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Welcome to Day 2147 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom The Gospel of John \u2013 15 \u2013 Bread Delivered From Heaven \u2013 Daily Wisdom Putnam Church Message \u2013 05/15/2022 The Gospel of John \u2013 Part 3 Authentication Of The Word \u2013 Bread Delivered From Heaven This Sunday marks one year since I began teaching full-time. I count it a privilege and honor to do so. Thank you. Today we continue our Good News series according to John the Apostle. \xa0Last week Jesus fed over 10,000 people with five small barley loaves and two small fishes. He then miraculously walked on water and transported his disciples to Capernaum. In today\u2019s message, the people chase them across the sea and have their hands out again for more food. Our scripture is John 6:22-59, on page 1656 in the Pew Bibles. I am reading from the NLT because it flows so well, and I will read it in segments of the passage throughout the message today, as we did last week, so keep your Bibles open to follow along. \xa0 Roughly twenty to twenty-five times each week, people are compelled to engage in a particular activity and sacrifice almost anything for the opportunity. For most, it is a top priority. Chances are, you have already done it once today, and you will likely do it again right after church and before the end of the day. We do this activity alone, but prefer to share it with company. We include this activity in almost every festive occasion we plan; sometimes, it is the festive occasion! \xa0 By now, you\u2019ve probably guessed that I\u2019m referring to eating. Not only do we depend on food for survival; we celebrate it as art, savor it as a luxury, share it as communion, and even abuse it as therapy. I have never seen a travel brochure or cruise advertisement that didn\u2019t highlight the importance of what you would be eating and how often. In addition, food is the primary subject of countless magazines, books, websites, and television shows. We even have entire channels\u2014more than one!\u2014dedicated to preparing and consuming nourishment, twenty-four hours each day, seven days each week, all year round. \xa0 Those who benefit from twenty-first-century abundance cannot fully appreciate the perspective of people struggling to survive in first-century Galilee,> Samaria, and Judea. Spending time in developing countries, where one\u2019s next meal is never guaranteed, would help us appreciate the significance of Jesus\u2019 miraculous provision of food in the wilderness. John emphasizes that each person received as much as they desired and that food exceeded their eating capacity. This was the first time they had gone to bed on a full stomach in a long time for many of them. Finally, God sent a Savior after so much suffering under the iron rule of Rome, so much deprivation at the hands of unjust aristocrats, and so much corruption in the temple. Jesus, the healer, the provider, the reformer, the King! Indeed, His arrival signaled the beginning of a revolution that would end poverty, restore justice, and usher the kingdom of God into another golden era. This was, after all, the promise of God (Deut. 30:9\u201310; Isa. 9:7; Jer. 29:14; 30:3, 18; 32:44; Ezek. 37:24\u201326). Finally! The Messiah had come, and He brought with Him abundance! Perhaps as many as ten thousand men, women, and children wondered where Christ would lead them next and how He would go about claiming His throne....