John 6:41-48 - Cameron Jungels - AM Sun Feb 9, 14

“Taught by God” - John 6:41-48 -

³² Jesus said to them, "Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.  ³³ For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."  ³⁴ "Sir," they said, "always give us this bread."  ³⁵ Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.  ³⁶ But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.  ³⁷ All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.  ³⁸ For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.  ³⁹ And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.  ⁴⁰ For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day."  ⁴¹ At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."  ⁴² They said, "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, 'I came down from heaven'?"  ⁴³ "Stop grumbling among yourselves," Jesus answered.  ⁴⁴ "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.  ⁴⁵ It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.  ⁴⁶ No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father.  ⁴⁷ Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.  ⁴⁸ I am the bread of life.  (Jn. 6:32–48 NIV)

1. Spiritual truths cannot be seen with physical eyes.

At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven." They said, "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, 'I came down from heaven'?" (John 6:41–42, NIV)

2. Spiritual truths must be revealed and taught by God.

"Stop grumbling among yourselves," Jesus answered. "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. (John 6:43–45, NIV)

All your children will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their peace. (Isa. 54:13, NIV)

Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." (John 3:3, NIV)

Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. (John 3:5, NIV)

"This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time," declares the LORD. "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD.  (Jer. 31:33–34, NIV)

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.  And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.  (Ezek. 36:26-27, NIV)

3. Everyone taught by God comes to see who Jesus truly is and believes.

It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. (John 6:45, NIV)

All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. (John 6:37, NIV)

No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. (John 6:46, NIV)

I am the bread of life. (John 6:48, NIV)

4. Everyone who believes in Jesus receives eternal life and the satisfaction of their soul.

Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.  I am the bread of life. (John 6:47-48, NIV)

For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day." (John 6:40, NIV)

Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. (John 6:35, NIV)

Main Idea: Spiritual truths must be spiritually revealed. Those who are graciously taught by God see Jesus for who he really is, believe, and receive eternal life.