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Reference: JOHN 6:35

Church: GRACE Date: 09/21/2014
The Bread of Life
Purpose: To show that Jesus is the fulfillment of the manna and the One Who gives eternal
life to those who believe on Him

1 Introduction
Sincethefall,cherubim,flamingswordprotectwaytotreeoflife
Andmaninhisfollyhastriedtosecureeternallifebyhisownefforts
Californiamaybetheplacewherethisfollyhasreachedapeak
Weallthinkwecanliveforeverhere
Plasticsurgery,cosmetics,hidethesignsofaging
Aboutamillionspecialdiets,$$$$spentonnutritionresearch
Allpeddledwiththepromiseofextendedlife
Itsimplicitatleast,butoftenexplicit
Exerciseplanssamedeal
Sculpttheperfectbodythe6pack,thepecs
Itcanallcontainanunspokenassumptionthatthislifeisallthereis
Andthatitisgoingtolastalong,longtime
Verypopular
Stilltryingtododgesword,Cherubim&liveforeverbyourownefforts
Weignorethe100%recordoffailureinthosearoundusandinhistory
Weregoingtobeverydisappointedifthisisallourhopeforeternallife

NamesofJesus
TheBreadofLifeanameJesusgaveHimself
Totheworld,probablymeansahighfiber,glutenfreewonderloaf
Madesustainablyandethicallyfromorganicrawmaterials
Boundtoaddyearstoyourlifeonearth
WhatdidJesusmeanwhenHecalledHimselfbythisname?
TextisJohn6:35gettherethroughExodus,Numbers,Deuteronomy:
TheMannafromHeavenPointedtoJesus
JesusistheTrueBreadfromHeaven
SoWhat?
2 The Manna from Heaven Pointed to Jesus
MosesledIsraeloutofEgyptandintothewilderness
Sixweekslater,theybegangrumblingbecausetheyhadnofood
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Theygotreallyhungryandgrumbledcriedoutforfood
ItwouldhavebeenbettertoremaininEgyptanddiebytheLordshand
Butyou(Moses)broughtusouttokilluswithhunger
Inresponse,Godgavethemsomethingveryspecialmanna
Somethinglikewafersthatappearedontheground6daysoftheweek
Exodus 16:31 The house of Israel named it manna, and it was like
corianderseed,white,anditstastewaslikewaferswithhoney.
Numbers 11:7 Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its
appearancelikethatofbdellium.
WeirdplacetobegintolookatTheBreadofLife?
No.ThemannapointedtoChrist:
Camedownfromheaventoearth
Unrecognizedbythepeoplewhatisit?
Whiteandapparentlyunleavenedpurity,sinlessness
Sweettothetastewafersmadewithhoney
Pleasantaroma(coriander)
Precious(Bdelliumlikemyrrhorsemitransparentstone)
Itwasagraciousgifttheyhadbeengrumbling!
Itwaslifegivingtheyweredeadwithoutit
Buttheyhadtogatheritandeatitforittosustainthem
IsraelwassupposedtoseeChristrepresentedinthemanna.
Itkepttheirbodiesalive
TheyneededtotrustHimthroughitsotheymightlivespiritually.
Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you and let you be hungry, and
fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers
know,thatHemightmakeyouunderstandthatmandoesnotliveby
bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the
mouthoftheLORD.
WhatproceedsfromGodsmouthandgivesspirituallife?
TheWordofGod.Whoisthis?Christ!
John 1:14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with
God.3AllthingscameintobeingthroughHim,andapartfromHim
nothingcameintobeingthathascomeintobeing.4InHimwaslife,
andthelifewastheLightofmen.
Christ,theWordofLife!
1 John 1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard,
what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and
touchedwithourhands,concerningtheWordofLife
TheyweresupposedtoknowthattheyneededJesusforeternallife
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ThattheywereasdependentuponHimforspirituallife
Astheywereonthemannatokeeptheirbodiesgoing
Notenoughtoeatphysicalfoodmusthavespiritualfoodalso
ButIsraeldidntunderstandthis
Theyusedthemannaonlytofilltheirstomachs
TheydidntcombineitwithfaithtoreceivetheChristsignifiedandlive
Andsotheydiedspiritually.
3 Jesus is the True Bread from Heaven
NowcomeforwardtothisaccountinJohn6
Jesushasjustfedthe5000,thencrossedthelakeonfoot
ThecrowdrealizesHehasgoneandrushesroundtofindHim
ButtheyaremakingthesamemistakeasIsraelatthetimeofMoses
TheyarenotinterestedintheOnethesignpointedtoinSpiritualfood
Justinfillingtheirstomachshavinganotherfreemeal

