BREAD OF GOD

Sunday Morning - July 28, 1996

Read: John 6:31-35

Text: John 6:33 "For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world."

THE TRUE BREAD

John 6:32 "Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven."

John 6:50-51 "This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

LIFE OF THE WORLD

51. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."

BREAD OF GOD

33. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

JESUS IS THE BREAD OF LIFE

John 6:41 "The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven."

John 6:48 "I am that bread of life."

REMEMBER?

2 Peter 1:13 "Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;"

WE WERE DEAD IN SIN

Ephesians 2:1 "And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins:"

GOD'S LOVE FOR THE WORLD

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, ...."

Romans 5:8 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

APPEARED TO ALL MEN

Titus 2:11 "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,"

HIS SON THE PROPITIATION

1 John 4:10-11 "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation [APPEASE a conciliatory offering to God] for our sins. 11. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another."

1 John 2:2 "And he is the propitiation [APPEASE] for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."

John 1:11-12 "He came unto his own [Neuter, World], and his own [Masculine Israel] received him not. 12. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God...."

THE WORLD

Acts 17:24-28 "God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

25. Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

1 Timothy 4:10 "we trust [PAI] in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe [OF FAITH]."

Psalms 145:16 "Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing."

26. And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

27. That they should seek the Lord [GOD], if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

28. For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring."

NO LANGUAGE BEARERS

Psalms 19:1-3 "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handiwork. 2. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. 3. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard." Romans 10:18 "But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world."

KNOWN OF GOD

Romans 1:19-23 "Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. 20. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21. Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things."

THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE LIFE

John 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

PHYSICAL BREAD

34. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

LOW LEVEL OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY

THE WORD OF GOD SATISFIES

Matthew 4:4 "But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."

Proverbs 27:20 "Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied."

Ecclesiastes 5:10 "He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity."

Psalms 36:7-9 "How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 8. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 9. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light."

Psalms 103:1-6 "A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 6. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed."

Psalms 107:8-9 "Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 9. For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness."

Isaiah 55:2 "Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness."