The Progress., 1895-01-12
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
LESSON Iii-JAN. 20 - CHRIST
THE BREAD OF LIFE,
Golden Text: Ue Gave Them Eread
From Heaven to Eat--,John VI: 25-35.

| Golden Text: UG Gave Ihem Eread
From Heaven to Eat-John VI: 25-35.
Introductory. The first effect Of
the miracle of the loavcS was to pro-
ducc such confidence in Jesus power
thnt the people sought TO make him
their king by force. Here was just
the leader they needed, who could at
word supply all the needs OF an army.
With him for their leader the whole
people would rise up. ovcrthrow
Her0d, throw off the Roman yoke,
and enter npon the glorious career
God had promised. -P1lOubct. On
Sabbath early in April, A. d. %, in
Capernaum, the events OF to-day's
! lesson occurred.
l. Seeking the Food That PERISH
eth-vers. 2j-21 Some of the people
who had been fed miracuiousfy seem
to have gone back TO the place the
next morning, hoping to find Jesus,
knowing that he did not sad away
with the disciples. These Immediate
" sailed over to Capernanm and
'whcn they had found him, they
said "Rabbi,' that is, master.
teacher "when camcst thou hither?'
for it was a mystery how he got
across unseen.
26. "Jcsus answered. not their
question, but their needs eye seek
me, not because We saw the miracles
They were not attracted by the
miracles as signs Of Gods love, as
proof that Jesus was the Messiah.
But because We did cat of the }oavcs,
and were filled" The verb means
'were satisfied as beast is with
fodder "-Whitelaw. They were not
hypocrtes; they only took a low view.
and were selfish.
p. Labor not" Work not. For
the meat which perisheth." The food
for the body This is not to be the
great object for which we expend our
energies
H. Seeking the Bread of Life-vers
97-33. 81. But" Work; use all the
energies of your nature. Let it be
''for that meat which endureth to
everlasting life" Put your life not
into things seen and temporal, but
into those which are not seen and are
eternal. (Which the Son Of man
shall give unto YOU" 1t is. to be
sure, meat which is given thee; but
yet thou must strive after it, If thou
wouldst possess it.-Besser. Most of
the best gifts of God we must labor
thus for, seek earnestly. For
Showing the reason why Jesus could
bestow this life. Him hath God the
Father sealed" To seal anything is
to attest it by some sign or mark that
it is genuine, that it comes from the
person who sealed it.
u2s. ''What shall we do" The ques-
tion is suggested by the command to
labor. THAT we might work the
works of God?' The works required
by God and pleasing to him.
30. This is the work Of God, that
ye believe on him whom he hath
sent" He that has faith, and he
only, does the work of God. He who
receives Christ, recei yes God.
30 what sign" the usual word
for miracle" in John. "Shewest
thou then, that we may see, and be-
lieve?" We cannot be expected to
believe without proof.
81. Our fathers did eat mama in
the desert" Given them from God
through, Moses. They seem to have
been thinking over the miracle Of the
loaves, and to have questioned
whether, after all, he was as great as
they at first thought.
80. "Then Jesus said" Showing
that his gift was far superior. Moses
. gave you not" Better the Rev. ver.,
it was not Moses that gave. THAT
bread" The mama. But my Father
giveth YOU" The same God that gave
the mama, but one in much closer
relation to me than to Moses. "The
true bread" The bread which meE
f most need. Those who eat of it live
forever.
33 And giveth life unto the
, world" The mama was for one ma
r tion, while the true bread is for all
the world.
5 III. Jesus the Bread of Life. -vers.
. "a, 35. 'Then said they . ever
I more give us this bread" The Jews
. understand this bread, rs the Samari
5 tan woman understood the water, to
be some miraculous kind of susten-
1 ance which would bestow life ever
I lasting.
/ IS. "And Jesus said unto them, |
0 am the bread of life" Here before
s you, you have 0ne who fulfills in him.
: self all that is characteristic of the
! true bread from heaven. "He that
= cometh to me s.. he that believeth
s on me-" 1t is the opening of the
e heart to receive him; it is trusting
q him with all the heart. "Shall never
$ hunger" The soul is full of longings
n and hungerings; but Jesus satistie.
n them ALL ''Shall never thirst"
9 similar figure of speech but stronger