John6:2640Jesusansweredthemandsaid,Truly,truly,Isayto
you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate
of the loaves and were filled. 27 Do not work for the food which
perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the
SonofManwillgivetoyou,foronHimtheFather,God,hassetHis
seal.

Jesussaystheyshouldntbeliketheirforefathers
Workforthefoodthatendurestoeternallife.

28 Therefore they said to Him, What shall we do, so that we may

worktheworksofGod?29Jesusansweredandsaidtothem,This
istheworkofGod,thatyoubelieveinHimwhomHehassent.

Theyaskwhatthisworkis
Theyhadtotrustforlifeintheonepointedtobythesigns

30SotheysaidtoHim,WhatthendoYoudoforasign,sothatwe
maysee,andbelieveYou?WhatworkdoYouperform?

WOW!

31Ourfathersatethemannainthewilderness;asitiswritten,HE
GAVETHEMBREADOUTOFHEAVENTOEAT.
TheyevenrealizeHejustdidsomethingabitlikegivingmanna
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Butclearlyforthemthiswasnotenough

32Jesusthensaidtothem,Truly,truly,Isaytoyou,itisnotMoses
whohasgivenyouthebreadoutofheaven,butitisMyFatherwho
givesyouthetruebreadoutofheaven.33ForthebreadofGodis
thatwhichcomesdownoutofheaven,andgiveslifetotheworld.

JesushastocorrectthemitwasntMoseswhogavethemmanna
ItwasGod
AnditsGodWhogivesthetruebreadthatthemannapointedto

34ThentheysaidtoHim,Lord,alwaysgiveusthisbread.

Theylikethesoundofthis,soHetellsthemmore:

35Jesussaidtothem,Iamthebreadoflife;hewhocomestoMe
willnothunger,andhewhobelievesinMewillneverthirst.36But
IsaidtoyouthatyouhaveseenMe,andyetdonotbelieve.

BURDEN:IsraeldidntbelieveonChrist
Theyatemannaanddied(49)itfedonlytheirbodies
TheydidntlookbeyondittotheOneitpointedtoandfeedtheirsouls
Butifanyonedoesthat,theywontdiebutwillhaveeternallife
Theywontbehungryanymore(6:35)
Jesusisthattruebreadfromheaven

37Allthatthe FathergivesMewill cometoMe,andtheonewho

comestoMeIwillcertainlynotcastout.38ForIhavecomedown
from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent
Me.39Thisisthewillof HimwhosentMe,thatofall thatHe has
givenMeIlosenothing,butraiseituponthelastday.40Forthisis
the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and
believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up
onthelastday.

Jesuscamefromheaventogivelifetoallwhobelieve(3740)
ToallwhomtheFathergavetoHim
HecandothisbecauseHehaslifeinHimself
John 5:2526 Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and
now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and
thosewhohearwilllive.26ForjustastheFatherhaslifeinHimself,
evensoHegavetotheSonalsotohavelifeinHimself;
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Heisabletogivelifetoothers:
John6:33ForthebreadofGodisthatwhichcomesdownoutof
heaven,andgiveslifetotheworld.
Hiswordsarewordsoflife:
John6:63ItistheSpiritwhogiveslife;thefleshprofitsnothing;
thewordsthatIhavespokentoyouarespiritandarelife.
John6:6768SoJesussaidtothetwelve,Youdonotwanttogo
awayalso,doyou?68SimonPeteransweredHim,Lord,towhom
shallwego?Youhavewordsofeternallife.
HeistheBreadofLifethetruebreadthatthemannapointedto
EatofHim,believeonHim,andHewillgiveyoueternallife.
ThatiswhatHemeantbygivingHimselfthisname
4 So what?
SoJesusistheBreadofLife.Sowhat?
SoifyoueatofHim,youlive.Otherwise,youperish
HowshallweeatofHimandlive?
Itisallamatteroffaith,butletspursuetheanalogyofeatingbread
4.1 Soul Hunger
Physicalhungerisanachingvoidthatlongstobefilled
Isyoursoulempty?Achingtobefilled?
Christaloneisthefoodthatcansatisfyhungerofthesoul.
HewhobelievesinChristwillnothunger(spiritually).6:35
IsyoursoulachingforHim?Thenyouareintherightstatetofeed!
4.2 Soul Satisfaction
HowdoIstoptheachinginmysoul?
YouhavetobelieveonChristandtrustintheworkHedid.How?

