It is always a lack of heart. However, after a time, the body will still die, even though it has been well fed. They wanted more. e. Jesus says that this is the true bread–the teaching of the Father and that He (Jesus) was the one through whom this teaching came, exclusively. It’s the one thing that is necessary. Physical bread can sustain human life for long periods of time. (John 14) Finally, “I am the true vine” (John 15). My constant mantra was: “I will believe in God when he answers all of my questions.” It was not a lack of evidence that I had, but a lack of humility. For example, I don’t mind if there is hair on someone’s head, but I can’t stand loose hair laying around. It is freely offered. The Bread of Life 1 In college, I loved studying in the stacks of books that were in the library basement. 5. I don’t know if you have seen pictures on the internet of the incredible libraries that people have created in their homes. No. John 6 begins with Jesus feeding the five thousand. Background 1. 6) We must live by every word of God (Luke 4:4). What does bread mean to us? All Rights Reserved. It’s the same answer as when you first came to saving faith. They go over in a boat, and then he chooses to do what only he could choose to do: to walk across the sea in the middle of the night. I Am the Bread of Life 1: 4/7/2013 (SUN) | Bible: John 6:35. You cannot come to Christ unless God has elected you, because we are all dead in our sins. We’re just languishing. You have to come naked, bedraggled, limping, careworn, hungry, and with no money. 6) Jesus said, “All authority has been given unto me.” (Matthew 28:18). I won’t say who, but someone who lives in my house, whom I have lived with for 18 years, knows this about me. Believe on Him whom the Father has sent (v.29). It is never a lack of evidence that keeps someone from believing in Christ. Bread is a life sustaining commodity and Jesus' comparison is significant. I’ve told you this before, but when I went to college, I was an atheist. Labor for the meat which never perishes (v.27). “Well, didn’t we just read this passage where Christ clearly says that the Father must draw us?” Yes, we did. We live by him when we recognize that he holds the answers to all life’s problems. “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. All anxiety about the future should disappear. 1 John 4:9 “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.”, CONCLUSION: [ ending of this I am the bread of life sermon ]. . Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. It’s just like in the Exodus, as we saw. 1. You begin to read about the person of Christ, but you don’t just read. If I could cook something that would last—that would fill them for even one day—it would be wonderful. Amen. I am the Bread of Life Text: John 6:31-71 (KJV) 31Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will study Jesus statement, “I am the bread of life.” We will look at 1) The significance of the bread, 2) the source of the bread, 3) the supping of the bread, and 4) the supply of the bread. They all promise life eternal in Heaven, or something like it. It’s a season that we all go through multiple times in the Christian life. 4) He is the one on whom you must believe (v.29). If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever." Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give … b. There are few things that I have an overly strong irritation toward in life. He who believes in me will never thirst” (John 6:35; he repeats himself in verses 48 and 51). 5. You can’t get this kind of bread anywhere else. The game is on. But notice this does not stop Christ from issuing the call to all. With Jesus, we can feed and feed and feed upon him, and never worry about having met the end of what he can provide. I loved it. 2) There are only two possible locations from which this bread could come–from heaven or from earth. When anyone tells us who they are—especially the Lord Jesus—we should probably listen. You’re seeking, but you’re not seeking him. You can’t come to this table any other way. We have record of it in Exodus 16:14-15 “And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing…”. They are his forever. If you do, you shall surely die.” As we know, Adam chose to eat the fruit of the tree, and he died. And you begin to turn that around in your mind, and you say, “Why? 3) The bread of life, the true bread, the living bread, comes from the Father. a) It is the Father that brings men to Jesus. The psalmist says in Psalm 34: “Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! I Am the Bread of Life (Compiled by Paul R. Blake) Introduction: A. John 6:35 - “And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. 2. 1) Jesus said that this was the “work of God.”. Or imagine a room ten times or a hundred times the size of this one. 13)He is the one who declares the Father’s will (v.40). .”