefit whether it's love whether it's food whether just name it
34:10: Again, the name of claimant health wealth prosperity gospel if you're seeking Jesus for that purpose health wealth and prosperity
34:17: It's simple and it's going to perish So follow
34:27: Jesus for the sake of Jesus and doors remains for eternal life because Jesus has peculiar eternal life for us this being the life that he lived as a
34:37: Substitute and the death that he died as a substitute and listen, that's how he is destroying in bed
34:45: That's how he is destroying that if you are here for our Easter Sunday we mentioned his resurrection
34:53: Is an already and not yet fulfillment of what takes place in first Corinthians chapter 15
35:00: And that old saying goes death. Where's your sting? Oh death. Where is your death?
35:06: There's going to come a day When you and I when we die when Christ comes back and the dead in Christ are raised when that will be fully fully
35:17: Here. Oh, yeah, where's your sting? Oh, yeah, where is your victory?
35:25: Jesus will once and for all destroy death right now. He is destroying
35:31: One day That same section says the last enemy to be destroyed is death no more will die
35:45: Jesus tells Martha who's speaking on the resurrection. He says he who believes in me even though they die
35:52: Yet shall be Death is being destroyed And it's through the life
35:59: That Jesus lived as a substitute in my place and the death that Jesus died as a substitute
36:06: This which he freely gives to us For on him on Jesus God the
36:13: Father has set his seal at this time In the text if you were given the seal of the king
36:24: You spoke for the king so Signet ring if a king gives you his signet ring to go out
36:33: He made that still on you you spoke for the king Whatever you said it is as if it's coming for the mouth of the king
36:42: The seal of God is the Holy Spirit and at the baptism of Jesus We see that the
36:49: Holy Spirit came and rested on Jesus and according to Hebrews chapter 1 verse 1
36:54: God has spoken through his son Jesus in these last days
37:00: Jesus by that sign appearing upon him at his baptism. It's the same.
37:06: This is my signet He asked my sick He's the one you are to listen to And Now by faith in Jesus following after Jesus singing
37:19: Jesus for Jesus We have been given the seal of God Ephesians chapter 1 if you will turn there look at verse 13
37:32: Ephesians chapter 1 verse 13 in him speaking of Jesus you also after Listening to the word of truth the gospel of your salvation
37:45: Having also believed were sealed In him with the
37:51: Holy Spirit of promise Jesus taking that ring and sealing us Turn over to chapter 4 of Ephesians Look at verse 30 and do not grieve the
38:07: Holy Spirit of God By him you were sealed for the day
38:15: Redemption If you have the seal of God you will not fall away
38:23: That's the difference right between a false disciple And a true disciple false disciples fall away true disciples endure to eternal life
38:31: Because they have been given the bread of life Jesus Christ You Will if you have the seal of God you will not all the way you will not lose the seal of God And you will not fall away
38:45: Not because you're doing the right thing like the opposite. You will not fall away because Jesus is
38:53: What he said Those who I had it memorized
39:05: I have memorized, but it slipped my mind Do not work for the thing which perishes right here, but for the food which endures to If you have
39:25: Christ meaning you are in Christ listen to this You cannot be in Christ if you have
39:33: Christ that means you are in Christ You can not be on in Christ Which is why
39:59: We will see that these disciples that are following Jesus after the bread it perishes
40:05: Are not true disciples. They are not true followers. They are not Christians.
40:11: They are not in Christ They are not Christians and they are not Christian because their faith was not near Jesus What was their faith?
40:23: What was their faith Besides the bread the faith was in the bread
40:32: It was in the gift and not the giver Now I don't know what this feels like a hundred percent, but I know 20 %
40:49: All of us we have kids And we give them gifts And sometimes we see our kids and they're playing them to get up and they're more enamored by the
41:08: Gift and they are the giver Right when I see my kids She's she's on her electronics
41:20: I walk in She's focused on the gear and not the giver
41:31: That's what's taking place here they're focused on the gear and not the giver
41:38: They're focused on the gift and not the giver the difference between true followers of Jesus Christ and false followers of Jesus Christ Don't let this slip in mind.
41:50: You don't remember anything. I was one of this is the object of which our faith is
41:57: Is your faith in the signs is your faith in what you can get from Jesus or is your faith in Christ If your faith and hope are in material blessings of being a follower of Christ or Is your faith in Christ one more time is your faith in hope in the material?
42:20: Blessings of being a follower of Christ or is your faith in hope in Christ alone?
42:27: And I'll leave you to answer that question I'm available to anyone who wants to talk
42:34: Pastor Cal Josh as well Yeah, I thought the
42:39: Lord moving the heart If you have anything that you want to talk about Please come and see one of us. That's right
42:46: Father Lord, we love you. We thank you for your word God I know that I can be distracted in life and I'm sure that everyone in here can echo what
42:57: I'm saying. I Can be so distracted in life That it can seem as if I'm looking at everything going on without focusing on or please forgive me
43:14: Grant to me repentance help me to not be a Disciple and follower
43:24: Who Focuses on the gift and not the giver father everything that I have has been given to me by you
43:33: My wife my kids my wife this church My church family
43:42: Lord help me, please As I give thanks for these things that you've given me to never take my eyes off of Christ To never think with what
44:00: I have been But to give thanksgiving to you for providing what you have provided for us
44:08: Lord you have given us something great Which is the supper? The supper which reminds us of what you have done for us in your death
44:22: The body that was broken for us and the blood that was shed for us Please in this moment that we partake in this supper
44:32: Lord we ask that you grant grace forgiveness and grace And that you will use it just as I pray you did today with the preaching of your word