I am the Bread of Life - Oologah church of Christ

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the Bread of Life.
John 6:35
John 6:35
And Jesus said to them, " I am the bread of life. He who
comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me
shall never thirst.
Bread given in the O.T.
So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "
What is it?" For they did not know what it was. And Moses said
to them, "This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.
This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: 'Let every
man gather it according to each one's need, one omer for each
person, according to the number of persons; let every man take
for those who are in his tent. '"
Bread given in the O.T.
Then the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more,
some less. So when they measured it by omers, he who gathered
much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no
lack. Every man had gathered according to each one's need.
And Moses said, "Let no one leave any of it till morning.“
Exodus 16:15-19
Bread given in the O.T.
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
John 6:49
Bread offered in the N.T.
I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the
wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down
from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.
Bread offered in the N.T.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone
eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall
give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.“
John 6:48-51
Bread offered in the N.T.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone
eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall
give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.“
John 6:51
Bread offered in the N.T.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life.
John 3:16
Bread offered in the N.T.
Then Jesus said to them, " Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses
did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives
you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who
comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.“
John 6:32-33
Bread offered in the N.T.
Then they said to Him, " Lord, give us this bread always.“ And
Jesus said to them, " I am the bread of life. He who comes to
Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never
thirst.
John 6:34-35
Obedience results in receiving the bread of Life.
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has
everlasting life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the
manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which
comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.
Obedience results in receiving the bread of Life.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone
eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall
give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.“
John 6:47-51
Obedience results in receiving the bread of Life.
The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying, " How
can this Man give us His flesh to eat?“
John 6:52
Obedience results in receiving the bread of Life.
Then Jesus said to them, " Most assuredly, I say to you, unless
you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you
have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My
blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He
who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in
him.
Obedience results in receiving the bread of Life.
As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father,
so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This is the
bread which came down from heaven — not as your fathers ate
the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live
forever.“
John 6:53-58
Conclusion
Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, "
This is a hard saying; who can understand it?“ When Jesus
knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He
said to them, " Does this offend you? What then if you should
see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? It is the
Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I
speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
Conclusion
But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew
from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and
who would betray Him. And He said, " Therefore I have said to
you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to
him by My Father.“ From that time many of His disciples went
back and walked with Him no more.
Conclusion
Then Jesus said to the twelve, " Do you also want to go away?“
But Simon Peter answered Him, " Lord, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life.
John 6:60-68
Conclusion
And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His
disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are
written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of
God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
John 20:30-31