The Spirit of God uses the Word of God to give life through faith in the Son of God.

2. John 6:60-62
When many of his disciples heard it, they
said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen
to it?” But Jesus, knowing in himself that
his disciples were grumbling about this,
said to them, “Do you take offense at this?
Then what if you were to see the Son of
Man ascending to where he was before?
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3. John 6:63-65
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no
help at all. The words that I have spoken to
you are spirit and life. But there are some
of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus
knew from the beginning who those were
who did not believe, and who it was who
would betray him. And he said, “This is
why I told you that no one can come to me
unless it is granted him by the Father.”
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4. John 6:66-69
After this many of his disciples turned back
and no longer walked with him. So Jesus
said to the twelve, “Do you want to go
away as well?” Simon Peter answered him,
“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have
words of eternal life, and we have believed,
and have come to know, that you are the
Holy One of God.”
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5. John 6:70-71
Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose
you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a
devil.” He spoke of Judas the Son of Simon
Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was
going to betray him.
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7. Often what we NEED to hear is
HARD to hear because it isn’t
what we WANT to hear, leaving
us with WILL we hear?

8. Often what we NEED to hear is
HARD to hear because it isn’t
what we WANT to hear, leaving
us with WILL we hear?
The words of Jesus are at times HARD to
HEAR.

9. Often what we NEED to hear is
HARD to hear because it isn’t
what we WANT to hear, leaving
us with WILL we hear?
The words of Jesus are at times HARD to
HEAR.
They found it a hard saying both because they
UNDERSTOOD what Jesus was saying and
MISUNDERSTOOD what Jesus was saying.

10. The truth will cause some
people to STUMBLE …

11. The truth will cause some
people to STUMBLE …
Jesus’ words are TRUE and words of SPIRIT
and LIFE.

12. The truth will cause some
people to STUMBLE …
Jesus’ words are TRUE and words of SPIRIT
and LIFE.
The SPIRIT of God uses the WORD of God to
give LIFE through FAITH in the Son of God.

13. The truth will cause some
people to STUMBLE …
Jesus’ words are TRUE and words of SPIRIT
and LIFE.
The SPIRIT of God uses the WORD of God to
give LIFE through FAITH in the Son of God.
To believe IN Jesus is to likewise BELIEVE
Jesus.

14. Words of spirit and life only
BENEFIT if we do not REFUSE
to hear.

15. Words of spirit and life only
BENEFIT if we do not REFUSE
to hear.
Faith is demonstrated when it is no longer
POPULAR to believe. When following comes
with a COST. And you trust the HARD
sayings, not just the ones you LIKE.

16. Words of spirit and life only
BENEFIT if we do not REFUSE
to hear.
Faith is demonstrated when it is no longer
POPULAR to believe. When following comes
with a COST. And you trust the HARD
sayings, not just the ones you LIKE.
Faith does not mean you have it all FIGURED
out…but you know there is nowhere else to
GO so you listen to GROW.

17. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Evaluate how I respond to the hard
teachings of Jesus
( ) Reflect on what it means to believe Jesus
( ) Meditate on how God has given me “life”
through His word
( ) Identify if there is anything I have been
refusing to hear
( ) Other________________________