Today's scripture is taken from John 6, verse 22 to 60, where Jesus draws people to see that he is the bread of life that satisfies.
In John 6, verse 22, we read,
On the next day, the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there,
and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.
Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him,
Rabbi, when did you come here?
Jesus answered them,
Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.
Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you.
For on him, God the Father has set his seal.
Then they said to him,
What must we do to be doing the works of God?
Jesus answered them,
This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.
So they said to him,
Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you?
What work do you perform?
Our fathers ate the manna and the wildness.
As it is written,
He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
Jesus said to them,
Truly, truly, I say to you,
it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven,
but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.
They said to him,
Sir, give us this bread always.
Jesus said to them,
I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me shall not hunger,
and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
But I said to you,
that you have seen me and yet do not believe.
All that the Father gives me will come to me,
and whoever comes to me,
I will never cast out.
For I have come down from heaven,
not to do my own will,
but the will of him who sent me.
And this is the will of him who sent me,
that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me,
but raise it up on the last day.
For this is the will of my Father,
that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him
should have eternal life,
and I will raise him up on the last day.
So the Jews grumbled about him,
because he said,
I am the bread that came down from heaven.
They said,
Is not this Jesus,
the son of Joseph,
whose father and mother we know?
How does he now say,
I have come down from heaven?
Jesus answered them,
Do not grumble among yourselves.
No one can come to me
unless the Father who sent me draws him,
and I will raise him up on the last day.
It is written in the prophets,
and they will all be taught by God.
Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father
comes to me.
Not that anyone has seen the Father,
except he who is from God.
He has seen the Father.
Truly, truly, I say to you,
whoever believes has eternal life.
I am the bread of life.
Your fathers ate the manna in their wildness,
and they died.
This is the bread that comes down from heaven,
so that one may eat of it and not die.
I am the living bread that came down from heaven.
If anyone eats of this bread,
he will live forever.
And the bread that I will give for life,
for the life of the world,
is my flesh.
The Jews then disputed among themselves,
saying,
How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
So Jesus said to them,
Truly, truly, I say to you,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man
and drink his blood,
you have no life in you.
Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood
has eternal life,
and I will raise him up on the last day.
For my flesh is true food,
and my blood is true drink.
Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood
abides in me,
and I in him.
As the living Father sent me,
and I live because of the Father,
so whoever feeds on me,
he also will live because of me.
This is the bread that came down from heaven,
not like the bread the fathers ate and died.
Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.
Jesus said these things in the synagogue,
as he taught at Capernaum.
When many of his disciples heard it,
they said,
This is a hard saying.
Who can listen to it?
This is the word of God.
I'm going to pass over to Evangel now.
Good morning, Watermark Church.
It's so great to be with you.
As Chris was saying,
my name's Evangel.
I've been in Hong Kong for about three and a half years.
I pastor at Emmanuel English Church.
I was born and raised in Toronto,
in Canada.
Fun fact about myself,
my middle name is actually Jeremy,
and my parents were going to name me Jeremy,
but last minute,
they thought that the name Evangel was a better name,
so Jeremy became a middle name,
so no offense to the Jeremy Tim at Watermark,
but we could have been twins,
but it looks like God had other plans for us.
So yeah, just thankful to be here with you.
Again, we're in John chapter 6,
and we're exploring the I am statements of Jesus together.
And I think it's such a timely series to be doing.
With all that's going on in the world,
with all that's going on in the city,
it's so important to know who Jesus is
in the midst of it all.
So I just want to begin with prayer.
Why don't you join me?
Lord Jesus, we come to you,
and we just pray that you would open the eyes of our hearts
to behold your glory.
Holy Spirit, would you do a deep and powerful work
in each and every single one of us
listening and worshiping this morning.
In your name we pray.
Amen.
All right.
So I want to start us off by asking two questions.
Two questions.
So the first question is this.
How fulfilled do you feel in life right now?
And second, what do you need to feel satisfaction in life?
So how fulfilled do you feel in life right now?
And what do you need to feel satisfaction in life?
If the average person in Hong Kong were to answer this question,
it might sound something like this.
I'm very dissatisfied and discontent.
I feel trapped.
I can't see the people that I care about.
I can't do the things that I enjoy.
I'm worried not just about my physical health,
but my mental well-being.
I'm scared of being separated from my family
if I get COVID or perhaps I have COVID
and I am bored out of my mind in isolation.
The only way I'm going to feel good about life again
is if everything goes back to normal on April 21st.
You know, no more restrictions, no more COVID, no more masks.
How satisfied and fulfilled do you feel about life right now?
And what do you need to find satisfaction in life?
In verse 35 of today's passage,
Jesus answers these questions saying,
I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me shall not hunger.
Whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
And by calling himself the bread of life,
Jesus claims he's what is needed for life
to be fully and truly satisfying.
Jesus uses the metaphor of bread
for who he is and what he does for people.
So bread is nourishment.
It's a staple food for many people
who eat it every day to keep their bodies alive.
Bread is satisfying.
When someone is feeling hungry,
bread fills you up really quick.
It staves off that uncomfortable feeling of hunger
and leaves your body feeling content.
So nourishment, satisfaction, contentment,
these are all effects of bread
that the Jews in Jesus' days
would have immediately connected with.
But Jesus is more than bread.
He is the bread of life.
He provides nourishment and satisfaction
for the human heart.
Jesus is using what bread does for the body
to tell us what he does spiritually.
He uses the longings and cravings our bodies have
to help us understand about the deeper longings
and desires of our souls.
And that's very clear what Jesus is doing
because he talks about himself being bread,
but he doesn't say right after to literally eat him.
Instead, he says, come to me and believe in me.
Jesus says he's the bread,
but he's doing more than what bread can do.
Not only can Jesus satisfy hunger,
he can also satisfy thirst.
And the satisfaction that Jesus brings is so great.
It never ends.
It's permanent.
How Jesus satisfies is much greater
and more essential to what people need
than what bread can provide.
Let me try to reword this in a different way.
Jesus is saying,
supreme satisfaction in life
is found by coming to him in faith
to nourish your heart.
Supreme satisfaction in life
is found by coming to Jesus in faith
to nourish your heart.
What Jesus is saying here
reveals something fundamental
to who we are as people
and what we need.
people are more than physical beings
who need food.
People are more than emotional beings
who need to be understood
and empathized with.
More than all of that,
more fundamental,
people are worshipers
with hearts that long
and desire
for someone
or something
to love
and devote
ourselves
to.
And Jesus is saying,
only I
can fully
and permanently
satisfy you
in this way.
But he actually tells us
more than that as well.
Not only does he tell us
he satisfies us,
he tells us
the effect
of finding
satisfaction in him.
So in this long discussion
with the Jews,
Jesus reveals
to them more
about what he does
as the bread of life.
So in verses
54 to 56,
he says,
whoever feeds
on my flesh
and drinks my blood
has eternal life
and I will raise him up
on the last day
for my flesh
is true food
and my blood
is true drink.
Whoever feeds
on my flesh
and drinks my blood
abides in me
and I
in him.
In verse 54,
feeding
on Jesus
or finding
satisfaction
in Jesus
means
eternal life.
not only is it
the solution
to the desire
of our hearts
but to all
of our physical
needs and desires
because the result
is that Jesus
will raise
this person up
on the last day
meaning he's going
to raise this person
back from the dead
to live forever.
Verse 56
tells us
feeding on Jesus
puts him
and us
into intimate
relationship
with each other.
one where
Jesus
abides in us
and we
abide in Jesus.
So eternal life,
satisfaction,
relationship
with God,
these three things
are interconnected.
Ultimate satisfaction
is found
in intimate
relationship
with Jesus.
Relationship
with Jesus
means eternal life.
Eternal life
is lasting
satisfaction
and fulfillment
through relationship
with Jesus.
Supreme
satisfaction
in life
is found
by coming
to Jesus
in faith
to nourish
your heart.
so Jesus
truly
satisfies.
So this
is a truth
that many
Christians
would know
and many
of you
would agree.
Yeah,
Jesus satisfies.
The question
is
how
true
is this
in your own
day-to-day
experience?
Whoever
comes to me
shall never
hunger,
whoever
believes in me
shall never
thirst,
there's often
a disconnect
between what
Jesus promises
here
to what
we experience
in life.
Because in life
it seems
like we're
constantly
striving
for something
else.
We're feeling
unsatisfied
with our
circumstances.
The good
news of the
gospel
is that
Jesus
does
satisfy
the desires
of your
heart
fully
and
supremely.
God
himself
came
down
from
heaven
to
give
this
life
to
the
world.
This
satisfying
life is
available for
you here
and now
to enjoy,
but the
question is
are you
going to
Jesus
to receive
it from
him?
to come
to him
to come
to him
correctly
in faith.
The first
thing we need
to do is
to come
to Jesus
with the
right
priorities.
The second
thing is
to trust
Jesus
alone
for
satisfaction
in life.
faith.
And the
last thing
is to
keep going
to Jesus
in faith
again and
again.
So whether
you've never
come to
faith in
Jesus,
whether you're
not a believer
or you're
still seeking,
or whether
you need to
go to Jesus
in faith
again,
what Jesus
says in
this passage
is so
relevant to
all of
us.
So we're
going to
explore what
it means to
come to
Jesus in
more detail.
the first
thing is to
come to
him with
the right
priorities.
So I
want us
to ask,
you know,
why are
you coming
to Jesus?
Why are
you in
this Zoom
service this
morning?
So why are
you coming
to Jesus
and what
do you
want Jesus
to do
for you?
What result
do you want
to come
out of
after having
worship
together with
the Watermark
family today?
verse 26
tells us
crowds of
people were
coming to
Jesus because
he had just
performed an
amazing miracle
to multiply
bread and
feed 5,000
men and
their families.
The crowds
were coming
to Jesus
though because
they wanted
him to
satisfy their
bodily needs.
They were
also coming
to Jesus
because they
wanted Jesus
to give
them political
freedom.
After
witnessing
Jesus'
miracle,
the crowds
in verses
14 to
15
want to
force him
to be
their king.
They believe
that Jesus
would be the
one who's
going to
free them
from Roman
rule.
So in
verse 24,
when they
don't see
Jesus,
they continue
to pursue
him with
extreme
dedication
and zeal.
They were
willing to
cross the
sea to
come to
Jesus.
And when
they find
him, this
is what
Jesus says
to them.
Do not
work for
the food
that perishes
but for
the food
that endures
to eternal
life.
Jesus is
telling them
redirect your
priorities.
Now all
the effort
you've just
spent to
meet your
physical needs
should be
directed to
satisfying your
spiritual need.
But the
crowd in
this passage
misses the
point.
Instead of
asking about
the eternal
life Jesus
told them
to seek,
they asked
him about
the work
they needed
to do.
Why are
you coming
to Jesus?
And what
do you want
Jesus to
do for
you?
See, the
point here
isn't that
we shouldn't
go to Jesus
with our
physical needs.
The point
is that we
need to
come to
Jesus
admitting that
our greatest
need is
for him
to satisfy
our hearts
and to
desire that
above all
else.
Jesus does
care about
physical needs.
He just
performed a
miracle to
feed the
5,000
people.
But the
reason Jesus
satisfied their
physical needs
was to point
them to the
greater need
of their
heart.
You know,
we're so much
like the
Jewish people
in this
passage.
So much
more than
we would
like to
think.
You know,
a couple
weeks ago,
I was
caught up in
the whole
grocery store
fiasco.
I hope your
experience was
better than
mine.
But, you
know, in
my area,
I live in
Mong Kok,
right in the
heart of the
city, on
Dundas
Street, where
there's a
Paisanos and
all the
busiest
stores and
shops are
usually there.
And lines
were ridiculously
long.
They were
out the
door.
Each person
had like a
shopping cart
full of
food, which
added to
the waiting
time.
And the
one thing
that I
found hardest
to find
was bread.
And I
needed to
find bread,
not so much
for myself,
but for my
son, Emery,
because he
loves to eat
bread.
It's sort
of his
staple meal
for his
breakfast time.
But everywhere
I went, it
was sold out.
Even 7-Eleven,
7-Eleven,
they usually
hike up
their prices.
Even 7-Eleven
was sold out
of bread.
And this
whole experience
just caught
me thinking,
just how
focused our
lives are on
pursuing immediate
needs and
desires.
And it's here
that Jesus
says to us,
do not work
for the food
that perishes,
but for the
food that
endures to
eternal life.
Our need
for physical
food never
ends, because
no matter how
much more
of it we
eat, it
can't give
us what
we truly
need.
It can't
give us
that satisfaction,
that eternal
life.
Our needs
go so much
deeper than
that.
Why are you
coming to
Jesus?
What do you
want Jesus
to do for
you?
Our ultimate
answer needs
to be that
Jesus, you
would satisfy
the longings
of my heart.
Our priority
needs to be
on that.
