March 20th 2011 - "I Am the Bread of Life" - Jim Shackleton
I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. I am the bread of life. (John 6:47-48, NIV)


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Background:   Seven “I Am’s” in the Gospel of John
-    They tell us about Christ and our condition.
    Why ‘Bread?’
a.    Necessary for life
b.    Suited for everyone
c.    Should be eaten daily
d.    Produces growth

I.    Our human/sin nature will not readily come to Christ (41-42).

II.    The Father ‘draws … those who come (43-47).

III. A Great Claim (48):
     A Requirement (50):
     A Promise (51):

Summary: Man does not live on bread alone (Deut. 8:3), but on the Bread of Life (John 6:48)!

Exodus 16:31-35
John 6:41-51
(click on Verse to see passage in NIV Translation)  

 

 

 

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