3. The Bread of Life

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3. The Bread of Life

When we come to Jesus as the bread of life, we find our deepest needs satisfied.

February 11, 2024 • Brian Colmery • John 6:22–35

A crowd that wants physical bread are met with Jesus, who tells them he is the true bread of life. When we understand what Jesus is saying, we find our deepest hungers exposed, the place those hungers are finally satisfied, and the way we savor Christ in our daily lives.

Application Questions:

1. What are the daily desires that occupy your mind the most?

2. How are those desires related to a deeper hunger for eternal life?

3. What are the ways Jesus, broken for you, satisfies that deeper hunger?

4. How can you savor Christ this week, especially in scripture and prayer? How can you turn to him for strength when things are hard?

8. The True Vine

March 24, 2024 • Scott Mehl • John 15:1–11

Jesus famously calls us to "abide" with him as a branch abides in a vine. But what does that mean? What does it practically look like to live a life of abiding? And how do we know if we're abiding or not? Application Questions: 1. How has the gospel already given you a vital connection with Christ? 2. How does your relationship with your phone (or the internet) inform what it might mean to live a life of "abiding"? 3. What evidence of abiding do you see in your life? 4. What evidence of abiding do you see in the lives of the Christians around you? Share these with them. 5. How have you seen a life of obedience be the life of greatest joy?

7. The Way, Truth, and Life

March 17, 2024 • Matt Kleinhans • John 14:1–7

Everyone is searching for meaning, and purpose, and abundant life. Jesus makes it clear that the only way to the life we were created for is through Him. He is the way. He is the truth. He is the life. Application Questions: 1. What answers are you looking for from God that He doesn't promise to give you? 2. What promises can you cling to instead? 3. How does Christ being the "way" speak into your hopes and dreams? 4. How does Christ being "the truth" relate to Him being "the Light of the World"? 5. What life does Christ offer? Are you embracing the abundant life offered in Him?

6. The Good Shepherd

March 10, 2024 • Brian Colmery • John 10:1–18

People in Los Angeles aren’t very familiar with sheep, but Jesus compares himself to a shepherd to help us understand who he wants to be in our lives. Shepherds know their sheep, love their sheep, and lead their sheep. When Jesus is your good shepherd you will follow him more closely than anything else. Application Questions: 1. Jesus knows you even better than a shepherd knows his sheep. How might that encourage you this week? 2. How does Jesus laying down his life for you touch down in the things you are dealing with in your life right now? 3. Where do you think Jesus is calling you to follow him right now?