The Bread of Life: Heaven-Sent, Sovereign, Forever

There was no other way, no other means. Effort doesn't work. Morality doesn't cut it. The more we try, the more it is apparent we cannot attain salvation on our own. There must be a heaven sent provision. There must be something sent from God, who is the creator, that can come into our lives, move into our neighborhood, and say, let me give you what you desperately need and could never provide on your own. This heaven sent bread is a gift from the father. The father has sent the son to provide what we need and could never attain. [00:55:09] (45 seconds)  #GiftNotEarned

You can't just look at it. You can't just come near to it. You can't you know, if someone says like, if you go to someone and say, hey, man, you gotta try this bread. It's really good. And they say, you know what? That sounds really good. You look really different because of it. But you know what? I don't really need it. I'm not I don't want it for myself, but good for you. Just being exposed or around it isn't enough. You must take it in. You must believe why he was sent in the first place. And when you do that, God will change you forever. We have much to be thankful for. [01:18:55] (37 seconds)  #TakeTheBread

reminds me that my salvation in him is far too precious, far too matchless, far too incalculable in its cost to know that he did this so that I could be with him. Church, there should be worship in our hearts to know that Jesus is heaven sent and that he's the father's gift. That God does love you so much. How much to give you his son so that his son would leave the heavenly presence and fellowship that he had with his father? And don't you ever think for a second that God doesn't love you because he sent his son. He is the gift that you need. [00:56:37] (68 seconds)  #WorshipTheGift

When you think this morning about a response to this passage for you, there should be worship in your heart, joy in your heart, and knowing that Jesus has come for the purpose and reason of rescuing you, restoring you, and providing for you what you need. And I don't know if you really feel like that all the time. I know I don't always feel like that all the time. I can go through the motions. I can show up and do the things, But to understand that every second of Jesus' life on earth was dedicated to provide what we need, it was a heaven sent gift, [00:55:53] (43 seconds)  #RescueRestoreProvide

When you know the son, the bread from heaven, you are with him forever, and he will not lose any that the father gives, and God will not change his mind. And I'm so thankful that the father is not fickle, that he says one thing and then we come along and mess it up, and he says, you know what? I gave you a chance. Get out of here. The rescuing, redeeming, restorative love of God is secure forever. All this is to the glory of God. But none of this in God's sovereign, elective choice and salvation diminishes the dignity or responsibility of mankind. [01:01:09] (65 seconds)  #RescueIsSecure

As it concerns God's sovereign electing choice in our salvation, what that means is that our salvation is unconditional, irresistible, and irrevocable. What do I mean by that? It's unconditional. It's not based on anything that we do. When God chooses on behalf of us in our salvation, He doesn't say, looking down from his throne, you know, Angela would make a really good Christian. I'm gonna choose her. She'd be a great Awana leader. He doesn't look down the corridor of time and say, this is what I potentially see and choose because of that. [00:59:07] (46 seconds)  #UnconditionalGrace

Blind people cannot see the things of God. So how does a blind person spiritually come to have their eyes open to the glorious gift of the gospel? Well, it's because God begins to move, drawing them to him. That God's sovereign work in bringing blind people to the sun is his movement on their behalf to soften and open their eyes to the truths of the gospel. Let us not forget as well that this doctrine can often form a spiritual charley horse in the brain. What do I mean by that? These two things that seem to oppose each other, that God is the king and we have a free will, and how can they go together and fit? [01:10:58] (47 seconds)  #GodOpensEyes

Not just the us of a group of people two thousand years ago, but the us of the world, all of us, you and me, Jesus came with the divine initiative of providing what we could not get on our own. It is it is absolutely imperative that we understand that, that we don't just find our way to Jesus and stumble upon him and say, okay, I I think it sounds good to have a relationship with him. Jesus came with a purpose for a reason. I mean, if we think through it, what else could have been done for us to receive salvation? [00:54:27] (42 seconds)  #DivineInitiative

Church, there should be worship in our hearts to know that Jesus is heaven sent and that he's the father's gift. That God does love you so much. How much to give you his son so that his son would leave the heavenly presence and fellowship that he had with his father? And don't you ever think for a second that God doesn't love you because he sent his son. He is the gift that you need. [00:57:04] (39 seconds)