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TODAY'S ROSARY for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025 - Glorious Mysteries - Theme: OUR BREAD OF LIFE WEDNESDAY HOLY ROSARY by THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS - Glorious Mysteries - SPOKEN with MUSIC AMBIENT This week's collection of beautiful music welcomes you into a calm state of prayer as together, we offer up our intentions alongside this daily rosary. The spoken portion of this rosary is 15 minutes, with extended music for additional meditation. Featured Song Title: Evening Prayer   Artist: Traditional Featured Song Title: Sarabandes Version 2   Artist: Thommy Andersson All music in this video is licensed thru Epidemic Sound Publishing. https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/UFgbjx2fFz/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/wMyNWRkrNC/ May this Rosary become a faithful companion to your prayer life. Additional prayer tools at www.rosarywristband.com !!! SUPPORT OUR 2ND CHANNEL !!!  COMMUNION OF SAINTS 2 features a FEMALE VOICE (my lovely wife Rea)  https://youtu.be/8v2u3Sbhh4I?si=7CbWIGvgxquvNNQM **NEW**  30 MINUTE TRADITIONAL ROSARY - GLORIOUS WEDNESDAY - SPOKEN ONLY https://youtu.be/r2tCG5QM1_o SPOKEN ONLY VERSION: 17 Minute Rosary - Wednesday - SPOKEN ONLY https://youtu.be/KyCey-qH-lA MOST VIEWED WEDNESDAY ROSARY: Calm Music    https://youtu.be/1Fnoyv8EmO0 MOST VIEWED ONE HOUR ROSARY DEVOTION: Complete Rosary    https://youtu.be/rrNMRJ5oH-Q MOST VIEWED SLEEP ROSARY: 4 Hour Sleep Rosary    https://youtu.be/4a-uaEEJOF4 Have you joined our Membership?  For only $1.99 a month, you can directly help this channel grow:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXCEpdy0etQAdEHB1z-oTg/join Or consider a donation through PayPal to help us continue creating quality content:  https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?business=CHerrera720037%40gmail.com&cmd=_donations¤cy_code=USD&item_name=Donation+to+The+Communion+of+Saints&return=https%3A%2F%2Frosarywristband.com%2Fhome Blessings, Chris - The Communion of Saints Email: chris@rosarywristband.com Simply, easy and quick rosary prayers for everyday recitation and reflection.   This collection of Catholic rosary videos in english serve as a daily devotion and feature calm background music and nature soundscapes.   Choose from audio only or follow along video with all mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous.  Listen before sleep or any time for renewed focus and peace. “Together we pray” Visit rosarywristband.com for comfortable one decade rosaries. #Rosary #GloriousMysteries #CatholicMeditation #WednesdayRosary #todayrosary #todayrosaryinenglish

TODAY'S ROSARY for TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025  - Sorrowful Mysteries - Theme: OUR BREAD OF LIFE TUESDAY HOLY ROSARY by THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS - Sorrowful Mysteries - SPOKEN with AMBIENT MUSIC This week's collection of beautiful music welcomes you into a calm state of prayer as together, we offer up our intentions alongside this daily rosary. The spoken portion of this rosary is 15 minutes, with extended music for additional meditation. Featured Song Title: Evening Prayer   Artist: Traditional Featured Song Title: Sarabandes Version 2   Artist: Thommy Andersson All music in this video is licensed thru Epidemic Sound Publishing. https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/UFgbjx2fFz/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/wMyNWRkrNC/ May this Rosary become a faithful companion to your prayer life. Additional prayer tools at www.rosarywristband.com !!! SUPPORT OUR 2ND CHANNEL !!!  COMMUNION OF SAINTS 2 features a FEMALE VOICE (my lovely wife Rea)  https://youtu.be/8v2u3Sbhh4I?si=7CbWIGvgxquvNNQM **NEW**  30 MINUTE TRADITIONAL ROSARY - SORROWFUL TUESDAY - SPOKEN ONLY https://youtu.be/xuBcmbi8XKM SPOKEN ONLY VERSION: 17 Minute Rosary - Tuesday - SPOKEN ONLY https://youtu.be/KyCey-qH-lA MOST VIEWED TUESDAY ROSARY: Calm Music    https://youtu.be/tcryvk5IlmY MOST VIEWED ONE HOUR ROSARY DEVOTION: Complete Rosary    https://youtu.be/rrNMRJ5oH-Q MOST VIEWED SLEEP ROSARY: 4 Hour Sleep Rosary    https://youtu.be/4a-uaEEJOF4 Have you joined our Membership?  Starting at only $1.99 a month, you can directly help this channel grow:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXCEpdy0etQAdEHB1z-oTg/join Or consider a donation through PayPal to help us continue creating quality content:  https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?business=CHerrera720037%40gmail.com&cmd=_donations¤cy_code=USD&item_name=Donation+to+The+Communion+of+Saints&return=https%3A%2F%2Frosarywristband.com%2Fhome Blessings, Chris - The Communion of Saints Email: chris@rosarywristband.com Simply, easy and quick rosary prayers for everyday recitation and reflection.   This collection of Catholic rosary videos in english serve as a daily devotion and feature calm background music and nature soundscapes.   Choose from audio only or follow along video with all mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous.  Listen before sleep or any time for renewed focus and peace. “Together we pray” Visit rosarywristband.com for comfortable one decade rosaries. #Rosary #SorrowfulMysteries #CatholicMeditation #TuesdayRosary #todayrosary #todayrosaryinenglish

