Lent 2024- Who do you say that I am?

Bread of Life

John 6:24–35 NRSV

So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.” Then they said to him, “What must we do to perform the works of God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” So they said to him, “What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ” Then Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which 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 will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

Do you have or did you have someone in your life that always asked you “what’s your favorite?” type questions???

—> Where is your favorite bread from?

2 reasons people want “the bread”

—> legitimate need

—> early on in Ch. 6 - feeding of the 5,000

—> The people were hungry and needed food

—> Jesus provided for them

—> want more proof of who Jesus is

—> John 6:26

John 6:26 NRSV

Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.

John 6:29–31 NRSV

Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” So they said to him, “What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”

—> are you better than Moses?

—> How do we know you are who you say you are?

—> Prove it one more time

—> You want bread??? I’ll show you bread

—> John 6:35

John 6:35 NRSV

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

—> Jesus isn’t just the bread that sustains us on earth but here is the bread that sustains for eternity.

—> The bread of life isn’t physical bread but Spiritual and we have to start eating with spiritual stomachs.

—> Are we eating enough of Jesus that he is sustaining us? Are we getting spiritually nourished?

—> the Bread of Life will never run out

—> every time you put your hand up Jesus delivers