. It’s not only his followers attributing things to him. 7) And everything we say or do must be done by his authority. What does Isaiah say? Because we need it. Anything else is just empty calories—junk food. He is telling us who he is. They didn’t want to believe. We sat down and something that I do myself when my soul is languishing and these dark nights come: to remind myself to feed upon Christ. I want to give you four reasons why we must believe on, or have faith in, Christ Jesus—this glorious bread of life. May it cause encouragement, comfort, rebuke, and greater love and holiness where there is need. The Israelites coming out of Egypt had seen the ten plagues. - [email protected] - SitemapWebsite by LimeCuda - Admin. No, our charge is simply to believe in the one whom he has sent. Forever satisfied in the shelter of his presence. Introduction . I would be happy. 3) Jesus asked the Jews concerning John the baptizer, ” The baptism of John, whence was it? What does feeding upon him mean? It doesn’t feel real. “I don’t know if I’m elected.” Well, I can tell you a sure way to know if you are elected or not: do you believe? This is a happy place. Colossians 3:17, a. He’s sufficient, no matter our spiritual failings. As the good and loving pastor he is, not wanting them to die in their folly, he says (verse 27), “Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you.” “What you seek is too small,” Jesus is saying. Show us something else.”. Kevin and I decided it would be a good exercise to take a look at Jesus’ “I Am” statements in the Gospel of John over these weeks. INTRODUCTION: [Beginning of this sermon on I am the bread of life], 1. We don’t want the gift.”. 23)He is the one who lives according to the Father (v.57). But if you eat this bread, it’s eternal. He created all that. We get so caught up in speculation about the doctrine of election. It’s a barrier which is wide, high, and deep; which we self-erect; and which is hard to pull down: a barrier of pride. And, Jesus says, “I am the only thing that can do that.” I just can’t stop thinking about it. c. It is the teaching about Jesus which we must believe in order to be saved, namely: d) That he teaches what the Father wants us to hear. John 6:35. God gave them a command: “You shall not eat of fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. c) Men must LEARN in order to be drawn of the Father. 20)He is the one who gives his flesh and blood for meat and drink (v.54, 55). How powerful he must be that he could create a myriad army of angels? Lord our God, we praise you and thank that you are a God of salvation. The drunkard is looking for life. – John 6:35. 4. They are safely in the palm of his hands, because they are safely in the palm of the Father’s hands, and no one can snatch them out of the hands of the Father. Though the grass withers and the flower fades, the word of God is forever. “I am the bread of life. It was a pretty easy gig when it was just Leah and I, but now I have two other mouths to feed. Jesus was telling them that he came to give his life so that they could have everlasting life -- if … They are chock full of wonderful, Christ-giving truth, love, and passion. The drug addict is looking for life. The Jews in this passage are eaten up with pride. 1) Jesus corrects the people’s thoughts regarding from where the bread came. Some of you have believed on Christ, and yet are going through what we all go through at times: a time of dryness. We see it in this passage. 4) Jesus contrasted these two authorities in Matthew 6:19-24, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth…”. b) Jesus is not seeking to do his own will, but that of the Father. 1) 1 John 1:3 “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”, 2) John 14:21 “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”, a. When Jesus told the hungry crowds that he was the Bread of Life, he was teaching his followers that He alone was their true source of spiritual life, both in this present world and in the everlasting life to come. Look at world religions. Once we do, it is evidence that we are his. I’ll be preaching a number of times over the summer. In fact, people are searching for life and meaning in life. During the time that we are in need, help comes from heaven above and is not from our own. 6) He then refocused the conversation upon more spiritual matters. It’s a sign of our faith in and belief on him. This was as exclusive a claim as His I AM statement in 14:6 where Jesus says that He “is the way, the truth, and the life.” No one else, not even Moses is able to meet this need. Verse 27: “For on him God the Father has set his seal.” Christ has been appointed, commissioned, and given all authority by the Father. “I am the bread of life” (John 6). You feed upon Christ, because he is the one thing that is necessary. I have to touch that person so I am no longer It. We find you to be more delectable than all the things in this world. Note the significance, the source, the supping, and the supply of the bread of life. I Am the Bread of Life Ronnie Floyd John 6:41-51 INTRODUCTION: People will do anything to be satisfied in life. We must hear AND learn. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.”, 5) The gospel is God’s power. Thanks be to God. “I am the way, the truth, and the life”. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. But where is the good news in that? Maybe you’ve been coming to church for decades. f) That this teaching includes the fact that those who believe in Jesus will have eternal life. ” These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”, 5) We must hunger and thirst after righteousness (Matthew 5:6). If you believe, you are elected. PROPOSITION: In this lesson we will study Jesus statement, “ I am the bread of life. 1) Every country in the world has some form of bread. c. Even the manna did not come from Moses, but from God the Father. Why? You must believe to have eternal life. 1) The people compare this bread to manna. 1 Corinthians 15:22 “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”, b. There is food you can eat that surpasses even the manna that fell from the sky.”. This multitude, dressed in white, gathered before his throne, singing praise to him for the salvation he has given. 48 I am the bread of life. He satiates our appetites, and yet we want to be even more satiated with him. I would stand there and camp out the whole game on base, because it takes away all the anxiety. In Verse 35 He states, “I am the bread of life.” However, in order for us to truly understand what Jesus meant by… First is the self-designation: “I am the bread of life.” This morning, I want to look at who Jesus claims to be; the barrier to our responding rightly to this claim; and finally, four reasons why we must believe that Jesus is who he claims to be in this passage. February 27, 2016 Comments Off on I Am the Bread of Life – John 26 – 40 – Sermon Notes read Studies/Sermons Jesus’ discourse can seemingly be split up into two audiences: the general crowd that followed him (6:26-40), and some select religious Jews who were either a segment of the crowd or joined later (6:41-58), in other words, casual hearers and the more dedicated religious crowd. 1:16 “Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.”. It’s not seeking Christ. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. 7) He is the bread that gives life to the world (v.33). 23"Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks." It isn’t enough for them to just believe in Jesus. Martin Hedman I Am the Bread of Life “Give us this day our daily bread”, we are taught to pray in the Lord’s Prayer. This is an exclusive claim. Have you ever watched young teenage boys sit down at a table to eat? from heaven, or of men?” (Matthew 21:25). That leads to our final point. b. Jesus said in John 8:43 “Why do ye not understand my speech? “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. They say (verse 28), “What must we do to be doing the works of God?” Jesus tells them about this bread—that this food which endures is a gift from the Son of Man. “It is my Father who gives you the true bread from heave n, for the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. He is the one necessary thing. “I am the bread of life!” He’s saying that as our bodies need food, so our souls need him. Who does Jesus claim to be? That is worth seeking. In answer Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” John 6:35 Now, that seems like an odd thing to say. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. 49 Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. The problem is that if I don’t feed them, they die. John 14:10 “Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? God so loves us that he came down from Heaven so that we might feast upon him and live forever. 8) Psalm 119:102, “How sweet are thy words unto my taste! TITLE: “I Am The Bread of Life”. They eat, though it is temporal and not long-lasting. The Bread of Life. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.” (Matthew 16:24-25). 4) Jesus said, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:19-21). What beauty must be in him that he could create a rainbow that is that gorgeous? yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”. Verse 30: “So they said to him, ‘Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? https://urchurch.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/01102248/05.29.2016.am_1.mp3. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. The first is that He is necessary. He who comes to me will not hunger. I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. And he created everything on earth, down to that little ant that I walked by today, that blade of grass, and that little piece of soil. 9) He promises to quell our hunger and quench our thirst (v.35). 1) Jesus refers to the same thing as “meat” in verse 27. Once an infidel in liberty. “Isn’t this that doctrine of election that bothers me?” Yes, it is. C. v. 47-51 Heaven's Bread Has Promise - These verses tell us that Heaven's Bread will give man life. 3) He is the one whom God, the Father, has sent (v.29, 40, 57). . These saints “have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Think on that for a little bit. a. He’s been sealed with the privilege of being the Savior of mankind. I cook at my house. “Believe!” All of those who believe have life. 5) Jesus says, “I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” (v.51). We pray that you would open our eyes to see it, our ears to hear it, and (most importantly) our hearts to receive it. b. Jesus said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven” (V.32). The bread left over after feeding the five thousand was perishable. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 2) These statements are known as the “I Am” statements. It’s not just life that we receive, but eternal life. It is not a loaf of bread that gives eternal life, but Jesus gives eternal life. 3) He says that this bread is his flesh (v.51). 5) Jesus accused them of following only to satisfy their empty bellies. He will lose none. It’s not too much to put in an hour or two on Sunday morning so that you can live the rest of the week like you want to. “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. We believe in this God who delivers us, and we do the same thing when we come to the Lord’s table. There is no longer the obsession or fear. 5) Cannot be his disciple if we do not do this. a. So, in the New Testament, Jesus also makes these ‘I AM’ claims. Philippians 1:21 “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”, 2) He gives us the things that we need to live if we seek him first. I hate it with a passion. (Matthew 6:33), 1) Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled”, 2) Psalm 107:9 “For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.”, 3) John 4:13-14 “Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”. What will you do with this bread this evening? Paul says in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.” John 5:26-29 “For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. What love is in him that he could create a flower that looks like this? a. This is one of the great ironies of my life—God’s joke on me. Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11). For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ They said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’ Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. 4) We will be looking at these statements over the next few weeks. AIM: To answer the question, “Who is Jesus” through looking at Jesus own words about himself. I often find my eyes welling up with tears when reading his letters to people who lived three hundred years ago. Now imagine a room three times this size, with piles of books—books upon books upon books. I just started reading the letters of John Newton, the famous writer of Amazing Grace, and pastor in the eighteenth century. 3) To do this we must study: 2 Timothy 2:15 “Study to show . You’d have all the knowledge and truth contained in those pages—and yet, it pales in comparison to, and would not rival, the single most important piece of knowledge that any man can know: who Jesus claims to be and who he is. Moses provided this manna. Verse 35: “Whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” As D.A. I struggled with assurance of salvation. g) This is the teaching that we can feast on and eat to have eternal life. It’s a fundamental part of daily life. It does mean that there is no longer that core emptiness that the initial encounter with Jesus has met.” Whatever our spiritual need—in whatever way we are impoverished, no matter how great, weak, or wayward our condition—Christ is enough and more. 5) This bread is contrasted with manna of which those who ate, died (v.49). Have you believed in him? They wanted to offer something. Not the physical eating of flesh and Blood. Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” (v.30, 31). John chapter 6 tells us they grumbled, they mumbled, they argued, they whined, and ultimately they left --- … In our passage, he says, “I am the bread of life.” To understand that, we have to understand a little bit of the background to this passage. There was bread left over in the feeding of the five thousand. Even though Jesus knew that bread was very important to life, he wanted something more for his children. The crowd wants more bread, and not only is Jesus not going to give them what they ask for, He turns it into a teaching situation. Rows of them. When a person knows that they are a sinner, and they have nothing to give; and they know that Christ is a Savior, and he has all to give; they are the most blessed of people on the earth, because their foot is set upon the pathway of salvation. It’s a question that this passage demands you to answer. That’s a question that none of us in this room can escape. 14)He is the one who grants eternal life to those who believe on him (v.40, 47). You can do this with any Scripture. e) That this teaching includes the fact of Jesus death, burial, and resurrection. 1) This is an exclusive claim. He created everything, visible and invisible. It’s not yours and my domain to try and search out the hidden things of God. His blood is sufficient to cover all of our sin. 2) We are to LABOR for the spiritual for it is eternal. If they don’t eat fast enough, they may not get that next piece of pizza before the next guy, and they may not be full. You feed upon him until you are nourished. 2 Peter 1:3-4 “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”, b. Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. This is what he said: “John Newton. 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