City Church Sheffield Podcast

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Jesus healed physically, and he still does it today. He focuses on the work of God. Even after being healed, the man would have remained spiritually blind if he hadn't believed in Jesus.

Jesus is the light of the world. Just as God sent a pillar of fire to lead the Israelites, so now he has sent Jesus into the world. The light exposes darkness and sin, leads us to the Father, and gives life.

If we are thirsty, the first thing to do is to come to Jesus, and the second thing to do is to drink. We should be doing this on a daily basis. Jesus is the only source of life and vitality.

The world hates Jesus, and in the same way it hates us, his followers. We can't wait for the world to start loving Jesus before we step out in faith.

Spiritual food is more important than physical food, but the crowds sought Jesus because he fed them physically.

A loving God might want to send us into rough waters, but we can find hope. We should take note of what God has already provided, remember that he is with us in our circumstances so that we can trust in his presence, and remember that change is possible and that God can intervene in our circumstances.

What do we see about Jesus in this passage? We see his compassionate care, even when it's not convenient. How do we respond? We shouldn't close our eyes and ignore the facts. We might be tempted to think we have nothing to offer, but Andrew speaks up. Jesus is not an answer, but the answer, and so we should trust our provider with everything.

Those who saw Jesus' signs went and told others about him and who he might be. Jesus is full of compassion and utterly courageous. When it comes to following Jesus we should not be cautious but utterly courageous.

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Will we respond to Jesus with worship as Elizabeth and John did? Will we be like the shepherds, realising that we are welcomed in and sharing the good news with others? Will we constantly seek God as Anna did? Or will we be proud and want to keep our positions like Herod did?

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