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Speaker 2: Com The Bread of Life. In our last story, Jesus

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Speaker 3: with us. In our last episode, we heard how Jesus

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Speaker 3: the people knew Jesus was special, very special, but to

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Speaker 3: said that he was different from that manner which their

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Speaker 3: that this was difficult for many to accept. Some would

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Speaker 3: How often do we limit God by our own spiritual inadequacy?

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Speaker 3: And so many that day left, and they didn't follow

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Speaker 3: Jesus after that, so, looking to his disciples, Jesus saw

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Speaker 3: that they remained, and Peter's words are one of the

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Speaker 3: great confessions of faith that we find in the Bible.

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Speaker 3: Jesus asked them, will you also go away? And Simon

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Speaker 3: Peter said, where would we go? You have the words

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Speaker 3: of eternal life, such great truth. In Christ, and Christ

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Speaker 3: alone we have eternal life. His words are truth, and

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Speaker 3: his words are timeless. He gives eternal life. Peter's words

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Speaker 3: were far from perfect. They weren't educated men who knew

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Speaker 3: though they couldn't quite yet comprehend at all. They follow

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Speaker 3: that God had said. They followed Jesus because he was

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Speaker 3: and purposes. Our reading closes with another encounter with an outsider,

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Speaker 3: believing he could make her whole. Jesus's actions and words

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Speaker 3: He was teaching the Disciples that his love, his grace,

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Speaker 3: his healing. Ultimately, the salvation that he offers was meant

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Speaker 3: for all, not just for Jewish people, not just for

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Speaker 3: people like the Disciples. It's some message for the entire world.

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Speaker 3: Let's pray. God, we do thank you for eternal life.

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Speaker 3: Thank you Jesus for providing this gift to us. For

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Speaker 3: your love, for your grace, for your help, for your hope.

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Speaker 3: We give you praise. Thank you that you bring the

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Speaker 3: words of eternal life to us every day. May we

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Speaker 3: take those words to the world as well. May we

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Speaker 3: bring the bread of Heaven to earth by preaching the

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Speaker 3: gospel and witnessing of your love and power to save

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Speaker 3: in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you for listening to today's

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Speaker 3: Bible in a Year podcast. I'm Jack Graham of Dallas, Texas.

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