10-06-2019 The Bread of Life

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Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament Chapter 6

(1) It came from heaven at night; Christ came from heaven when men were in darkness.

(2) It fell on the dew; Christ came, born of the Spirit of God.

(3) It was not defiled by the earth; Christ was sinless, separate from sinners.

(4) It was small, round, and white, suggesting His humility, eternality, and purity.

(5) It was sweet to the taste; Christ is sweet to those who trust Him.

(6) It had to be taken and eaten; Christ must be received and appropriated by faith (1:12–13).

(7) It came as a free gift; Christ is the free gift of God to the world.

(8) There was sufficient for all; Christ is sufficient for all.

(9) If you did not pick it up, you walked on it; if you do not receive Christ, you reject Him and walk on Him (see Heb. 10:26–31).

(10) It was wilderness food; Christ is our food in this pilgrim journey to heaven.

John 6:29–41 ESV

29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” 30 So they said to him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ” 32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” 35 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. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” 41 So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

Manna as a TYPE of CHRIST:

Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament Chapter 6

(1) It came from heaven at night; Christ came from heaven when men were in darkness.

(2) It fell on the dew; Christ came, born of the Spirit of God.

(3) It was not defiled by the earth; Christ was sinless, separate from sinners.

(4) It was small, round, and white, suggesting His humility, eternality, and purity.

(5) It was sweet to the taste; Christ is sweet to those who trust Him.

(6) It had to be taken and eaten; Christ must be received and appropriated by faith (1:12–13).

(7) It came as a free gift; Christ is the free gift of God to the world.

(8) There was sufficient for all; Christ is sufficient for all.

(9) If you did not pick it up, you walked on it; if you do not receive Christ, you reject Him and walk on Him (see Heb. 10:26–31).

(10) It was wilderness food; Christ is our food in this pilgrim journey to heaven.

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John 6:43–52 NLT

43 But Jesus replied, “Stop complaining about what I said. 44 For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up. 45 As it is written in the Scriptures, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. 46 (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.) 47 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. 48 Yes, I am the bread of life! 49 Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died. 50 Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.” 52 Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked.

The Bible Guide Jesus Teaches: ‘I Am the Bread of Life’ (6:22–59)

Some of those who hear Jesus are disgusted. They think he is describing some kind of cannibalism. Like the Samaritan woman, they take Jesus literally. She thought that if Jesus was ‘living water’ she need never come to the well again. These critics want a ready supply of food for their stomachs—not a costly commitment to the broken and shared life of Christ.