Pastor Wade Huntsinger begins a new series entitled, "I AM" Today's sermon is "I AM the Bread of Life". You can find sermon notes at the bottom of this page. Thanks
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I Am “The Bread of Life” John 6:32-40
Now we begin today’s message with Jesus going over
to the other side, and when He gets there, they come and ask him, “WHV” How in
the world did you get over here? But
Jesus commands the conversation by bouncing right over the obvious miracles,
and declared that He already knew why they had come. They came because they had
been fed by the Bread of Life and they were full and satisfied. (That’s a great
feeling to be full and satisfied!)
But, this was different; the statement was this;
27
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto
everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God
the Father sealed.
In other words, invest into the labor that will
last. Jesus said; I am that Bread!
This peaked some interest in the disciples…(They
asked)how do we work the works of God? AND, Jesus answered them swiftly,
clearly and precisely, “Here is your
answer” It’s Me! I AM! 29 Jesus
answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him
whom he hath sent. (Invest in Jesus)
Jesus took this opportunity to teach them, as He
does us today, that He is the Bread of Life and we have no other need except
for Him.
In Fact, Christ gives this description found in
verse 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.
Here is Jesus, claiming to be from Heaven. Now, on a
side note, Vs 41 begins to describe the dismissal of Christ deity. “42-We know
his Mom and Dad, How can he come from Heaven?” Of course Jesus has an answer
for them, but we need to understand today that the folks of this world still
murmur the same thing. It comes down to
Faith!!!
They denied Him then and they deny Him today. Let’s
remember this though,
Matthew
10:33-35 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my
Father which is in heaven. 34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth:
I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I am come to set a man at
variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the
daughter in law against her mother in law. That
is Serious Stuff!!! No Denial of
Jesus!!!
Now,
let’s turn our attention back to verse 35…
I. Notice the Powerful
Proclamation V. 35a
“I Am the Bread of Life”
Let’s remember that the folks were searching for
Jesus because they were hungry. The Disciples were the same and this is what
Jesus told them… It’s not the miracles, it’s the food, BUT there are things
more important things than food…ME! I Am the Bread of Life
A.
I
Am Worthy of your Confidence. “I AM”
a. He
perfectly satisfies our spiritual hunger (He who comes to Me shall never
hunger) 35
b. He
receives all who come to Him (All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and
the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out) 37
c. He
isn't interested in His own agenda, but His Father's (not to do My own will,
but the will of Him who sent Me) 38
d. He
will keep those who come to Him safe (all He has given Me I should lose
nothing) 39
e. The
destiny of those who believe in Him is eternal life (everyone who sees the Son
and believes in Him may have everlasting life) 40
f.
This Powerful Proclamation is you can trust me!
II. Notice the Commanding
Call of Christ
A.
Come
to Me
a.
Our Life Needs Direction
i.
So many voices.
ii.
So many directions
iii.
So many choices
iv.
Jesus said that He was the good shepherd
and that his sheep knows His voice…
v.
Do you know the voice of Jesus today..
vi.
Can you tell the difference? Jesus Vs
World
vii.
Better question is this; is Jesus your
Shepherd?
viii.
If so, then we have direction by doing
this; Come to Him!!!
b.
Our Life Needs Deliverance
i.
When I get myself in trouble, where do I
turn? JESUS
ii.
When I don’t know, who do I call on?
Jesus
iii.
B.
Believe
on Me (Looking the Bible we see so many of Christ’s Commands
a. Trust
me
b. Give
me everything.
c. Take
up your cross!
d. Obey
me!
e. Repent!
f. Rejoice!
g. Follow
me!
h. Seek
God’s Kingdom!
i.
Choose the narrow Way!
j.
Forgive!
k. Serve!
l.
Watch & Pray!
m. Feed
my Sheep!
n. Make
Disciples!
o. Take,
Eat, Drink!
p.
Come to Me & Believe on Me is a Command from Christ!!!
Conclusion:
V Jesus
made a Powerful Proclamation and Commanding Calls. As we prepare ourselves to
Take, Eat & Drink; notice with me one more thing..
V Verse
58 This is that bread which cane down
from heaven;…he that eateth of this bread shall live forever.
V Prepare
your hearts and minds to eat of this bread & drink from this cup!!!
Invitation & Communion:
The
Lord's Supper is a memorial of Jesus' death. "For as often as you eat
this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes"
I Corinthians 11:26
Invitation to the Table: Come to this table, not because you must but because you may, not because you are strong, but because you are weak. Come, not because any goodness of your own gives you a right to come, but because you need mercy and help. Come, because you love the Lord a little and would like to love him more. Come, because he loved you and gave himself for you. Come and meet the risen Christ, for we are his Body.
