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Have. You ever found yourself standing in

0:03

front of the refrigerator or maybe

0:06

the pantry and you just save

0:08

yourself from Hungary? But I don't

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know what I'm hungry for. You

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know that's true of us emotionally

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and spiritually. Today we're going to

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talk about satisfying your deepest, deepest

0:19

hunger as we learn Jesus. Is

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the bread of life? Stay with. Thanks

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We are a disciple, ship driven ministry

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on a mission to encourage Christians everywhere

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to live what Christians are Just a

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minute will pick up in our series

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Jesus is taught by Chip and his

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son Ryan. Member was time. Ryan talked

0:44

about Jesus as the bread of life

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and what that name means to us.

0:49

Today In this program he'll continue unpacking

0:51

that idea and explain why Christ is

0:53

the answer to our spiritual emptiness. but

0:55

before he begins. If this is your

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Okay, if you're ready, let's join Ryan

1:17

now with the remainder of this talk

1:19

from John. Chapter six: John's

1:22

writing to of people in

1:24

Asia Minor around ethicists. And

1:26

and the when he's describing

1:28

his interaction. in writing about the

1:30

story and the life of

1:32

Jesus, he is writing to the

1:35

philosophical, the hellenistic, the The

1:37

the cultured. And. He's riding

1:39

fundamentally so that we might

1:41

not only know him, but

1:44

believe in him. And as

1:46

he writes the account of

1:48

Jesus his life, there's actually

1:51

seven different places where Jesus

1:53

as specifically who he is,

1:56

But. You don't have to wrestle with the like

1:58

if you're sitting down with coffee, which. The

2:00

New Like Jesus who are you

2:02

and he ago I am and

2:04

he does this seven different times

2:06

and he says I am the

2:08

bread of life. I am the

2:11

light of the world. I am

2:13

the good shepherd. I am the

2:15

gates. I am divine. I am

2:17

the resurrection and allies. Jesus

2:20

Who are you? You

2:22

know, I actually think. Every

2:24

single person on the planet

2:26

should ask who was Jesus?

2:29

Like. Who is he really? I

2:33

actually think if. You have any intellectual.

2:35

Integrity. You have to

2:37

ask that question. Who

2:41

is this man that literally

2:43

divided it's history That is

2:45

still increasing empowering to us

2:48

to this day. Who is

2:50

the person's? This man. That.

2:53

Was this carpenter turn Rabbi

2:55

who lived in a very

2:57

obscure part of the Roman

2:59

Empire? Eventually was executed by

3:01

the Empire itself. And yet

3:03

two thousand years later, we're

3:05

talking about him and billions

3:08

of people gathering around the

3:10

world because of him. I

3:12

have some point. You.

3:15

Have to ask who. Is

3:18

this. The

3:21

first thing that he wants to

3:23

resilience. Hell us I am the

3:25

bread of life. When Jesus said

3:27

I am steers what he is

3:29

Saints who his audience Jesus. Is

3:32

the explanation and

3:34

revelation? Of God so the

3:36

world's see that phrase I am as

3:38

actually rooted all the way back and

3:40

sue the acts as a story or

3:43

Moses use wandering in the wilderness and

3:45

he sees this burning bush and it

3:47

doesn't burn off his curious he goes

3:49

over to us and God speaks tome

3:52

from miss was burning bush does not

3:54

burning up any calls Moses to be

3:56

this the liberator of the people of

3:58

Israel and then. This way mother gets

4:01

to the point where he's like okay, but

4:03

what's your name. I.

4:05

Threw my to tell sent me.

4:09

A Name and the Ancient Day

4:11

actually was a revelation of a

4:13

person's character. And who they

4:16

are, their identity. And then

4:18

God. It's resume himself and he gives

4:20

Moses his covenant name three times. He

4:22

says this, he says. I am

4:25

who I am. Your

4:27

Way I am Who I

4:29

am is ever exists in

4:31

one and created. Sovereign

4:34

creator of all.

4:37

And this is the very phrase Jesus uses

4:40

seven different times to say this is me.

