Episode 72: John - Healing, Hunger, and Discipleship

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Dr. David Pocta and Hannah DeSouza discuss the spiritual implications of Jesus' signs in John chapters 5-6, focusing on healing, hunger, and discipleship.

Dr. David Pocta and Hannah DeSouza discuss John chapters 5–6, focusing on how Jesus’ signs reveal deeper spiritual realities and bring the cost of following him into focus. They unpack the healing at the Pool of Bethesda and Jesus’ question, “Do you want to be made well?”, highlighting invitation, agency, and how healing disrupts systems—especially in the Sabbath controversy where restoration has become regulation. They then move to John’s signs of feeding the 5,000 and walking on water, and explore the Bread of Life discourse, including Jesus’ “I am the bread of life” claim, the manna/Passover connection, and the challenging language about eating his flesh and drinking his blood as a call to participate fully in his life. The episode closes with many disciples leaving and Peter’s commitment: “Lord, to whom can we go?” 00:00 Peter's declaration of commitment and relational trust to Jesus ("To whom can we go?"). 01:00 Introduction to John 5 and 6: The cost of Jesus, healing that disrupts, and discipleship that tests motives. 03:00 Overview of the signs discussed: Healing at the Pool of Bethesda, feeding the 5,000, and walking on water. 04:00 Beginning the story of the Healing at…

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Hosts: Dr. David Pocta, Hannah DeSouza

Topics covered

• healing
• discipleship
• spiritual realities
• cost of following Jesus
• Bread of Life discourse
• personal transformation
• agency

Keywords

• Jesus
• healing
• discipleship
• Sabbath
• Bread of Life
• transformation
• faith

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Books & works: John

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