“Finding the Secret

in the Common”
 The Setting

Near Sea of Galilee

A huge crowd in a remote place
 Where shall we
buy bread for these
people to eat?
Two hundred pennyworth
of bread is not sufficient
for them!
“There’s a young boy here
with five barley loaves and
two fish. But what good is
that with this huge
crowd?”

Andrew being
helpful
Tell everyone to sit down.
Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks...
Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks,
and distributed to those who were seated
as much as they wanted...
Bread Multiplied!
 What’s the Point?
The crowd is the key!
When the people saw him do this
miraculous sign, they exclaimed,
“Surely, he is
the Prophet we
have been
expecting!”
(6:24 NLT)
Prophecy of a Prophet
given through Moses
(Deut. 18:15)
“I will raise up a
Prophet like you
from among their
fellow Israelites. I
will put my words
in his mouth, and
he will tell the
people everything
I command him.”
 Signs in John’s Gospel 111

Signs unique to John's Gospel in yellow (6 of the 9 miracles)

HEALING
WATER HEALING
OFFICIAL’S
TO WINE PARALYTIC
SON
2:1-11 5:1-18
4:46-54

FEEDING WALKING HEALING RAISING

5000 ON WATER BLIND MAN LAZARUS
6:1-15 6:16-24 9:1-7 11:1-45

CHRIST’S FISH
RESURRECTION CATCH
20:1-31 21:1-3
In the Gospel of John
Key Verse
“Jesus did many other miraculous signs
in the presence of his disciples, which are not
recorded in this book. But these are written
that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God, and that by believing
you may have life in his name” (20:30-31).

Key Word
Believe