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 The crowd concluded that Jesus was a “Prophet” predicted by Moses (Deut. 18:15 - The LORD
your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen
to him.)
 The people were looking for Him to make Him their King.

 The previous evening, His disciples had gotten into a boat and attempted to cross over the sea
to the other side but got caught in a storm. Jesus had not come with them. Suddenly, Jesus
appeared to them, walking on the water. He entered the boat and immediately, they were at
the other side.

 The 5,000 were looking for Jesus and could not figure how he got to the other side with His
disciples. They began to question Jesus.

 The people wanted to see more miracles, especially more bread!

 Jesus explained to the crowd that He was the Bread of Life that they should be looking for and
that their greatest need was spiritual bread, not physical bread.
 He pressed home the point that eternal life is for those who partake of His flesh and His blood.
Those who do so “will live forever.”

 The crowd responded with doubt and departure. “Who can accept this?” was their response.
They began to leave Jesus. Now, consider the Word….

 When a person believes in the teachings of Jesus and experiences a relationship with Him, then
you KNOW Jesus for who He really is – the Son of God and the only Savior of the Word.
1. Consider His Miracles….

 He raised three people up to life who had previously died!
 He turned plain water into the best of wine, instantly.
 He filled the belly of 4000, then 5000 men, besides women and children with just a few loaves of
bread and fish.
 He walked on the Sea of Galilee. He spoke to the storm, and it became instantly silent.
 He was transfigured before three of his disciples and talked with Elijah and Moses.
 He paid his temple tax with a coin in the mouth of a fish.
 He cursed a fig tree with his mouth, and it immediately withered.
 He excised several demons nine times.
 And he healed literally thousands of such diseases as leprosy, paralysis, uncontrollable bleeding,
stomach ailments, dropsy, withered hands, and life-long blindness.
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4 Words to describe miracles…

 Dunamis – (“miracle,” translated in other contexts, “Power.”) It refers to the powerful source
behind the miracle most common in the synoptic Gospels, but John never uses it.
 Semeion – (“sign”). It focuses on the purpose of the miracle, i.e., why was the miracle
performed?

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