This week, Pastor Suzy continued our "Come to Me" series exploring Jesus as the bread of life. She challenged us to consider what's really satisfying us, recognizing things that often comes to mind (kids, relationships, work) often fade, leaving a deeper longing only God can fill. In John 6, Jesus declares "I am the Bread of life," positioning himself as the true bread from heaven who meets our deepest hungers.

Pastor Suzy outlined four movements to receive Jesus as the bread of life: invitation, dependence, communion, and feasting. Like the Israelites collecting manna daily, we need to keep coming back to Jesus.

The invitation is to see our longings not as problems to solve, but as hunger pointing us toward God. Jesus doesn't just want to sustain us, He wants to be with us. Our unfulfilled desires aren't a sign that something is wrong; rather they're meant to create hunger for the one who made us. Jesus invites us to come to Him daily.

This Sunday, Pastor Jon kicked off our new series on the "I Am" statements in the Gospel of John with three words that help us make sense of history and our own lives: Messiah, Church, and Kingdom. Jesus is the Messiah, the relationship we were made for. In the midst of our shame, weariness, and brokenness, He invites us to find true rest in Him. Jesus forms the Church, a counter-cultural community that embodies humility, gentleness, and love. And Jesus invites us into the Kingdom, a cause worth giving our lives to, restoring what is broken and giving dignity to the overlooked. Like the woman at the well, our response is to invite others: "Come and see." Over the next eight weeks, this series will equip us to share this hope with the people around us and our city.