TODAY'S ROSARY for MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2025  - Joyful Mysteries - Theme: OUR BREAD OF LIFE MONDAY HOLY ROSARY by THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS - Joyful Mysteries - SPOKEN with AMBIENT MUSIC This week's collection of beautiful music welcomes you into a calm state of prayer as together, we offer up our intentions alongside this daily rosary. The spoken portion of this rosary is 15 minutes, with extended music for additional meditation. Featured Song Title: Evening Prayer   Artist: Traditional Featured Song Title: Sarabandes Version 2   Artist: Thommy Andersson All music in this video is licensed thru Epidemic Sound Publishing. https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/UFgbjx2fFz/ https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/wMyNWRkrNC/ May this Rosary become a faithful companion to your prayer life. Additional prayer tools at www.rosarywristband.com !!! SUPPORT OUR 2ND CHANNEL !!!  COMMUNION OF SAINTS 2 features a FEMALE VOICE (my lovely wife Rea)  https://youtu.be/8v2u3Sbhh4I?si=7CbWIGvgxquvNNQM **NEW**  30 MINUTE TRADITIONAL ROSARY - JOYFUL MONDAY - SPOKEN ONLY https://youtu.be/6UX8ObKpb3A SPOKEN ONLY VERSION: 17 Minute Rosary - Monday - SPOKEN ONLY https://youtu.be/vv8l7xMAOmM MOST VIEWED MONDAY ROSARY: Calm Music    https://youtu.be/ryTdYnt1eUI MOST VIEWED ONE HOUR ROSARY DEVOTION: Complete Rosary    https://youtu.be/rrNMRJ5oH-Q MOST VIEWED SLEEP ROSARY: 4 Hour Sleep Rosary    https://youtu.be/4a-uaEEJOF4 Have you joined our Membership?  Starting at only $1.99 a month, you can directly help this channel grow:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXCEpdy0etQAdEHB1z-oTg/join Or consider a donation through PayPal to help us continue creating quality content:  https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?business=CHerrera720037%40gmail.com&cmd=_donations¤cy_code=USD&item_name=Donation+to+The+Communion+of+Saints&return=https%3A%2F%2Frosarywristband.com%2Fhome Blessings, Chris - The Communion of Saints Email: chris@rosarywristband.com Simply, easy and quick rosary prayers for everyday recitation and reflection.   This collection of Catholic rosary videos in english serve as a daily devotion and feature calm background music and nature soundscapes.   Choose from audio only or follow along video with all mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous.  Listen before sleep or any time for renewed focus and peace. “Together we pray” Visit rosarywristband.com for comfortable one decade rosaries. #Rosary #JoyfulMysteries #CatholicMeditation #MondayRosary #todayrosary #todayrosaryinenglish  

I'm Him | I Am the Bread of Life by Collective Church

**Title:** *The Bread of Life: Christ's Call to Eternal Nourishment* **Subtitle:** *Unpacking Jesus' Claim in John 6:35* **Speaker:** Pastor Brandon F Smith] **Series:** The Bread Of Life] **Scripture Text:** John 6:35 **Keywords:** Bread of Life, Jesus Christ, John 6, Gospel of John, Eternal Life, Spiritual Hunger, Divine Provision, Salvation, Christian Doctrine **Description:** In this profound exposition of John 6:35, the preacher explores Jesus' declaration: *"I am the Bread of Life."* This sermon delves into the theological and redemptive significance of this metaphor—highlighting Christ as the sole sustenance for the soul, the fulfillment of divine promise, and the only source of eternal satisfaction. Listeners are invited to contemplate the spiritual hunger of humanity and the sufficiency of Christ to nourish, sustain, and save. **Categories:** * Expository Preaching * Christology * Salvation * Gospel Message **Language:** English

This is Lincoln Nembhard's Wednesday Summer Message, taken from the Gospel of John, Chapter 6, Verses 22-59.

