Hello I AM | Lessons from the Loaf | Pastor Jamie Kemp

This week, we are exploring the idea that people are spiritually hungry but often seek fulfillment in the wrong places.  Using the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 (John 6), we learn several key lessons:

• Where vs How:  While we often ask, “How will this happen?”  Jesus asks, “Where is your trust placed?”
• Give Jesus Something to Work With:  God can multiply whatever little we bring to Him.
• God’s Provision is More Than Enough:  When God provides, there is always overflow and abundance.
• Serving Jesus on His Terms:  Many wanted Jesus for physical bread, but He offers eternal life.
• Jesus is What We Truly Need:  Instead of chasing temporary fulfillment, we should hunger for Jesus, the Bread of Life.

Jesus challenges us to examine where we find our satisfaction and to trust Him as our ultimate source of life.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What are 3-5 words or phrases that describe you?  
2. So much of following Jesus is knowing Him and being known by Him.  What are you doing to know Jesus more?
3. What are some things people chase after to satisfy their hunger for meaning and purpose?
4. What areas of life to you sometimes find your identity or satisfaction outside of your relationship with Jesus?  (work, relationships…)
5. What are you holding onto that’s keeping you from fully following Jesus?  Is there a part of your life that you are finding difficult to give to Jesus?
6. What does it mean for Jesus to be the “Bread of Life” in your daily life?  How can you grow in your dependance on Him?

PRAYER POINT

Are there things in my life that I’m looking to satisfy outside of Jesus?