Sermons

We all have turning points in our lives. They are times when something happens that we cannot forget and changes our lives. It can be as simple as leaving home to take a new job in different part of the country or world or it can be complicated. For the disciples this was a turning point for them. It happened when Jesus asked the question "Who do you say I am?" Jesus had already asked them who others thought He was, now He asked them. When they revealed their answer, Jesus told them plainly what was going to happen.

There is something about traditions that make us feel good. It gives us a sense of security and stability. Everyone has some kind of tradition and isn't it true that we all want to share those traditions with other. In my family we have lasagna on Christmas, another family I know has hot dogs. There is a tradition at the beginning of the baseball season that someone throw out the first pitch of the game.

We can many things to debate about. We can debate whether one car is better than another. We can debate on types of food. We can debate on when the best time is to go on vacation, or go fishing, or when to by something. We debate on information we have been given and we hold as facts known at the time. Jesus was in the synagogue when the murmuring turned to disputing what Jesus was telling them about being the bread of life. The turning point for them was when Jesus said you have to eat my flesh and drink my blood to have eternal life.

The crowds were on the way to celebrate the Passover in Jerusalem. They saw Jesus and the disciples and went after them. Jesus asked the disciples how they would feed the crowd and the disciples only saw the natural not the supernatural. When Jesus told them what to do they had to trust and believe in Him...not the natural...Do we have that kind of faith to trust in Jesus? When we face obstacles do we look at the natural or trust in Jesus to do more exceedingly and abundantly than we ever thought possible....