4:43

And God. This

4:45

picture of bread say is the

4:47

t of the very sustenance have

4:49

lice like we need of food

4:52

to survive and with out if

4:54

we can and you say and

4:56

I am the very sustenance of

4:58

lies. You ever noticed

5:00

that as you eat security you're satisfied

5:03

but you're never fully satisfied because of

5:05

his. You're hungry a little bit lighter

5:07

skin or today I'm gonna have some

5:09

lunch because I'm going to be hungry.

5:11

but I ate breakfast this morning and

5:14

yet later I'm hungry. I'm never fully

5:16

Are Finally says I can see the

5:18

says It points to the long and

5:20

of our soul and hearts that one

5:23

day that someone might fully and finally

5:25

satisfying says I'm here. And.

5:27

Here. And I

5:29

think part of the question and attention

5:32

that we have to wrestle with his

5:34

if Jesus really only finally and foi

5:36

satisfy is why aren't all of us

5:38

craving him. Do

5:41

you realize. I didn't

5:43

notice until recently. Seventy five

5:45

percent of the population and

5:47

the Us are chronically. Dehydrated,

5:51

Three out. Of for of

5:53

you're dehydrated. It

5:55

was really fascinating because is like or

5:57

why it for the hydrated. Why

6:00

don't we. Drink. Water.

6:03

One article wrote this. You

6:06

would think that our bodies would tell us

6:08

we are thirsty. But. The

6:10

modern world's obsession for coffee,

6:12

soft drinks, fruit juices and

6:14

processed foods and additive. Listen.

6:16

To this. has desensitized

6:19

our thirst mechanism.

6:22

We. Have forgotten what it feels like

6:24

to be Thursday's We mistake it

6:26

for hunger or reach for a

6:29

coffee or sugary drinks before reaching

6:31

for water. Isn't

6:35

reaching for things. That.

6:38

Are substitutes and under true bread.

6:41

Even reason for thanks? Yeah, it kind

6:43

of clenches temporarily, but I'm heavenly. I'm

6:45

a turn off even reaching for the

6:48

thanks, but honestly some of the things

6:50

you're reaching for are just poison that

6:52

are slowly killing you and on the

6:55

live. give me living read. Only

6:58

season's. Finale.

7:01

Fully. Satisfied.

7:04

And here's what we do. And

7:07

here's the problem. What we have

7:09

to realize you can. I saw

7:11

the spirits of problem with the

7:14

Sizakele solution. This is what we

7:16

try to do. We try to

7:18

sell our spiritual problem that eighty

7:21

in our hearts belongings. With.

7:23

Some says a call saying you know what

7:25

if I just as prettier. For.

7:27

Just had more followers because I just

7:30

was more popular. Is I just you

7:32

know, drove a better car? I

7:35

had a nicer house. By. Had

7:37

a better job then

7:39

I'll finally be satisfied.

7:42

Now here's another interesting. Thing: spirituality in

7:44

the Us is not on the

7:46

decline, but it's on the Inclines

7:48

is growing. In fact, as a

7:50

research firm, Barner that literally just

7:52

came out said that ninety one

7:54

percent of Americans either believe in

7:56

or open to the idea of

7:58

a spirits or soup. The Natural

8:00

dimension. Seventy seven percent of Americans

8:02

believe in God or a higher

8:04

power. It's an astonishing. Seventy four

8:07

percent say they would like to

8:09

grow spiritually. There's

8:11

this Stanford professor. She was

8:13

interviewed by their own internal

8:16

news paper, and she's doing

8:18

her work on crystals. And.

8:21

The history of I'm She wrote in

8:23

the Middle ages, people thought the crystals

8:25

would bring a spiritual presence. People had

8:28

this hunger to have something says a

8:30

goal that embodies face and spirituality. People.

8:33

Still have that hunger now. Ness.

8:36

Like crystals are so popular. Because

8:39

we're crazy for something to finally

8:42

satisfied. Still makes sense of the

8:44

world to help us navigate and

8:46

figure it out. So

8:49

can see in his book. I

8:51

just went blank on the books. Nevermind he's

8:54

a pastor. An author.

8:57

He. Wrote: A society that denies

8:59

the supernatural usually ends up

9:01

elevating the natural to a

9:03

supernatural status. Sophisticated.