But in a
society that's
so focused
on material
needs, it's
easy for
Christians to
get our
priorities
reversed.
On the
outside, we
might be
very zealous.
We might
be like this
Jewish crowd
who's crossing
the sea to
find Jesus.
We're so
passionate to
attend church,
to be involved
in those
things.
But actually
our motivation
is wrong.
Our priorities
are wrong.
we're
actually trying
to satisfy
a physical
need.
And when
we follow
Jesus like
this, we
don't find
what we
truly need.
And it's
here where
the answer
to finding
satisfaction in
our lives
starts with
repentance.
It starts
by turning
the priority
of your life
away from
material
satisfaction
towards
spiritual
fulfillment.
you know,
what are you
seeking in
life that
has priority
over
satisfaction
in Jesus?
And are
you willing
to make
your spiritual
need your
priority?
Are you
willing to
turn away
from whatever
it is that's
not supposed
to be in
that number
one place
and allow
that goal
of finding
satisfaction
in Jesus
to become
preeminent?
you've got
to come
to Jesus
with the
right priorities.
The second
thing we
need to
do is
to trust
Jesus
alone for
satisfaction
in life.
And to
help us
to figure
out where
we are
at with
this point,
I want us
to think
about where
are you
going for
satisfaction
in life?
See, the
Jewish people
believe they
have the
answer to
life.
Their
ancestors
ate this
supernatural
bread that
came from
God called
manna in
the desert.
And the
Jewish people
believed that
they would
get life,
they would
get what
they were
looking for
by following
the traditions
of their
ancestors.
In verse
49, Jesus
tells them
that they
were looking
in the
wrong place.
Their
ancestors
did eat
this manna
in the
wilderness,
but they
ended up
dying.
What the
Jewish people
sought after
couldn't give
the life
they needed.
it would
result in
death.
And it's
here that
Jesus makes
a very
exclusive
statement.
He says,
unless you
eat the
flesh of
the Son
of Man
and drink
his blood,
you have
no life.
Jesus is
saying,
there is
nothing else
out there
that can
give you
life.
The only
place you
can find
life is
in me.
Coming to
Jesus in
faith means
believing there
is no way
and no
place to
find the
satisfaction
you need.
It means
recognizing no
other pursuit
can give
you life.
It means
admitting that
if you
aren't coming
to Jesus,
you don't
have life.
The Jews
in this
passage did
not trust
Jesus alone
for satisfaction.
They weren't
able to even
see their
spiritual need.
In verse
52, they
were confused
about what
that actually
meant and
about what
Jesus was
trying to
tell them.
They were
so focused
on their
material needs
they didn't
see their
need for
Jesus.
Trusting
Jesus starts
with admitting
your need
for Jesus.
If you're
not a
believer this
morning, the
only way you
can truly find
satisfaction in
life is by
trusting him
for it.
Pursuing
anything else
other than
Jesus might
temporarily
satisfy the
desires of
your heart,
but that
feeling is
temporary.
Like physical
bread, it
can't truly
satisfy your
spiritual hunger.
Even when
people say,
no, I'm
satisfied with
life, the
reason is
usually because
they've achieved
one goal they
were seeking
after and
they're making
good progress
at the next
goal they're
doing.
And the
pursuit, the
seeking never
stops because
our desires
aren't actually
satisfies.
Only Jesus
can permanently
satisfy us.
people say,
they're
not going to
be.
And it's
easy to
sort of
think,
you know,
the passage
here is about
unbelievers,
it's about
Jewish people,
that's not
me, maybe
it is you,
but in this
same passage,
it wasn't just
the Jewish
crowd, it
was the
disciples
themselves who
struggled with
this teaching.
People who
professed to
follow Jesus
said, this
is a hard
saying, who
can listen
to it?
The disciples
here also
found it
hard because
their hearts
were also
not in the
right place.
Where are
you going to
for satisfaction
in life?
Is it in
Jesus alone
and nothing
else?
Many times a
believer will
say, yes,
Jesus satisfies,
but in our
hearts we
don't believe
that Jesus
is all we
need for
satisfaction in
life.
Many times
we believe
to be
satisfied in
life, we
need Jesus
plus something
else.
Jesus plus
a stable
career.
Jesus plus
an ideal
family.
Jesus plus
flexibility in
work hours.
Jesus plus
enough time to
enjoy our
leisure activities.
Jesus plus
no mortgage.