Tom Watts Series: I am: more than you ever expected John 6:25-39 St John's Downshire Hill Sunday 8th June 2025 10:30am

This sermon was preached by Stephen McKenzie at the Heatons site of Christ Church Manchester on Sunday 8th June 2025, from John 6:22-51.

**Title:** *The Bread of Life: Christ's Call to Eternal Nourishment* **Subtitle:** *Unpacking Jesus' Claim in John 6:35* **Speaker:** Pastor Brandon F Smith] **Series:** The Bread Of Life] **Scripture Text:** John 6:35 **Keywords:** Bread of Life, Jesus Christ, John 6, Gospel of John, Eternal Life, Spiritual Hunger, Divine Provision, Salvation, Christian Doctrine **Description:** In this profound exposition of John 6:35, the preacher explores Jesus' declaration: *"I am the Bread of Life."* This sermon delves into the theological and redemptive significance of this metaphor—highlighting Christ as the sole sustenance for the soul, the fulfillment of divine promise, and the only source of eternal satisfaction. Listeners are invited to contemplate the spiritual hunger of humanity and the sufficiency of Christ to nourish, sustain, and save. **Categories:** * Expository Preaching * Christology * Salvation * Gospel Message **Language:** English

I Am the Bread of LifeJohn 6:22-36“I am that bread of life”Jesus turned the water into wine, healed the sick, fed the 5000, walked on water 3 1/2 miles, and they still did not believe. Can I say they had a heart and head issue? They were infatuated with Jesus. But did not commit themselves to him. They were unwilling to repent of their sin; they were content with their religion.

In John 6:35, Jesus says, "I am the bread of life." What does this mean and how can we interpret it based on the context of the passage? Join us as guest speaker, Randy Greene, unpacks this chapter in our series, "Behold the Lamb of God." 

A casual conversation at CrossPointe Coast about the scripture and sermon from the previous Sunday with Jeremiah Fyffe & Sam Powers. Bread of Life John 6 Special Guest: Sam Powers.

John 6:31-40 | I am the Bread of Life from CrossPointe Coast on Vimeo. Preacher: Sam Powers John 6:31–40_ Special Guest: Sam Powers.

Scripture Reference: John 6:1-14, 25-51 What is our natural response when we don't have enough patience, kindness, faith, resources, wisdom, or humility? How might our response change if we follow Jesus' pattern? Henri Nouwen's Life of the Beloved: “To identify the movements of the Spirit in our lives, I have found it helpful to use four words: “taken,” “blessed,” “broken,” and “given…” These words also summarize my life as a Christian because, as a Christian, I am called to become bread for the world: bread that is taken, blessed, broken, and given… these four words have become the most important words of my life… they speak about the most divine as well as the most human behavior. They reach high as well as low, embrace God as well as all people.” Sermon Points: Bread & the Bible Living Bread Leftovers

Scott Wright John 6:47-59 Sermon Guide (PDF) Video - entire service

"Discover Jesus - I AM: The Bread of Life" by Pastor Quinton Self was recorded on Sunday, May 25th, 2025, during service at The Anchor Church in Rockport, Maine. SERMON NOTES Read sermon notes from other great sermons: https://theanchor.me/sermon-notes/ Subscribe to The ANCHOR Church podcast on iTunes to receive automatic downloads of new episodes and listen to previously recorded sermons. https://apple.co/2u1UBkj

John 6:25-40For more information about Sojourn Montrose Church, visit sojournmontrose.org

The Bread of Life | May 25, 2025Pastor Wes Morris John 6:24-35 (NLT) So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him. They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs. But don't be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you…They replied, “We want to perform God's works, too. What should we do?” Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”They answered, “Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do? After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.'”Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn't give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”“Sir,” they said, “give us that bread every day.”Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.  √  IT'S POSSIBLE TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND HAVE THE WRONG HEART.John 6:26 (NLT) Jesus replied, “The truth of the matter is that you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you believe in me.Isaiah 29:13 (NIV) These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.I Samuel 16:7 (NIV) Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. You're at peace even if no one notices.You obey God even when it's inconvenient or uncomfortable.You serve without needing applause or affirmation.You can celebrate others without comparison or jealousy. √ WE FIND OUR DEEPEST SATISFACTION NOT IN WHAT GOD GIVES, BUT IN TRUSTING WHO HE IS.John 6:29 (NLT) Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”Exodus 33:12-15 (NLT) Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,' but you have not let me know whom you will send with me...14 The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.”√ THE GREATEST GIFT GOD GIVES US IS HIMSELF.John 6:35 (NLT) I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. THE BREAD OF LIFEI. I CHOOSE GOD‘S WORD OVER THE WORLD'S WAYS.Matthew 4:3-4 (NLT) During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”II. I CHOOSE SURRENDER OVER STRIVING.Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG) Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly.III. I CHOOSE LASTING PEACE IN HIS PRESENCE.Isaiah 26:3

Elder Ruth on John 6:61-71

We're blessed to hear from our new Campus Pastor, Brant Cole, this morning as he brings us a new message in our series exploring the hungers and thirst of our soul. It's called "Taste & See." We all hunger for something—whether it's peace, purpose, validation, or comfort—and often we try to fill that hunger with things that never truly satisfy. In this message from our Taste & See series, we explore Jesus' bold claim in John 6: “I am the bread of life.” Through this powerful teaching, we're invited to examine what we're feeding our souls with, aim our ambitions toward eternal life, and trust fully in the One who can actually fill us. Whether you feel spiritually starved or just unsure of what's missing, this message offers a fresh perspective on finding true satisfaction—not in what Jesus can do for us, but in who He is to us.

Pastor Bryan shares the second half of a lesson from John 6. In our continued study of the book of John, Dr. Chapell further investigates Jesus declaring that He is the bread of life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1286/29

Pastor Bryan shares a lesson from John 6. Dr. Chapell investigates the words of Jesus to the disciples as He reveals the way to eternal life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1286/29

Imagine walking into a feast where every dish promises to satisfy your deepest hunger, but as you reach for the first bite, you realize it's only a shadow, a faint echo of the real thing. This is the tension Jesus confronts in John 6. The crowd had tasted the miraculous bread, felt the buzz of divine power, but they were still starving spiritually. When Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life," He wasn’t just offering a meal — He was inviting them into a deeper reality, one that transforms temporary satisfaction into eternal life. But this invitation comes with a challenge: it’s not about tasting but abiding, not just knowing but consuming, not just following from a distance but being united with Him in the most personal, life-altering way possible. Today, as we dive into this passage, we’re confronted with a choice — will we settle for spiritual snacks or feast on the true, living bread that fully satisfies?

 In this first message in the series, we begin with Jesus' bold declaration: “I am the Bread of Life.” What did He mean by that? Why did He say it to a crowd hungry for more than just food? In this episode, we'll uncover how Jesus meets our deepest spiritual hunger and why only He can truly satisfy our souls. Let's dig in and discover what it means to feed on the Bread of Life.

Pastor Leo on John 6:22-40

On May 18th, Thomas Shepard preached from John 6:22-40 in the twenty-third message of our series through the Gospel of John. 

As I have looked at the passage before us, John 6:22–59, I have prayed that we wouldn't labor so hard for bread that perishes, and that we would all labor even harder for the only Bread the satisfies. That's my whole sermon in a sentence: Don't labor so hard for bread that perishes, and labor with all your heart and time and money and strength for the only bread that satisfies. So many people — and sadly, so many Christians — live their whole lives for the wrong kind of bread.Pastor Jonathan talked last week about how chapters 5–8 are establishing Jesus as the Son of God, with all of the authority and power of heaven. And the verses we looked at last week in chapter 6, verses 17–21, are the height of this long, glorious look at Jesus. It was dark and windy and dangerous in the boat, and the disciples were far out to sea, no one in sight. And then someone was in sight, someone they knew. And then he wasn't just in sight, he was in the boat.And then, immediately, the boat that was lost at sea was safe on shore. . . . He has authority over wind and waves, over gravity and currents, over time and space. When no one could get to the boat, he could get to the boat. He can get to your boat. No matter how dark it is, and how far at sea you feel, he can get to your boat — and he can get your boat home.And now we come to our passage this morning. Crowds were gathering. I mean, why wouldn't they gather? He's just fed five thousand men and their families (and we know, in this church, that there were some boys in those families that ate as much or more than the men). Of course the crowd goes looking for him. They even tried to make him king, we saw, in verse 15. What else would we expect them to do? If a man is doing the things Jesus was doing, shouldn't they want to be near him? Shouldn't they want to see what he's going to do next? Shouldn't they want someone like him to be in power? How else should these people respond?And yet Jesus doesn't like how they're responding.Verse 25: When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”Jesus answered them,“Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life.”Oh this is so important for us, church, as we walk through the Gospel of John and meet Jesus. This crowd teaches us that it's possible to be utterly fascinated by Jesus, follow Jesus, even believe Jesus can do spectacular things for us, and yet totally miss Jesus. You can be looking for Jesus, and not really looking for Jesus. He acknowledges here, “You are seeking me,” but you're not really seeking me. You're here for the wrong kind of bread.And that's the question this text asks us: Why are you here? Why are you in this room this morning? What do you really want from Jesus? I see three bad answers to that question in these verses.Bad Reasons to Seek JesusThis crowd came looking for Jesus, but he isn't happy about how they're coming.“You are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.”You're seeking me for the wrong reasons. And what are those wrong reasons? I see three bad reasons for seeking Jesus in these verses — you could think of them as three moldy loaves of bread — and those are my three main points this morning.1. They were seeking Jesus to solve earthly problems.First, the most obvious one: They were seeking Jesus to solve earthly problems.“Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life.” The first bread that perishes is actual bread. They chased him down because he fed them, and they wanted him to do that again (and they worked pretty hard to get that bread — traveling over land and sea to find him again). They came to Jesus to solve an earthly problem.And their problem was a real problem. They really needed bread. Jesus himself said so back in verse 5. He asked Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” These people needed to eat, and Jesus knew that they needed food, and he performed a miracle to feed them. He really fed them. And yet when they come looking for another meal, he calls them out. “You didn't get the point of all that bread.”We might scoff at them for being so worried about bread, but I wonder if, deep down, some of us are really here for the same reason. We're looking for Jesus because we need him to do something for us. Maybe it's literally the next meal — you're not sure where the next few paychecks are coming from. And if you are sure, you're not confident they're going to cover the basics. You're here because you really need someone to turn a few loaves and a couple fish into something much bigger, and you heard Jesus can do that. This wasn't just about bread, though. You know how I know that? Because they tried to make him king. Verse 15:“Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king.”They wanted the next meal, yes, but this is about way more than flour and yeast and metabolism. They don't just want Jesus to solve their lunch problem; they want him to solve all their problems. Their sickness problems. Their money problems. Their living-under-Roman-government problems. This was their chance for God's people to be back in power again. If he could do all that with a little bread, what else could he do for us?They were seeking Jesus to solve their earthly problems — but Jesus came to solve much deeper ones. What does Jesus say to them? Verse 27:“Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life.”We'll see in a minute that this exposes a second bad reason they were looking for Jesus, but for now, what is this bread that never perishes, the bread that endures to eternal life? Jesus says, verse 35:“I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”Do you want to know the point of all those loaves and fish, the 5,000 men and their families, the twelve baskets left over? Do you want to know the point of the boat, and the storm, and all that darkness? Do you want to know what I was really trying to say?“I am the bread of life.”I was giving you lots and lots of bread so that you know you needed something more than you need bread. You think you need bread, you need money, you need healing, you need a king, but you really need me. And if you have me, in a real, meaningful way, you have everything you need — no matter what else you need right now. And you have everything you need not only for this short life of bread and bills and fears, but for endless years to come — forever.And to make sure we hear the point, he keeps repeating himself. Okay, you missed the point when I made all that bread for you. I'll use words now:Verse 33: “The bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”Verse 35: “I am the bread of life.”Verse 48: “I am the bread of life.”Verse 58: “This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”He repeats it over and over and over. I gave you bread to feed you, yes, but also to tell you that bread will never satisfy and sustain you. But I can save you, satisfy you, and sustain you. You have a deeper, more fundamental hunger, and it's to know and enjoy me, through faith. You'll always be deeply, unshakably hungry until you learn to feast here. Are you hearing what the bread is saying? The crowd knew Jesus could feed them, heal them, even rule over them. They didn't know that Jesus himself was the greatest thing Jesus could ever give them. Do you?2. They were seeking Jesus for a list of things to do.There are two more bad reasons, though. First, as we just saw, they were seeking Jesus to solve earthly problems. Jesus said to them,“Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life.”And how do they respond? When he tells them to stop chasing him for the next meal and to work for the food that endures to eternal life, they latch onto the “work.” They ask, verse 28,“What must we do, to be doing the works of God?”Okay, Jesus, if we're doing the wrong thing, then tell us what to do. They came to Jesus for a way to prove themselves to God. Just tell us what to do to please God, and we'll do it. They wanted a religion they could control, perform, and earn. Just tell me what to do, Jesus.Why would they respond like that? He's telling them, “I am the bread of life. I am the bread of life. I can satisfy you.” And they're like, “Yeah, but just tell me what to do so that I'm okay with God.” Why would they think like that? We should know, if we're honest enough with ourselves. They might have lived in the Middle East a couple thousand years ago, but this isn't foreign to us. They think like this because they want a religion, a salvation that only requires them to do enough — to do this and not that, to give this much, to show up this often, to practice certain habits and avoid certain sins. That's a religion, a Christianity they can stomach, because it's a religion they think they can control.Don't you want a religion you can control? God, just tell me what to do. Be here on Sundays. Join a community group. Give some money to the church. Read your Bible. Be kind to people. Be honest at your job. Avoid certain websites and channels. That's a controllable Christianity — but that kind of list, by itself, isn't Christianity. What must we do? Again, Jesus doesn't like that kind of seeking.They ask what they must do, and he answers, verse 29,“This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”You want something to do? Believe in me. That's all that's required. If you're really seeking me, believe that I am the Son of God sent to save my people from their sins and fill the deep, gnawing holes in their souls. I am the bread of life, and all you have to do is sit down and eat. You must believe in me. You must want me. You must lay down all your self-righteous doing, and be justified and satisfied through faith alone. They were seeking Jesus for a list of things to do for God, but Jesus didn't want their list of self-righteousness (they didn't have any righteousness to offer, anyway). No, he wanted their heart, their faith. We aren't justified by what we do, but by believing who he is and what he's done for us.He is the bread of life. Our work is to believe in him. Jesus says, “Do not work for the food that perishes, but [do work] for the food that endures to eternal life.” Labor for this food — not to earn it, but to taste it, enjoy it, be filled up with it. Are you laboring to see and enjoy the bread of life? Are you waking up early enough to see him? Are you surrounding yourself with people who help you see and enjoy him? Are you cutting things out of your life that get in the way of seeing him? Again, I want us to stop laboring so hard for all the bread that perishes — and to labor with all our heart, time, money, and strength for the only bread that satisfies. How hard are you working, in this particular season, to know, enjoy, and share the bread of life?3. They were seeking Jesus to erase all their doubts.Okay, two bad reasons down, still one to go. He rebukes them for their focus on their earthly needs. He rebukes them for trying to please God with a to-do list of works. What do they do next? How do they respond this time? They go after a third moldy bread. They said to him, verse 30,“Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform?”This one might be the most wild. I mean, where have you been? He just fed five thousand men and their families with five Wonder breads and a couple walleye. What more do you need to see? You didn't just see, you ate — and you ate as much as you wanted. But it wasn't enough, was it? No, third, they were seeking Jesus to have him erase all of their doubts. Okay, well if you want us to believe, you better give us some more reasons to believe. We're going to need some more signs, Jesus, some more miracles.It's wild to think they needed to see more than they'd already seen — and yet it's not that wild, right? Because we all want to see a little more. We know we live by faith and not by sight, but we'd sure like a little more sight. It doesn't matter how much God has done for us, we're always going to crave a little more certainty. Could you just do the thing with the bread one more time? Yeah, but could you do it again? This is what battling unbelief is like, and it'll be a battle until faith becomes sight. We'll always have to face doubts of various kinds, because if Jesus erased all our doubts, we wouldn't have to believe. And Jesus says here that that's the one thing we must do: believe.So how does Jesus handle their asking for more signs? They were seeking Jesus to have him erase all their doubts with more miracles, but Jesus answered their doubts instead with promises. Let's start in verse 35:Jesus said to them,“I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.”You're seeking me for things to do, and what you need to do is believe. But you don't believe. You think it's because you haven't seen enough yet. That's not the real reason, though. He goes on, next verse:“All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”He doesn't turn the hungry away. There's enough to feed everyone, and he won't stop giving until you've had all you wanted. But you won't come unless the Father gives you to me — unless he draws you to me. That's exactly what he says a few verses later, in verse 44:“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.” Why does anyone believe? Why do you believe, if you believe? It's either true or it isn't, and if it isn't, we can't just flip a switch. Anyone can decide to attend church, or read the Bible, or be kind to neighbors or co-workers. We can't decide to be spiritually hungry. We can't ultimately decide what we believe. Why does anyone believe in Jesus? Jesus says it's because God draws them — because he gives, by the Spirit, the appetite he requires. God demands the impossible — that we believe — and then he does the impossible: He makes us hungry for him.That means if you came hungry for Jesus this morning, you should thank God! He drew you. He didn't have to draw you, and he drew you to himself. He gave you the gift of your hunger for Jesus. This crowd didn't have what you have, not yet anyway. Some people in this room don't have what you have. We should fall on our faces every day with thankfulness. He drew me.He drew me, and he'll keep me. Here's the promise. Do you want a promise for lingering doubts that plague you? It won't be another miracle, another big answered prayer. No, next verse:I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.Only those who the Father draws will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never cast out. And once they've come to me, I'll never lose them, no not one. Why do you believe in Jesus? Because the Father drew you to see what you see and want what you want. Why will you believe in Jesus tomorrow? Because the same God that drew you and satisfied you, he knows how to keep you believing. You may feel fragile and vulnerable. He's not fragile, and no one and nothing will snatch you from his hand.Why Are You Here?So again, I'll ask, why are you here this morning? What do you really want from Jesus? Do you see yourself somewhere in this crowd? Are you here mainly hoping Jesus will solve some heartache in your life? Are you here hoping Jesus will just tell you some things to do so that you can be okay with God and get out of hell? Are you just hoping Jesus will do something to erase all your doubts about him? I hope you hear Jesus saying again this morning, verse 51: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” And this, this brings us to the table. These next verses, John 6:52–59, inspired the words we use to serve the bread and the cup during communion every single week:The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.Or, in our words, “His body is the true bread. His blood is the true drink.” He wasn't talking about literally eating his flesh and drinking his blood — they didn't do that then and we don't do that now — but it's a real metaphor for what happens when we believe in and savor Jesus through faith. God gave you food, bread, so that you would know you need Jesus. God gave you drink, so that you would know you need Jesus. And as we eat the bread and drink the cup together, we remind ourselves and each other: He's the only one who satisfies. He is the bread of life for anyone who believes.Why do we cut up the bread into 500 pieces? (Well, to avoid 500 people manhandling the loaf one by one.) But also to say there's enough of Jesus for everyone. Come and eat until you're full. The message might be clearer if we gave out whole loaves until you were full, with lots of baskets left over — like Jesus did — but we think this says it well enough. You don't have to go home hungry today. If you enjoy this meal, by faith in Jesus Christ, you don't ever have to be hungry again.