9:06

Moderns has not renounce

9:08

transcendence, but rather replaced

9:10

it with a week

9:12

substances. We've. Replaced it

9:14

with keeping up with the

9:17

Joneses The American Dream. Having

9:19

just the right person in

9:21

our life i am Jesus

9:23

is the explanation. Revelation of

9:25

God said the world, The

9:27

bread. Only Jesus can finally

9:29

fully satisfy a slice. See.

9:32

This is the source of meaning and purpose. For.

9:34

Your life. There's a

9:36

few words in the Greek for

9:38

allies as the two primary ones

9:41

is away and Bio Bio has

9:43

to do with the quantity of

9:45

lice. How much life you have

9:47

Zoe has to do with the

9:49

quality of life. Meaning

9:51

and purpose. Wonder amazement. That's the

9:53

Xo way lies. John is using

9:56

the word Zola A here Spike

9:58

in Jesus is our green. So

10:00

a life eternal kind of lies

10:02

Lies this filled with meaning and

10:05

purpose and live. In fact, he's

10:07

not just offering us. We.

10:09

Gotta get this Steve! Not just offering

10:11

that He same he is. it's.

10:14

He. Is meaning state is purpose. In

10:16

fact a little bit later on he

10:18

would go and say this and John

10:21

Chapter six. Very truly I tell you

10:23

The one who believes. We. Get

10:25

that word again. Has.

10:27

Present Tense. Eternal. I.

10:30

Believe. To place your wait

10:32

upon the put ones full trust

10:35

and. Has. Eternal.

10:37

Life for what does he turn?

10:40

Allies John Chapter seven: Seen Verse

10:42

three: Jesus defines eternal life. Now

10:44

this is eternal life that they

10:47

know personally. no use in relationships

10:49

with the one true God. And

10:51

with Jesus Christ. that's eternal life.

10:54

Like it's hurdle life isn't Later

10:56

on Sunday way out there, when

10:59

I die, get my fire insurance

11:01

hello and now I'm good. Eternal

11:03

life starts today. So impersonal. In

11:07

a minute you step into relationship with

11:10

him. He is mean, It's purpose and

11:12

satisfactions internal. I started in the moment

11:14

he say yes to him and you

11:16

put your trust them. With

11:23

surfing her August teacher why his anger?

11:25

Will continue his message and just a

11:27

minute. But let me quickly sir with

11:30

you. God has called us to do

11:32

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here again is really. Very.

11:50

Truly I tell you the one who

11:52

believes has eternal life. I.

11:55

Am the bread a life? Your

11:57

ancestors a man and the wilderness, yet they

11:59

died. But. Here right now and

12:01

five years bread that comes down from heaven.

12:04

Which anyone may eat not die.

12:07

I am the living bread that

12:09

came down from heaven. Whoever east

12:11

spread will live forever what as

12:13

the spread is my/which I guess

12:15

for the life of all four

12:17

of my body as he would

12:19

say and another gospel broke him.

12:22

For. You. Cross.

12:26

Need outs and my blood

12:28

poured out for you. To

12:31

welcome you. And. So.

12:34

Lice itself. John

12:38

Piper this pastor. He has this

12:40

great line about this. He

12:42

says that Jesus doesn't want to

12:44

give bread. But. The be bread.

12:48

Jesus doesn't want to give Brad and that's

12:50

what the people were thinking about him to

12:52

the give us some attests. I want to

12:54

get a little something from you and go

12:57

on my merry way. I want to get

12:59

a little something new and make my life

13:01

better and then do my own thing. And

13:03

that's what we want. And therefore crystals are

13:05

kind of so popular as we want to

13:08

get something from, it's to be able to

13:10

do our thing, live our vision, the have

13:12

our way, and pursue what we think will

13:14

bring meaning and purpose and satisfactions. and we

13:17

keep after it keeps. After it,

13:19

Jesus doesn't want to give

13:21

bread. He wants to be

13:23

breast. I

13:25

say this said Ginny every so often and

13:28

if you're married and have a guy your

13:30

husband or don't do this but I do,

13:32

this is joking and his tongue in cheek.

