SUNDAY- 19^TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME –B

Gospel: John 6:41-51: I am the living bread which has come down from heave.

I Reading: 1 Kings 19:4-8: Strengthened by the food he walked until he reached the mountain of God.

II Reading: Ephesians 4:30-5.2: Follow Christ by loving as he loved you.

The Way a Person Partakes of the Bread of Life, Jn 6:41-51

How one partakes of the Bread of Life, that is, how one comes to know Jesus personally, is the focus of the passage.

1.     The religionists rebelled against the claims of Jesus (v.41-43)

a.     They questioned Jesus’ origin

b.    They misunderstood the incarnation

c.      Jesus appealed: stop grumbling

2.     A person must be drawn by God (v.44-46)

a.     The result: he will be raised up at the last day

b.    He must be taught by God (God’s parts)

c.      He must hear and learn through Christ (man’s part)

1)    Because no man has seen God

2)    Because Christ is from God and has seen God

3.     A Person must believe on Christ (v.47-51)

a.     Believe He is the Bread of Life

b.    Believe He is “out of” heaven- has come to deliver man from death

c.      Believe He is the living Bread- the One who gives life to man forever

d.    Believe He gave His flesh for the life of the world

Thought: The Spirit of God teaches a person, and moves upon the heart of person.

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