45 Days to Read the Gospel Challenge The Gospel of John Chapter Six : The Bread of Life and Amazing Grace

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Isaiah 9:6 KJV“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son, is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

 

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Overview of The Gospel of John:

The Gospel of John is written by one of Jesus Christ’s disciples, John, the son of Zebedee. This Gospel is 21 Chapters long.  John is described as the “Disciple of Whom Jesus loved”.  It has been determined by biblical scholars that John wrote The Gospel of John (also known as “According to John”).

  It was written around A.D. 80-90, about 50 years after he witnesses Jesus’ earthly ministry under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and as an eyewitness in composing the gospel. He is not John the Baptist. However, in this book, John the Baptist is discussed.   

The Gospel of John explains who Jesus Christ is before creation. It establishes his deity as Creator of the World, The Father (I AM), and is the long-awaited Messiah, the Son of God in the flesh.

Its purpose is to explain that even though Jesus is the Creator and God (I AM), believers are to understand that Jesus is the Son of God that came in the flesh and yet while we were sinners, died for our sins and rose again to become Savior of the World-reconnecting us to God. That is why we pray to the father in Jesus Christ’s name. 

Defeating death and sin by the shedding of his blood and life, Jesus gives the gift of everlasting life with repentance. That by believing you may have life in his name (20:31)  John 3:16  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” 

God is omnipresent meaning he can be in more than one place at the same time. He can be on earth (flesh) and in heaven (spirit) at the same time. 

 Revelation 19:6  “And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thundering, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”  

Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son, is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

 

 

45 Days to Read the Gospel Challenge: The Gospel of John Chapter 6: The Bread of Life and Amazing Grace

Time: 35 minutes to complete lesson: 20 minutes to read the entire post and take the interactive quiz, additional 15 minutes to review video resources and comment on social media.

 

Overview of Chapter Six

In this lesson, students will explore the miraculous events in John Chapter 6, where Jesus demonstrates His divine power by feeding thousands with just a small amount of food and walking on water.  We will also examine how Jesus reveals Himself as the “Bread of Life” and the response of the people and His disciples.

By the end of the lesson, students will understand the significance of these miracles and how Jesus challenges people to seek spiritual nourishment rather than earthly desires.

In John Chapter 6, Jesus performs two amazing miracles. First, He feeds 5,000 men with only five loaves of bread and two fish. Later, He walks on the Sea of Galilee.   After these miracles, the people follow Him to Capernaum, hoping to make Him their king. Jesus corrects their wrong motives, explaining that He did not come for earthly power but to offer spiritual life.

He calls Himself the “Bread of Life,” teaching that only through Him can people have eternal life.   Many of His followers are offended and stop following Him. However, Peter stands firm and confesses his faith, recognizing Jesus as the Son of God.

 

Objectives Chapter Six   (What you will learn)

Objective 1. You will learn the miracle Jesus performs  that demonstrates his Grace and power. 

Objective 2. You will learn the miracle Jesus performed that no one else had ever done before. 

Objective 3. You will learn the meaning of Jesus’ declaration: “He is the Bread of Life”.

Objective 4. You will learn the reason some disciples left Jesus and why Peter confesses him and stayed. 

 

Outline for Chapter Six: 

A. Jesus passes over the Sea of Galilee; and feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.

B. Jesus walks on the sea.

C. The people follow him to Capernaum. He reproves their carnal motives, and declares himself to be the “Bread of Life”.

D. Many of his disciples walk no more with him. Peter confesses to him.

 

Reflection: 

What do you think Jesus meant when he said,  John 6:35 ³⁵ I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst? 

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Resources:

Below : text (pdf), mobile phone reading web (KJV), and YouTube Audio and Video:   Chapter 6  (12 min total) : Part One,   Part Two Part Three   Part Four

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Highlights of the Gospel of John: Chapter Six

 

Highlights of the Gospel of John: Chapter Six

 

Jesus feeds the multitude. John 6: 1-16 KJV

 ^{1After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.}

²And a great multitude followed him because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

³And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 

⁴And the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

⁵When Jesus then lifted up his eyes and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 

⁶And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. 

⁷Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

⁸One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,

⁹There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? 

¹⁰And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 

¹¹And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

 ¹²When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.   

¹³Therefore they gathered them together and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. 

¹⁴Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

¹⁵When Jesus, therefore, perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

¹⁶And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,

 

Jesus walks on water. John 6: 16-21 KJV

¹⁶And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, 

¹⁷And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus did not come to them.

¹⁸And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. 

¹⁹So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. 

 ²⁰But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. 

²¹Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

²²The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;

²³(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) 

²⁴When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

 

The people follow Jesus to Capernaum. Jesus reproves their carnal motives; and declares himself to be the bread of life from heaven.  John 6: 24-38 KJV

²⁴When the people, therefore, saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. 

²⁵And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither? 

²⁶Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. 

²⁷Labour 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. 

²⁸Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 

²⁹Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 

³⁰They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

³¹Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. .

³²Then 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. 

³³For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven and giveth life unto the world.

³⁴Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

³⁵And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.   

³⁶But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. 

³⁷All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

³⁸For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

³⁹And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 

⁴⁰And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

⁴¹The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. 

⁴²And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? 

⁴³Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

⁴⁴No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 

⁴⁵It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

⁴⁶Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.

⁴⁷Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. 

⁴⁸I am that bread of life. 

⁴⁹Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 

⁵⁰This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

⁵¹I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 

⁵²The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

 

 

 Jesus refers to a ritual ( Holy Communion).  Breaking of the Bread and Drinking of the Wine.  Click here for an earlier post

John 6:53 KJV Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 

⁵⁴Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

 ⁵⁵For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 

⁵⁶He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 

⁵⁷As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 

⁵⁸This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. 

⁵⁹These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 

 

 

Jesus speaks of the Holy Communion.  The bread is his flesh and the wine his blood. Many disciples walked no more with him. Peter confesses him. John 6:57-71 KJV

⁵⁷As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

⁵⁸This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live forever.

⁵⁹These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 

⁶⁰Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?

⁶¹When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offends you?

⁶²What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? 

⁶³It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 

⁶⁴But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.  

⁶⁵And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it was given unto him of my Father. 

⁶⁶From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him.  

⁶⁷Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? 

⁶⁸Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

 ⁶⁹And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

 ⁷⁰Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? 

⁷¹He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he- it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

 

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Call to salvation:

John 3:16  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Romans 10:9-10  9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. 

John 3:5-6  5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is the Spirit.