The preaching text for Sunday will be John 6:1-21. If Jesus is drawing a line in the sand with the religious leaders in chapter five, he is drawing a line in the sand with the crowds following him in chapter six. We will see the masses abandon Jesus by the end of the chapter, but in the verses leading up to that event we have a couple of miracles where Jesus is making clear to the crowds who exactly he is. This Sunday we will consider the miracle of the “Feeding of the 5000”, but tucked into this most familiar account is another miracle. It’s what we see happen afterwards with the disciples in the boat on the stormy waters. Two miracles in one account! Not only is Jesus demonstrating who he is to the crowd, but he is demonstrating who he is to the disciples as well. What are we supposed to take away from each of these accounts? Why does the feeding miracle matter to us? Why does Jesus’ miracle on the water matter to us? Are they merely good stories for us to learn about in Sunday School? No, they are much more substantial than that. They matter because they contain light and life. They are more than just good stories, they are here so that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and by believing have eternal life in his name.
Sermon Title: “Every Need Met In Jesus”
Sermon Text: John 6:1-21
Meditation Passage: Deuteronomy 18:15-22
Call To Worship: Psalm 113
Benediction: Revelation 1:4-7
Songs For Sunday:
Praise To The Lord The Almighty
Verse 1
Who else commands all the hosts of heaven
Who else could make every king bow down
Who else can whisper and darkness trembles
Only a Holy God
Verse 2
What other beauty demands such praises
What other splendour outshines the sun
What other majesty rules with justice
Only a Holy God
Chorus
Come and behold Him
The One and the Only
Cry out sing holy
Forever a Holy God
Come and worship the Holy God
Verse 3
What other glory consumes like fire
What other power can raise the dead
What other name remains undefeated
Only a Holy God
Verse 4
Who else could rescue me from my failing
Who else would offer His only Son
Who else invites me to call Him Father
Only a Holy God
Only my Holy God
Reminder:
Monthly Prayer Service – Wednesday Evening 6:30 PM