13:35

When. I just I sometimes little

13:38

kids in a godsend. a. Year

13:41

my favorite Weiss. With.

13:53

The see how on. That.

13:56

Seals. How wrong!

13:59

That. Scene. You're. My favorite.

14:01

No, no, no, you're my only. See

14:05

when we think about Jesus and we think about

14:07

what he provides and the meaning and purpose split

14:09

we go, we kind of prioritize and hierarchy and

14:11

go you know it's use your at the top

14:13

your my say rights he doesn't wanna be your

14:15

favorite by the way he wants to be your

14:17

only. Know

14:20

he is meaning, he is purpose

14:22

and everything else. Everything else other

14:24

than Jesus is just simply a

14:26

fake. a substitute say will never

14:28

fully satisfied and you can run

14:30

after it. You can chase after

14:32

you, can search for it's engine,

14:34

built a career around it. You

14:36

can. you build your life around

14:38

your kids and your marriage and

14:40

whatever else. And though those are

14:42

good things, they will not finally

14:45

fully satisfied. They will not bring

14:47

you meaning only to Jesus. He

14:53

is the bread. At

15:01

a buddy. Anna.

15:05

He. Has. Everything.

15:09

That you would think about. That

15:12

would comes your minds. They.

15:14

Go if I had that. Then.

15:17

I would be. You know. I'm

15:20

so happy! He's

15:22

good looking. He's got a good looking

15:24

wise. Who get good

15:26

looking smart kids. So

15:30

well see can travel whenever you want

15:32

to go wherever he wants. He doesn't

15:34

have to work anymore, but he still

15:36

does. Scare. Great

15:39

house. I. Mean

15:41

of free saying you to

15:43

dreamers and because I'm known

15:45

him. And

15:48

because he journeyed. What

15:50

I know that no one else sees because what

15:52

we see is the substitute. We see the x

15:54

year that was good but isn't good. On the

15:57

inside is Alex hello and M seats. We see

15:59

that go. What? I'm going to go

16:01

after that and if you just could kill

16:03

behind and rip it open a little bit

16:05

and see that know it's actually Mc and

16:08

hello. What I know is he's chasing after

16:10

something else and other things because that doesn't

16:12

satisfy him. In

16:15

our hearts. And

16:17

our schools. Often

16:20

are so victimized by the pursuits

16:22

and the demands of what we

16:24

think will actually satisfy. And

16:27

ceases. Those has

16:29

been. Noise.

16:31

Will be. The

16:35

question. Is. What will

16:37

we do? With. Jesus. How.

16:40

Are respond. To. Who.

16:43

Hears. I think

16:45

there's at least two response.

16:49

Maybe two words I want to give you. Repentance.

16:52

And renew. Repentance.

16:55

Means to change your mind which results

16:58

in the change of direction. Repentance

17:01

you know, is this turn

17:03

about. It literally means to

17:05

change your mind. That

17:07

results than and a change directions

17:09

and especially for those in this

17:11

room who have never began relationship

17:13

with Jesus to have never stepped

17:15

into this new lies that have

17:17

been talking about this eternal kind

17:19

of like to know him. Is

17:23

to change your mind about what brings

17:25

satisfaction to change your mind about what

17:27

brings meaning and purpose to change your

17:29

mind going. You know at that job,

17:32

that career that person's never will that

17:34

bottle those pills they never will and

17:36

I'm going to turn my face for

17:38

Jesus. I'm going to say yes to

17:40

you Jesus It's a day I placed

17:42

my face which is my trust and

17:44

you the full weight of my life

17:46

and I say yes to you would

17:49

you com and so my life and

17:51

makes me new and he longs. To

17:53

have a person of relationships

17:55

with you. And.

17:57

Thus, repentance, If

18:00

you're in a place where you've yet to

18:02

begin a relationship with Jesus, I

18:04

want to invite you as I give you

18:06

time. Just a process. To

18:09

pray a simple prayer. Gun.

18:13

I'm tired of running after the

18:16

sayings and as never satisfied Made.

