Proper 13, Year B [LivingWeb]

“Invitation to Work the Works of God” audio of the August 5, 2012 sermon on John 6:24-35 has been posted on the church website:
2012-08-05.mp3 or 2012-08-05.wma

And Jesus said unto them,I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger;
and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 6:35

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I Know Whom I Have Believed
Only Trust Him
'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
Break Thou The Bread of Life

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Bill'sStarting Point

Our Job: Trust Jesus
Jesus answered and said unto them,
This is the work of God,
that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
John 6:29

Even more astonishing than the miracles is the way Jesus interpretstheir meaning.

Work
Believe
Jesus

We are invited to bring to the table of our community something that noother people or organization can bring: the Bread of Life.

Quotes& Notes

Faith in [Jesus] is fulfillment in doing the will and the work of God. Note that in this gospel faith, truth, etc. are not abstract; theyare positive commitment, action, obedience.
- Massey H. Shepherd, Jr.., Interpreter's One-VolumeCommentary, p. 717
The evangelist... polemicizes against a faith that does not penetrate beyondthe sign to the thing signified... This bread has to be received in faith; that is the only way to labor for it.
- Reginald H. Fuller, Preaching the Lectionary,p. 333.
They appreciate the fact that such a gift can verify itself only by theaccomaniment of works. They inquire what they are to do. Jesusreplies that the work required of them is faith in Him whom God has sent.
- A.J. Macleod, New Bible Commentary, p.878
The questioners conceive of work in terms of earning merit,
but Jesus at once draws attention to the need for faith.
- Donald Guthrie, New Bible Commentary: Revised,p. 943
Pray and work.
- St. Benedict, Regula, 20, 48
Pray as if everything depended on God and work as if everything dependedon you.
- St. Ignatius Loyola, The Jesuits: TheirSpiritual Doctrine and Practice, p. 148
While he had spent much time ministering to men'sbodily needs, the real purpose of his coming into the world was to savemen's souls.
- Henry H. Halley, Halley's Bible Handbook,p. 539
Faith in Christ is the great saving work. Faith is work. Faithand work are one. Faith is the work in which all works is embodied. Be there a true perfect faith, and all works of righteousness will comeinto it and be one with it. Upon such a faith God forgives; by such a faith a man is graciously held just; consequent upon sucha faith is present and eternal salvation.
- D.D. Whedon, Commentary on the Gospels,Luke-John, p. 285
We have mourned over men as fallen creatures because they have risen againstthe systmes in which they were reared. But possibly we are wrong. It may be Christ himself who is at work. He is the great Revolutionist. This may be Christ's own way of clearing off the rubbish which has beenpiled upon his holy name.
- Joseph Parker, The People's Bible,vol. 22, p. 125
We may think it strange that God approves of nothing but faith alone; forthe love of our neighbor ought not to be despised, and the other exercisesof religion do not lose their place and honor. So then, though faith mayhold the highest rank, still other works are not superfluous. The replyis easy; for faith does not exclude either the love of our neighbor orany other good work, because it contains them all within itself. Faithis called the only work of God, because by means of it we possess Christ,and thus become the sons of God, so that he governs us by his Spirit. Sothen, because Christ does not separate faith from its fruits, we need notwonder if he make it to be the first and the last.
- John Calvin, Commentary, on vs. 29
The true work, which God owns, is to believe in Him whom He has sent.
- John Darby,Synopsis of the New Testament
Men torment themselves in vain when they try to please God without faith.
- Geneva Study Bible
This, as a principle, is purely God's work; as it is an act, or as it isexercised under the influence of divine grace, it is man's act: "that yebelieve."
- John Gill, Exposition of the Bible
The work of faith is the work of God. They enquire after the works of God(in the plural number), being careful about many things; but Christdirects them to one work, which includes all, the one thing needful: thatyou believe, which supersedes all the works of the ceremonial law;the work which is necessary to the acceptance of all the other works,and which produces them, for without faith you cannot please God.It is God’s work, for it is of his working in us, it subjects thesoul to his working on us, and quickens the soul in working for him.
- Matthew Henry, Commentary
That lies at the threshold of all acceptable obedience, being not onlythe prerequisite to it, but the proper spring of it--in that sense, thework of works, emphatically "the work of God."
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary
They are startled by hearing that to please God the first requirement isfaith in Christ. This is "the work of God" that pleases him. "Without faithit is impossible to please God." It is not works, but one work, that isrequired, a faith that would enable them to lay hold upon him who is theBread of Life. From such faith would spring a Christlike life.
- Johnson, B.W., People's New Testament
The work most pleasing to God, and the foundation of all others: that yebelieve - He expresses it first properly, afterward figuratively.
- John Wesley, Notes Upon the New Testament

Word Study

Gospel Harmony: This discourse is recorded only in this passage.
Work: deed, business ergon
- Robert L. Young, Analytical Concordance to theBible, p. 1072
ERGON: denotes work, employment, task
- W.E. Vine, An Expository Dictionary of NewTestament Words, p. 1243
Believe: to adhere to, trust, rely on pisteuo
- Robert L. Young, Analytical Concordance to theBible, p. 86
PISTEUO: to believe, also to be persuaded of, and hence, to placeconfidence in, to trust, signifies, in this sense of the word, relianceupon, not mere credence. It is most frequent in the writings of theApostle John, especially the Gospel. He does not use the noun [PISTIS,Its chief significance is a conviction respecting God and His Word andthe believer's relationship to Him. See Assurance, Faith, Fidelity]See Commit, Intrust, Trust.
- W.E. Vine, An Expository Dictionary of NewTestament Words, p. 109
The work of God that ye believe (to ergon tou qeou ina pisteuhte). In 1Thessalonians 1:3 Paul speaks of "your work of faith" (umwn tou ergou thß pistewß). So here Jesus terms belief in him as the workof God. These Jews were thinking of various deeds of the Pharisaic typeand rules. Jesus turns their minds to the central fact. "This simpleformula contains the complete solution of the relation of faith and works"(Westcott). Note the present active subjunctive pisteuhte, "thatye may keep on believing." On him whom he hath sent (eiß onapesteilen ekeinoß). The pronominal antecedent (eiß toutonon) is omitted and the preposition eiß is retained with the relativeon really the direct object of apesteilen (sent). Note ekeinoß forGod (emphatic he).
- Robertson, A.T., Robertson's Word Pictures,on vs. 29

DoctrinalStatements

Even when we have done our work, the food we receive is still a gift fromour Father.
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, para.943
There is only one condition previously required of those who desire admissioninto these societies: "a desire to flee from the wrath to come, andto be saved from their sins." But wherever this is really fixed inthe soul it will be shown by its fruits.
- The General Rules of the Methodist Church, 1808,Rule 2, The United Methodist Book of Discipline, 1996, para.62

CommentaryTexts

Gospel Reading

Proper 13 8th Sunday After Pentecost; 18th Sunday in OrdinaryTime; 11th in Kingdomtide
Reading	Common	Catholic	Episcopal	Br. Bill's Talking Points
First	2 Samuel 11:26 - 12:13a	Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15	Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15	The Work of Faith 1. We each have a calling to fulfill by faith. 2. Our job is encourage faith. 3. God sent Jesus to enable faith.
Second	Ephesians4:1-16	Ephesians 4:17, 20-24	Ephesians 4:17-25
Psalm	51:1-12	78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54	78:1-25 or78:14-20,23-25
Gospel	John6:24-35	John6:24-35	John6:24-35