John 6:22-40
The Life That Truly Satisfies – In Christ Alone
December 6, 2009
Simon Goncharenko
21 FELLOWSHIP – SBC
Outline
I. Different motives for seeking Christ – The Setting – vv. 22-25.
II. Men have always looked for a life that satisfies – vv. 26-34.
a. A life that satisfies cannot be found in the material stuff – v. 26-27, 30-31, 34.
i. The material stuff has an expiration date – v. 27.
ii. The spiritual food lasts forever – v. 27
iii. The spiritual food is given by Christ, who has God’s quality stamp – v. 27.
b. There is no morality that satisfies without the spiritual foundation (The Moral is Rooted in the Spiritual) – vv. 28-29, 32-33.
i. Wondering how to live a moral life? – v. 28.
ii. There can be no real morality without the faith in Christ – v. 29.
iii. Seeing is not believing… - vv. 30-31.
iv. Christ is the true bread from heaven given by God – vv. 32-33.
III. The only life that truly satisfies is found in Christ alone (the Bread of life) – vv. 35-40.
a. Only in Christ can real life be found – vv. 35
b. Only those whom the Father chooses will find real life in Christ – vv. 36-37.
c. Those that are chosen will be preserved forever – vv. 38-40.
i. They are eternally secure in Christ – v. 38-39.
ii. They will rise again at the last day – v. 40.
