TVCC Students,
We are back in the normal swing of things. Summer is over and school is back. We love being able to worship with you on Wednesdays. We are still trucking through the book of John. Here are some highlights from the last 2 weeks:
~John 6:26-28: Jesus rebukes the people for seeing Him for just physical fulfillment. They were missing the point- Jesus is LIFE ETERNAL not just a quick fix to an earthly problem. Sonny gave the illustration of Asher in Hobby Lobby- how Sonny wanted to take him to the best part of the store but he was too distracted with the lesser things. We are like this with Jesus on a MUCH larger scale. He wants to give us eternal fulfillment and so often we just want to have peace in this life (which is quickly fading).
Q: Do you just come to Jesus for earthly, temporary fulfillment or do you believe and live in the reality that He is your eternal fulfillment- your everything? Look at your life... are you daily spending time with Him and enjoying His presence or do your just start to pursue Him when things here are not going your way?
~John 6:35: Jesus says that those who come to Him will never hunger. Jesus offers us complete satisfaction. We are complete when we come to Him and nothing else can satisfy. So often though, we do not live in this reality- we are still trying to seek fulfillment in other earthly things. We need to return to Him and cease to hunger and thirst for worldly things.
Q: Are you finding your fulfillment completely in Christ or are you still trying to find satisfaction in the things of this world? Look at your life... what do you spend most of your time doing? Are you carrying out your daily life with the goal of pleasing the Lord in the things you do or are you living life to satisfy yourself?
~John 6:39 & 6:29: We are eternally secure if our true belief is in the One who was sent on our behalf. The "work" of God is that we believe in Jesus and when we do, we are promised eternity with Him.
~John 6:44: When we come to Jesus it is only because the Father has given us the grace to do so. All of us were spiritually dead before the Father put in us the desire to seek Jesus (Ephesians 1-2).
~John 6:48-59: Jesus again calls Himself the bread of life. To receive this eternal life from Him, we must "eat" of Him. This starts with the Father awakening us to our hunger for eternal things. If we are partaking of the bread of life (genuine believers), we have trusted in the death of Christ on our behalf and will be continually coming to Him for fulfillment. We will realize our hunger for His sustenance and come to Him often to be filled. A genuine believer does not just say one time "i believe" and then continue to live a life without Him. Genuine believers long for His presence, His sustaining "bread."
Q: Again, look at your life. Do you hunger for Jesus? If not- ask the Father to grant that you would hunger for Him so that you can eat from the Bread of Life and receive His salvation. If you are a believer and realize that you are not longing for Him anymore, check your life to see if you have been trying to be filled with things that will never satisfy. Come back to Him and ask for the Spirit to renew your hunger for the true Bread.
Dear students,
We love you all so much and love seeing your growing desire for the Lord. We are so honored to do life with you all. We pray that you will continue to "feast" on Jesus and that you will enjoy time with HIm daily. We encourage you to spend time in His Word and in prayer daily- seeking to walk in His presence throughout the day. We love you and are praying for you this week!
WIth hope,
Sonny and Casi
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