Title: THE BREAD OF LIFE

FOCUS VERSES…

John 6:68–69 ~ (68) Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. (69) And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

This is WHAT we should take from this LESSON…

- Jesus is the true Bread of Life…

- Jesus is our salvation…

- In Jesus we live, move, and have our being (Acts17:28)

- Recognize Jesus is the Great I AM!!

This is what we should apply to our life from this lesson:

- I will never turn from Jesus...

- I will never put anything before Jesus…

- I will always trust Jesus and his way…

- I will walk with Jesus because of who HE is…

that will help us get into this Sunday school lesson…

Let’s look at some scriptures for thought on this lesson…

In the gospel of JOHN: There are 7 times we see Jesus saying these words…

In the gospel of JOHN: There are 7 times we see Jesus saying these words…

• I AM…

John 6:35 ~ And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

John 8:12 ~ Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

John 10:7-9 ~ 7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

John 10:11 & 14 ~ I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

John 11:25-26 ~ 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

John 14:6 ~ Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 15:1 ~ I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

The phrase “I AM” is the covenant name of God (Yahweh, or YHWH), revealed to Moses at the burning bush in EXODUS 3:14…

The meaning of the phrase I AM…

• The self-sufficient, self existence, the aseity..

• The aseity of God means that He is the One in whom all other things find their source, existence, and continuance. He is the ever-present Power that sustains all life.

• Isaiah 46:9-10

• Psalms 50:12 ~ if I was hungry I would tell you

Chapter 8 Jesus says the statement 3 times: I AM…

John 8:24 ~ I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

John 8:28 ~ Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.

John 8:58 ~ Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

THEN NOTICE JESUS WORDS IN…

John 18:4-8 ~ 4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? 5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

Again the UNDERSTANDING of this LESSON is…

- Jesus is the true Bread of Life…

- Jesus is our salvation…

- In Jesus we live, move, and have our being…

- Recognize Jesus is the Great I AM!!

Let’s look at our LESSON TEXT and the background of it in…

John 6:24–69 (AMP) ~ 24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they boarded the small boats themselves and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, "Rabbi, when did You get here?"

Words to the People…

26 Jesus answered, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you have been searching for Me, not because you saw the signs (attesting miracles), but because you ate the loaves and were filled.

27 Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures [and leads] to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for God the Father has authorized Him and put His seal on Him."

28 Then they asked Him, "What are we to do, so that we may habitually be doing the works of God?"

29 Jesus answered, "This is the work of God: that you believe [adhere to, trust in, rely on, and have faith] in the One whom He has sent."

30 So they said to Him, "What sign (attesting miracle) will You do that we may see it and believe You? What [supernatural] work will You do [as proof]?

31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written [in Scripture], ‘

HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT.'"

32 Then Jesus said to them, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven.

33 For the Bread of God is He who comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world."

34 Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

35 Jesus replied to them, "I am the Bread of Life. The one who comes to Me will never be hungry, and the one who believes in Me [as Savior] will never be thirsty [for that one will be sustained spiritually].

36 But as I told you, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.

37 All that My Father gives Me will come to Me; and the one who comes to Me I will most certainly not cast out [I will never, never reject anyone who follows Me].

38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

39 This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but that I [give new life and] raise it up at the last day.

40 For this is My Father's will and purpose, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him [as Savior] will have eternal life, and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day."