Somedos
SeetheGodman,Christ,comingtoearth,livingperfectly
SeeHimbrokenonthecross,buriedinthetomb,risingfromthedead
ChewonHimmeditateonHim,Hislife,Hiswords.
HisarethewordsoflifeHeistheWordofLife!
Chewonthemthoroughly!Dothejobproperly!
WedontobtaineternallifebyosmosisorIVbybeingzapped.
WehavetodotheworkofGodwehavetobelieveonChrist(6:29)
TobelieveonHimwehavetoknowHim,Hislife,Hiswords
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Likefoodforourbodies,wehavetodependonChristforoursoulslife
WithoutHim,weperish
Mannanousewhileitlayonthegroundhadtobegatheredandeaten
SamewithChrist
YouhaventbelievedonHimuntilyoudependonHimaloneforlife
Swallow.TakeHim&wordsintoyoursoulsoHelivesinyouandyoulive
FeedonHimuntilyouarefull
Thisisanallyoucaneatdeal
Therecanbenogluttonyhere!
Eatasmuchasyoucanyouwillnothaveeatentoomuchlikemanna
DigestChristHemustpermeateeverypartofourbeing
Hewillgivelifeandstrengthtoyoursoul
Somedonts
Dontbeonajunkfooddietthereisnolifeinthis
Cosmetics,diets,workoutsallforabodythatonlyhas70yrs
Thisislaboringforthefoodthatperishestheworld!
Notonlydoesntsatisfysoulhunger;
TakesawayyourappetiteforJesus
Isaiah55:2Whydoyouspendmoneyforwhatisnotbread,And
yourwagesforwhatdoesnotsatisfy?ListencarefullytoMe,andeat
whatisgood,Anddelightyourselfinabundance.
BelikeMary,notMartha
Dontbespiritualanorexicswhowonteat
Therearesomeherewhatdoesthatlooklike?
LooksliketheJewswhowerelisteningtoJesus
wouldntbelieve,wouldnteat
Dontbeaspiritualbulimicseatingonlytothrowituplater
Therearesomeherewhatdoesthatlooklike?
Madeprofessionbutnoobviouslife,growth
5 Conclusions
Agoodfriendtoldmethattomakealoafofbreadisanactoflove
Anditisalotofworkanddevotionisneededtodoitright
Itismadewithaffectionforthosewhowilleatit
Offensetobeofferedapiecesolovinglymadeforyou&decline!
IjustateacandybarwhileIwaswaitingImfullnow,maybenexttime

WhatshallwesayoftheOneWhohasprovidedtheBreadofLife?
Preparedinlovefrombeforetheworldwascreated
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AndisofferedtoyoutonightcomeandeatofHim,comeandlive!

HereisJesusTheBreadofLife!HaveyoubelievedonHim?
YouseeHimpicturedeveryweekinthebreadattheSupper
GodistellingyouwhatHetoldIsraellooktotheOnesignified
FeedonHiminyoursoul!Dontjustgazefromadistance
DontseethisandthenaskGodforasign!

YouhavetotakeHimintoyoursoulanddependonHimforlife!
TrustintheLivingWord,theOneWhoproceedsfromthemouthofGod
DontdeclineHimagain!BelieveonHim,andhaveeternallife