In this sermon, Pastor Marshall Segal expounds upon John 6:22-59 which prompts the question: Why are you here? What do you really want from Jesus? There are three bad answers to that question in these verses. Jesus tells us to seek the only bread that truly satisfies. He is the bread of life for anyone who believes.

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A study through the gospel of John. Do not go hungry! Jesus is the bread of life- no other bread will satisfy! This message of God's love is for you.Text: John 6:25-39For more information about Journey Church visit: www.journeyinbend.com Find Journey on all social media: @journeyinbend Please subscribe and engage. At Journey we believe there's HOPE FOR EVERYONE!

"He who eats this bread will live forever."  "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in him."  In the Bread of Life Discourse, Jesus makes wonderful claims about Eucharistic Communion.  In Communion, we share in Jesus' resurrection and are intimately united with him.  This should change the way we think about Jesus.  He is not a merely figure from the past or a distant model to imitate, he is a spiritual force in our lives, a person who is always present with a mind, a will, power, and initiatives.  Faith unlocks Jesus' life in our lives, his activity in our activities. https://comeawaybyyourselves.com

The Bread of Life in a Time of Struggle The Homily highlights the mysterious growth of the Church and Christian faith, . . . . . . especially through suffering and persecution. It begins by recalling how the Sanhedrin believed killing Jesus would end His movement, unaware that His resurrection would spark the beginning of Christianity. Similarly, early Christians, even when persecuted, chose to remain faithful, leading to the spread of the gospel. The message emphasizes that challenges and suffering, when seen through the lens of faith, can deepen belief and spread hope. Citing the example of saints like Stephen and the teachings of Jesus, particularly His identity as the “Bread of Life,” the Homily concludes with a call to trust in God's plan during trials, affirming that God is always in control and working through our struggles for a greater purpose. Listen to this Meditation Media. Listen to: The Bread of Life in a Time of Struggle ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Image The Last Supper – The First Eucharist: Spanish Painter: Vicente Juan Masip: 1562 The image is a cropped image focusing on The Bread of Life. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gospel Reading: John 6: 35-40 First Reading Acts 8: 1-8

Date: April 27, 2025 |Preacher: Rev. Shawn Slate |Series: Who is Jesus?

Homily of Fr. Michael P. O'Connor from Mass on May 6, 2025 at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, MS. Referenced Readings: Acts 7:51—8:1a John 6:30-35 If you would like to donate to OLG and her livestream ministry, please go to https://olgchurch.net/give

Read OnlineSo they said to Jesus, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” John 6:34–35Imagine if you were to never grow hungry or never thirst again. On a natural level, this would be an interesting reality.Of course, if you never had physical hunger or thirst, then you may never enjoy the delight of good food and drink. So why would anyone want to lose out on such delights? Of course, Jesus was not speaking of natural food and drink, He was speaking of supernatural hunger and thirst. And He was not saying that the spiritual food and drink He came to give us would eliminate our ability to delight in spiritual fulfillment. On the contrary, Jesus was saying that the spiritual food and drink He was to provide would result in never-ending fulfillment and satisfaction.Chapter 6 of John's Gospel will continue to be read throughout this week, the Third Week of Easter. This chapter presents us with what is traditionally called the “Bread of Life Discourse.” It's John's deep, mystical and profound teaching on the Most Holy Eucharist.First of all, it's useful to look at this Gospel within its context. Recall that on the previous day, Jesus performed the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, and a crowd of people who had been fed by Him were now seeking more food. Jesus uses their desire for more food to begin to teach them about the Most Holy Eucharist, and He wants to do the same for you.Put yourself into this scene. What is it that you hunger and thirst for the most? Perhaps you have plenty of physical food, but perhaps you don't. If you do, what else do you crave? What do you desire? When you have identified your deepest desires right now, use these desires to allow our Lord to teach you about the Bread of Life. It might be useful to say to our Lord, “Here are my current desires in life…” And then, allow yourself to hear Jesus say to you, “I want to give you so much more. I am what you truly long for. If you come to Me, you will have all your desires fulfilled and more.” This is essentially the conversation Jesus had with this crowd throughout John Chapter 6.Do you believe that the Most Holy Eucharist is capable of fulfilling you on the deepest level? Too often we approach that Sacrament in a lazy and distracted way. As a result, we often fail to truly receive our Lord on a level that provides this deepest delight and satisfaction.Reflect, today and throughout this week, upon your approach to Holy Communion. The Eucharist is Christ Himself. It's a gift that has the potential to not only sustain us in every way but also to draw us into the greatest Heavenly delights. Believe Jesus' words in this holy chapter of John's Gospel. For if you deepen your belief in all that Jesus has said, you will begin to realize that all you crave in life will begin to be fulfilled by this precious gift in ways beyond your imagination.My Eucharistic Lord, You are the Bread of Life. You are all that I desire in life. Give me the grace of understanding, dear Lord, so that I can come to believe all that You have revealed about the Most Holy Eucharist. I do believe, my God. Help my unbelief. Jesus, I trust in You.Image: Christ the Saviour Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International, via Wikemedia Commons Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2025 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

Preached on 4th May, 2025 at ICGC Christ Temple. Pastor Mensa Otabil is the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church bringing hope to many around the globe and transforming lives into legacies. Connect with Pastor Mensa Otabil on social media @mensaotabil. Shalom

Preached on 4th May, 2025 at ICGC Christ Temple. Pastor Mensa Otabil is the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church bringing hope to many around the globe and transforming lives into legacies. Connect with Pastor Mensa Otabil on social media @mensaotabil. Shalom