The sermon focuses on Jesus' decision to specifically test Philip in John 6 by asking, "where shall we bread that these may eat", a question John commented on as being said specifically "to test him to test philip". This account, when combined with John 14, reveals the "shocking fact" that despite following Jesus from John 1, Philip "had doubts" and was still "not sure who jesus is" after years and miracles. Philip’s lack of faith was further demonstrated later when he interrupted Jesus, asking him to "show us the father and sufficient for us", leading to Jesus’ gentle rebuke, "have i been with you so long and you have not yet known me phip". Jesus chose Philip for the test because faith is revealed in temptations, hard times, and challenging times. The sermon derived three crucial lessons from this: first, faith is the product of testing, as trials act as a "production facility" for faith, helping it accumulate and grow, ultimately producing patience that allows believers to endure, knowing God will intervene (hence James’ advice to count it "all joy" when entering various trials); second, it is crucial to remember spiritual experiences because faith is the "accumulation of experience," and forgetting God's benefits (as Psalm 103 encourages: "forget not all his benefits") halts faith growth, causing one to perpetually "circle back to point one"; and third, when encountering difficulties, one must look towards God, not only the problem, contrasting Philip, who focused on the difficulty and concluded there was "no solution", with the small child who offered the food, trusting that Jesus could resolve the issue, illustrating that a person's faith dictates and determines their actions.