This sermon by Pastor Mark explores John 6:1-21, where Jesus feeds the 5,000+ and walks on water. Pastor Mark draws parallels to the Old Testament, specifically the Exodus narrative, showcasing Jesus as greater than Moses. Key themes include Jesus' miraculous provision, His divine identity, and the crowd's misinterpretation of His kingship. The sermon emphasizes faith, daily dependence on God, and the personal relationship with Jesus over simply seeking His miracles.

00:00 Scripture Reading

03:27 Welcome and Introduction

05:00 Pastor Appreciation

06:28 The Challenge of Following Jesus

08:14 Understanding the Deeper Meaning of Miracles

09:49 Connecting the Miracles to Old Testament Events

17:05 Jesus' Compassion and the Impossible Task

22:04 The Realist vs. Faith Debate

25:25 The Miracle of Multiplication

27:12 The Abundance of Jesus' Provision

28:38 Connecting the Bread to Manna from Heaven

29:59 Daily Dependence on God's Provision

32:40 The Misunderstanding of Jesus' Identity

34:27 Jesus Withdraws from the Crowd's Agenda

43:14 The Disciples' Stormy Encounter

50:46 Jesus' Presence in Our Storms

52:08 Concluding Prayer

Slides:

John 6:1-12

Jesus feeds the 5000+

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Exodus 19:3

While Moses went up to God, the Lord called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel.”

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Exodus 34:4–5

So Moses cut two tablets of stone like the first. And he rose early in the morning and went up on Mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand two tablets of stone. The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.

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John 6:1-12

Jesus feeds the 5000+

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Exodus 16:4

“Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.”

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Quote: “He kept on dividing, and yet His hands were full still. The fragments grew under His fingers.”

— C. H. Spurgeon

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What’s the point of feeding the 5000+

John 6:14 - This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!

Exodus 16:4 “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.”

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They were supposed to see Christ, who would lead them.

The people saw Moses, who Could Feed Them (vv. 1–14)

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Moses went up to meet with God.

God came down and sat on the mountain top.

Jesus, who is the glory of God, went up and sat down.

Moses heard the cries for food and prayed for bread.

Jesus gave thanks and created bread and fish.

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They Saw a King Who Could Free Them (v. 15)

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John 6:15

Making Jesus King

They were meant to see the King who frees the soul — instead, they saw a king who could free the nation.

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Exodus 16–17, Israel complaining, “It was better in Egypt.”

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Jesus refuses to be crowned by force…

instead, he will be crowned by thorns.

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John 6:16-21

Jesus walks on the water.

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Exodus 34:6–7

The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.”

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John 16:20 ---It is I!

Exodus 3:14

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

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They saw the chaos of the sea.

They were meant to see the calm of His presence.

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Quote “If Christ be in the vessel, though the vessel be tossed by the tempest, it can never sink. Better Christ on the stormy sea than a calm without Him.”

— C. H. Spurgeon

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They saw Moses, who could feed them, but bread fades.

They saw a king who could free them — but kingdoms fall.

Jesus shows a God who is with them — and that presence never ends.