18:20

Today I'm turning see you'd seizes

18:22

I believe you are the bread

18:25

as lies with you com and

18:27

some my life and make me

18:29

new and when you respond and

18:32

you call outs every single time

18:34

he moves and he's bad changes

18:36

in since forms in the spirit

18:39

of god comes and Liz and

18:41

Wells decide if you bringing vice.

18:45

As. Repentance. The

18:47

other word is renew. And.

18:49

I think many of us in this room that's

18:52

the word for us. It's we knew. Renewal

18:55

isn't assistance of resuming

18:57

and activity or state

18:59

after an interruption. Our

19:02

hearts are easily add fresh from god we've

19:04

gotten outta whack. We understand we've heard the

19:06

message before and yet we have run after

19:08

those other things and sectors talking with another

19:11

buddy. This. Last week and

19:13

he to sharing is like you know ryan

19:15

materialism as my thing. And

19:18

all right now is the heaviest in

19:20

the hardest works for me. And.

19:22

You know what I had to do. I

19:24

had to go to small group out of

19:27

the active resistance to materialism and me. But.

19:30

Is that recognition ice? I need renew?

19:32

or I need to sit back off

19:34

what I've left off? I need returned.

19:36

Some my first love and this moment.

19:39

Remember. The bread of Life. Was

19:42

your prayer be one of renew. Or

19:45

your got I. I.

19:47

Recognized. As. An

19:50

adding things to you. I

19:52

want to get a little jesus but I want

19:55

to go to my own saying. So

19:58

wants you to be my of. I

20:01

can attack. You.

20:08

Know as we close to this programme I

20:10

think one of the questions we all and

20:12

is how do you take hold of life

20:14

That is truly life. This. Is

20:16

the pursuit we're all on. We

20:18

long to live a purposeful a

20:20

meaningful like. This is one the

20:22

significant things that sets human beings

20:24

apart from the rest of all

20:26

other creatures. We are meaning makers.

20:28

Every single person on the planet

20:30

is searching for someone or something

20:32

that will fully satisfy our souls

20:34

longing for. Let me ask you,

20:36

how are you trying to fulfill

20:38

that deep longing? Maybe it's a

20:40

relationship. When I find my person

20:42

Dell completely is only I was

20:44

able to have kids. And everything would

20:47

be right or my kids are my

20:49

life day will fulfill me. My career

20:51

is what makes me important and so

20:53

he worked tirelessly to climb the corporate

20:56

ladder a need to be successful for

20:58

my life to be good. The problem

21:00

is these things satisfy for a moment

21:02

they scratch or meaning making as but

21:05

eventually it's none of them will finally

21:07

or fully satisfied. The American Dream acts

21:09

as a siren that caused to us

21:11

offering meaning and purpose but athletes leaves

21:14

us empty and one thing is like.

21:16

My friend who was the youngest

21:18

to make partner in his from

21:20

he had the American dream, a

21:22

successful career, beautiful y two kids,

21:24

big house, going on exotic vacations

21:26

skews the tissue or success and

21:28

yet he was empty miserable. Eventually

21:30

he turned to alcohol and almost

21:32

lost it all to as addictions.

21:34

Years later after hitting rock bottom,

21:36

gaining sobriety, still searching for that

21:38

which would satisfy as long as

21:40

we sat at a diner Early

21:42

one morning I began to share

21:44

of had Caesar said jesus. Is God

21:47

who came for us guys who loves

21:49

us God who defeated the grave to

21:51

give us life does true life he

21:53

were to me said Ryan is like

21:55

have been climbing the ladder of success

21:57

only to get to the top and

21:59

realize is. Leaning against the wrong wall,

22:02

That morning and the diner he gave

22:04

his life to Jesus experiencing the only

22:06

one who can bring through life and

22:09

purpose and meaning You know Cs Lewis

22:11

wants roads. If I signed and myself

22:13

a desire was nothing in this world

22:16

can satisfy. The only logical explanation is

22:18

that I was made for another world.

22:20

We all had a god shaped hole

22:23

in our soul that only heat to

22:25

fill. And right now. I want

22:27

to invite you to ask Jesus the author

22:29

of Life to give you true life Skill

22:32

own can satisfy the deep longing of your

22:34

soul. If that's where you are, would you

22:36

pray with me this prayer. Or

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