ABOUT THIS EPISODE
May 24, 2026
"Hungry No More" - Pastor Rich Johnson
You finally got the promotion. The hunger remained. You finally got the affirmation. The insecurity returned. You finally bought the thing you'd been wanting your whole life. The satisfaction faded.
Sound familiar?
We are the most highly resourced, endlessly entertained, and accessibly connected generation in human history. And we are quietly, persistently, and insatiably hungry.
In this message, Pastor Rich Johnson takes us into the longest chapter in John's Gospel — and into one of the most confronting conversations Jesus ever had. The day after feeding 5,000 people with two fish and five loaves, the crowd came back looking for more. And Jesus looked at them and said something that stopped them cold: "You're looking for me — but not because you saw the signs. Because you had your fill."
They were hungry for bread. But they didn't understand what they were really hungry for.
Neither do we.
In this message you'll learn:
Why a full stomach still can't satisfy a starving soul — and what that reveals about our deepest desires
What the Greek word for "believe" actually means — and why it's so much harder than checking things off a list
Why Jesus didn't say he came to deliver bread or point to bread — but that he is the bread
What Jesus's "I AM" declarations reveal about the specific human hungers only he can satisfy
Why believing in Jesus doesn't mean escaping the broken material world — it means being sustained in it
Whether you are exhausted from chasing things that keep leaving you empty, stuck in a checklist version of faith, or asking honest questions about what believing in Jesus actually does for real suffering — this message is for you. Because the door is still open. And whoever comes, Jesus says, he will never drive away.
📖 Scripture: John 6:25-51
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