The Search for Jesus – John 6:22-29

The search for Jesus

John 6:22-29

“Thou has formed us for thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in thee.” ~ St Augustine

Romans 3:10-11

1 Corinthians 2:14

a. The spiritually discerned person that does not have understanding and does not search for God – but still searches for something

b. Those who God and find him are first sought and found  by God

The people (the next day) couldn’t imagine of a way in which Jesus crossed the lake

John 6:26-27

The people had missed the point of the and were still thinking about their

We must step back here and take a look at our own in following Jesus

A. The Crowd’s focus was on themselves

We often read scripture not to see the all-surpassing of Jesus but with expectations of how I will be fed. 

“I am convinced that one of the major steps to achieving good spiritual mental health is getting your mind off yourself entirely and on the Lord instead.”  ~ James Boice

B. The Multitudes’ focus was on Material Things

The people’s focus was on the food that Jesus could give them but Jesus was offering spiritual food that could satisfy their

When our minds are so focused on the material — the physical — then we miss the greater .

Important point: Material things are not bad!

The problem isn’t with the — the problem is when we let the love for possessions get in the way of seeing God for who He is.

Achan

Solomon

Ananias and Sapphira

Question: What or who is in control? 

Abraham

Illustration: Our lives revolve around our children — what is in control? 

Hebrews 11:17-19

“I have said that Abraham possessed nothing. yet was not this poor man rich? Everything he had owned before was his still to enjoy: Sheep, camels, herds, and goods of every sport. He had also his wife and friends, and best of all he had his son Isaac safe by his side. He had everything, but he possessed nothing. There is the spiritual secret. There is the sweet theology of the heart which can be learned only in the school or renunciation.” ~ Tozer

It isn’t our possessions that are wrong but our single-minded possession of our possessions.

How are we to seek God?

We find him in Jesus Christ

We find Jesus in the Scriptures 

Evangelism: Thee must be an intentional effort to make Christ known (and this doesn’t happen outside of the Scriptures)

1 Peter 1:23

2 Timothy 3:15

The gospel is about Jesus — and we find Jesus in the scriptures.

What is the work of God that endures to eternal life?

“This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”

2 Corinthians 5:21