Study Two: Bread of Life (John 6)

Although the camera had not yet been invented, the Bible gives us a number of word pictures to portray Jesus, the Christ. Each captures a different facet of His character, His life and His mission. Join us as we focus our gaze on John chapter six and attend to what God teaches us about Himself and our relationship to Him.

In this study we begin to look at a number of snapshots in the life of Jesus Christ. The story of the first is found in John 6. There was growing interest among the people of Israel in this new teacher and miracle-worker. After all, God had seemingly been silent for over four hundred years at this time, and now there was a growing interest in this teacher. Some seemed to think he’d been sent from God. For years there had not been the kind of miracles that they were hearing about in recent weeks. They said this man had turned water into wine at a wedding, and people were being healed.

Next: Lesson Three: Light of the World (John 9)

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1. Jesus had called a small group of men to his side, and they spent busy days together. At times the crowds must have left them exhausted. On this day, Jesus and his followers had crossed to the far side of the Sea of Galilee. As he sat down on the mountain with his disciples, he looked up. What did Jesus see? Why had the crowd followed him? What did they seek?
2. What was Jesus' question to Philip? How did Philip respond? What was Andrew's question to Jesus? More thoughts...
The disciples (His close followers) were real men with weaknesses and strengths, personalities and challenges. In this account we'll see some hints of who these men were and how they interacted with Jesus.
3. What happened that day on the hillside? How might you have responded if you were in that crowd? How would you describe Jesus in His interactions with the disciples and the crowd?
4. Now let's fast forward to the next day. Why do you think the people sought out Jesus once again? How does Jesus shift the attention from the physical to spiritual realities?
5. What does this statement mean to you? "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty." More thoughts...
Was Jesus talking about a physical hunger? If not, what type of hunger was he referring to? Do you think most people are aware of it?
6. How might man's deep hunger express itself? What ways have you seen that people use to alleviate the "hunger-pains"?
7. What was Jesus talking about when he mentioned manna? Where did it come from? Was there enough of it to alleviate the physical hunger? More thoughts...
See Exodus 16 for more information about the event to which Jesus referred. In what way is manna like "the bread of life"? In what ways is manna different from "the bread of life"?
8. What need was he recognizing, and how does He meet that need? Does this truth have power to change your life in some way? More thoughts...
How would you verbalize the key thought that Jesus is "the bread of life"? What do you think Jesus was communicating as He taught the people?
9. What additional thoughts or questions do you have about this study?
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