I Am the Bread of Life

John 6:25-71

Key Verse 35

Then Jesus declared, "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.”

I. Jesus, the bread of life (22-59)

1. Read verse 25-33.  What effort did the crowd make to find Jesus? (22-25)  Why?  What did Jesus want the crowd to work for? (26-27a)  What did Jesus teach about the work of God? (28-29)  What miraculous sign did the crowd demand Jesus to do? (30-31)  How did Jesus correct their misunderstanding about manna? (32-33)

2. Read verses 34-40.  What did they want Jesus to do for them? (34)  Who did Jesus declare he is? (35a)  What happens to the one who comes to Jesus and believes in him? (35b)  Why wouldn’t they come and believe in him? (36-40)  What is the will of God which Jesus would do?  Read verses 41-46.  Why did they grumble?  What did Jesus say when they grumbled? (43-46)

3. Read verses 47-59.  What is the relationship between Jesus and manna? (47-51)  Why did the Jews argue sharply among themselves? (52)  What does it mean ‘to eat my flesh and drink my blood’? (54-58)

II. Many disciples desert Jesus (60-71)

4. Read verses 60-66.  Why did many of Jesus’ disciples desert him?  What is the difference between the Spirit and the flesh?  How can we believe in Jesus? (63)

5. Read verses 67-71.  What did Jesus ask his disciples? (67)  Why?  How did Peter answer Jesus? (68-69)  What did Jesus know about Judas? (70-71)

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