When the
pursuit of
your heart
is divided
between Jesus
and something
else, you
aren't able to
receive the
spiritual
nourishment
Jesus offers
us.
Following this
Jesus plus
formula is
like drinking
down a
watered-down
protein shake
or stuffing
yourself with
junk food
before dinner.
You're not
going to get
the nutrients
you need to
really be able
to enjoy
life.
where are
you finding
satisfaction in
life in
addition to
Jesus?
Your lifestyle
reveals where
you believe you
can truly find
life.
Ask yourself,
what do you
find yourself
addicted to
recently?
what do you
find yourself
not getting
enough of?
Your answer
to these
questions may
reveal other
things that
you're seeking
in addition to
Jesus for
life.
are you
willing to
trust Jesus
enough to
put all of
that seeking
attention onto
him and him
alone?
Because
satisfaction in
life is only
found by
coming to
him.
In Jesus'
words, it's
not just good
advice, it's
not just one
way to find
satisfaction, it
is good news.
The good news
that the Son of
God has come
down to heaven
to people who
are dying in
sin to give
us his eternal
life by dying
on a cross.
satisfying the
desires of our
hearts permanently.
Whoever comes
to Jesus
shall not
hunger, whoever
believes in him
shall not
thirst.
This is such
good news to
people who are
unsatisfied and
discontent with
this life.
The question
is, do you
believe it?
This brings us
to the last
point for this
morning.
We need to
go to Jesus
again and
again.
Whoever
feeds on my
flesh and
drinks my
blood has
eternal life.
Whoever
feeds on my
flesh and
drinks my
blood abides
in me.
Jesus, in
these final
couple of
verses, tells
us two key
things.
First, he
uses this
metaphor, this
analogy of
feeding and
drinking to
help us
understand how
we're supposed
to come to
him.
Feeding and
drinking is
something you
have to
continually
do.
Jesus is
not saying
you can
just eat
of me once.
He's
saying you
need to
continually
eat of
me.
You need
to continually
come to
me in
faith.
The second
thing Jesus
tells us is
that we
have to
come to
him in
the context
of
relationship.
Those who
feed on
him, those
who come
to Jesus
abide in
him and
he in
them.
Eternal
life means
relationship
with God.
Satisfaction
of the heart
doesn't come
from just
doing things
for God.
It comes
from cultivating
a relationship
with God.
You know,
why do we
eat food
every day?
It seems
like a very
funny question
to be asking.
Well, because
you can't
live without
it.
Why do
you go to
Jesus in
faith every
day?
Well, because
we can't
truly live
without him.
going without
physical food
affects us
negatively.
When we
get so
caught up
in our
work, for
example,
that we
skip a
meal, the
effect is
we start
to feel
faint,
tired,
it's hard
to concentrate.
As our
hunger grows,
it affects
our mood,
we're more
agitated and
impatient.
The effect
is so
noticeable
that a
word has
been created
for it.
We call
this being
hangry.
Hangry.
Christian,
when you're
not going
to Jesus
to nourish
your heart,
you get
spiritually
hangry.
You become
selfish and
uncaring towards
others.
You feel
increasingly
unsatisfied and
restless with
life.
You lose
self-control
and give
in to past
addictions to
fill that
void.
Life feels
tiresome.
Ministry
feels
burdensome.
But the
good news
of the
gospel is
that you
have this
relationship
with Jesus
and you
don't have
to stay
this way
for one
second
longer.
Christ
abides in
you.
He wants
to satisfy
your hungry
heart with
his glory.
So much
that you're
unable to
stop loving
others.
Where you
feel so
satisfied,
life is
enjoyable in
any situation.
where you're
so content
you don't
feel a need
to indulge
in other
things.
Where your
heart is
so nourished
that you're
energized to
serve others
and tackle
whatever challenges
come in
life.
The question
is, are
you willing
to go to
Jesus in
faith again,
right here
and right
now?
Do you
believe Jesus
is the
bread of
life that
God the
Father has
sent into
the world?
Do you
believe it's
found in
him and
in him
alone?
The
Apostle
Paul describes
his experience
of finding
satisfaction in
Jesus like
this in
Philippians.
I know
what it is
to be in
need and
I know
what it is
to have
plenty.
I have
learned the
secret of
being content
in any
and every
situation.
Whether
well-fed
or hungry,
whether
living in
plenty or
in want,
I can
do all
things
through
him who
gives me
strength.
This is
the life
that's
available to
all who
believe in
Jesus and
continue to
come to
him in
faith.
Something
that I
know a
lot of
churches are
doing during
this time
of Lent is
finding time
to pray
together each
day.
It's
something that
EEC has
been doing
and our
prayer time
is every
night from
830 to
845.
The purpose
behind this
was actually
to encourage
the church
in this
time when
we're
separated
from each
other
physically
to go
to Jesus
in faith.
In my
mind,
I knew
it was
a good
thing to
do.
It was
myself and
the rest
of the
leaders who
came up
with this
initiative.
things
go as
planned
when it
comes to
your real
life
situations.
There's
a couple
of nights
where it's
almost
830
and I'm
just
completely
exhausted.
My son
Emory isn't
having a
good night.
He's been
crying for
a good
hour and
I just
calmed him
down.
My wife
Evelyn,
who's
pregnant with
our second
kid,
is having
a bit
of trouble
with the
second
one.
It's a
bit more
painful for
her.
She's
incapacitated
sometimes at
night.
I'm expending
energy doing
a lot of
the house
work.
It's five
minutes before
830 and
I'm just
thanking God.
I don't
have any
mental or
physical
energy to
do anything
right now.
I just
want to
sit in
my couch
and do
nothing.
In that
moment,
I just
felt the
Holy Spirit
encouraging
me.
Do you
trust that
if you
come to
me in
faith,
right here
and right
now,
I'll be
able to
give you
what you
need?
I found
that as
I've chosen
to trust
Jesus,
he's been
faithful each
night to
encourage my
heart in
just the
right way.
I don't
come out
of every
prayer time
feeling like
I'm 100%
recharged
physically.
I don't
have to
sleep for
the rest
of the
night.
Sometimes
I do
feel better
physically,
but sometimes
I feel more
tired than
before.
It's later
on in the
night.
But I've
never once
regretted
deciding to
trust Jesus
enough to
seek him
in prayer.
In fact,
most of
the time,
I regret
not doing
so sooner
because the
satisfaction
that he
offers to
my heart
is well
worth the
sacrifice of
my physical
energy because
that's what I
truly need.
Now, if
you're hearing
my sharing
and you're
feeling guilty
for not
praying,
then you've
missed the
point.
I'm not
trying to
make you
feel guilty
to pray
more to
Jesus or
to join the
prayer meeting
that's coming
up on
Thursday.
What I'm
trying to
say is
that Jesus
has this
free five
star all
you can
eat spiritual
buffet that's
open 24-7
for us
to enjoy
for as
long as
we want.
I've been
going with
my church
community and
it's been
great and
I encourage
you guys to
go and
just feast on
Jesus with
your spiritual
community as
well at
Watermark.
We're living
in a city
that's filled
with people
who are
increasingly
unsatisfied
and I just
want to
challenge you
guys as a
church.
What impact
would you guys
have if you
lived fully
satisfied in
Jesus?
So satisfied
that you're
thinking about
serving those
around you.
So content
that people
can't help
but notice
and ask
what's your
secret to
being so
content about
life in
Hong Kong
right now?
So I just
want us to
enter into a
time of
reflection.
I just want
us to think
about two
questions.
Why are
you coming
to Jesus?
where are
you going
to find
satisfaction
apart from
Jesus?
To maybe
help you
think about
this more
concretely,
why are
you on
the Zoom
this morning?
And after
you log
off from
this Zoom,
what are
your plans
for the
rest of
the day?
What are
the plans
for the
rest of
the week?
I'm just
going to
open us
in a time
of prayer
as we
reflect.
Holy Spirit,
would you
speak to
our hearts?
Would you
take this
truth that
we've been
reading about
and trying to
understand more
and would you
apply to our
hearts right
here and
right now?
Holy Spirit,
would you
just come?
encourage everyone
to just
close your
eyes and
to know
that Christ
abides in
you.
And he's
speaking to
you right
here and
right now.
Let's just
take a moment
to listen
to listen to
what he
has to say
to us.
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Holy Spirit, I just pray that as you speak to us, God, that your voice become clearer and clearer.
I just pray that you would just move us, Lord, to turn our hearts fully to you.
I pray that each of us would experience in a deeper way just how much you are able to satisfy our hearts and that we would want more of that in our life.
Lord, we thank you and we just pray these things in your name. Amen.