The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON II. JULY g. JOHN 81
D 22-4O.
rJesus Said Unto Them, L am the
Bread of Life" John $3.50 = the
Feeding Of the Multitude - Tne
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Mamma.
22. "The day following" the miracle OF
the loaves Lesson XII, Second eluartely'
and the storm on the Sea OF Gaiiiee uase
lesson). 1.-The people (multitude) whicn
lstood on the other side Of the sea ine
other side from Gennesaret. where Jesus
and his disciples landed in the carry
morning mark G.: $50. Those VINO
NAMED In the vicinity of Bethsaida, anu
the place where the miracle was lwrought,
or went back to that place. saw tnae
there was none other boat there, cue.
This explains why they expected 10 iiiiu
Jesus on that side of the sea.
%. "Howbeit there came other poa's.
Show how these people were apie "
cross the sea. If this had not been saiu,
some one would have suggested tha.
there was a contradiction. Iloerlas.
The principal city on the west coast.
After that the Lord had given thanks.
Showing the deep impression this SOL
emn act made in connection with the
miracle. The multitude fed not only on
bread, but on bread blessed from heaven.
| "a. "They also took shipping boats.
The boats that came from Ttberias. -
25. Rabbi" Master, teacher. When
earnest thou hither?" when means, too.
how, and may have in 1t q trace OF why,
-Maclaren.
20. Jesus answered." not their ques-
| ton, but their needs. I'VE seek me, not
because we saw the miracles" CIR. ana
R. ", signs" They were not attracted
by the miracles as signs of Gods love-
as types and proofs that Jesus was the
Messiah, as invitations to trust and love
him. but because We did eat OF the
loaves, and were filled" The verb means
were satisfied as beast is with fodder.
|-Whitelaw.
q. "Labour not" Work not; the same
word as work In VS.. 1880 below. For
the meat which perisheth." The food for
| the body.
q. but for that meat 0ood) which
endureth unto everlasting life.' Use all
the energies of your nature In the wise
way, and for the wisest purpose. "Tne
Son of man. The Messiah the type and
representative of the human race. Him
hath God the Father sealed" To seal
anything is to attest by some sign OF
| mark that 1t Is genuine. that 1t comes
| from the person who sealed 1t with ms
| endorsement.
49, what shall Cor musD we do" The
| questions Is suggested by the command
to labor In v. "a. "That we might work
| the works of God?" The works required
by God In order that we may obtain that
] bread of which he had been speaking. NO
| vne can eat for another
49, "This Is the work of Cod What
| Sod bids you do in this matter. That yei
| believe on him whom he hath sent.
| There Is no multiplicity of separate acts,
| but the one great essential underlying.
| Ill good works-a committing of body and,
soul to our Lord. who gives the new
| heart and right spirit out of which now
| rkc If q
| aow from a fountain or good fruit grows
| ON good trees. His word Is truth; his
| commands are right; his example perfect.
| go what sign" The usual word for
miracle" in John. 'Shewest thou then,
that we may see, and believe" True
faith must always have a foundation.
| 81 "Our fathers did eat mama in the
| desert (see Elk. 16). LAS 1t Is written
Moses proved that he was sent from
God by giving the people bread from
heaven to eat; now what do you do that
8 greater than this to prove that you are
The greater prophet.
80. Then Jesus said" To prove his
claims and to show them that they
| thought only of bodily feeding. while the
ieeding of the body by Jesus was but
| type of a richer. nobler supply, far more
| difficult to bestow Moses gave you
| not" Better as r. W, 'It was not Moses
| that gave" He was not the source OF
| the mamma. ''But my Father giveth you"
| The same God who gave you the mamma,
| but holding a much closer relation to
| Jesus than to Moses 1.-THE true bread"
That which fulfils absolutely, ideally, the
| highest conception of sustaining food
westcott From heaven The mamma
| came from heaven, as God himself said
| eek. 16: ~.
80. For the bread of God is he DIETER
! in r. W., "that") which cometh down
| from heaven" Christ does not identify
| himself with the bread till the next an
! swer."-Westcott.
Fourth Question. "a. Lord (sir), ever
more give us this bread" They probably
had vague ideas of what this bread was
and may have thought of some miracu-
leus supply, like that furnished the day
before. or like the tree of life in Eden;
though some may have felt the power of
| spiritual hunger and longed for spiritual
| food.
IS. Jesus said unto them, I am the
| bread of life" l. BY his death and
atonement Jesus brings spiritual life to
| men. He wakens the spiritual faculties
| and senses that were dead to the higher
immortal interests. He sends the Holy
| Spirit, who imparts and sustains life
HE that cometh to me he that
| believeth on me-" Coming and believing
are the ways in which this living bread
| is received.
So aye believe not" You have
| not eaten this bread and therefore have
| not had the experience l speak Of
81 "All that the Father giveth me-"
| This is the divine side of our salvation.
And him that cometh to me-" This is
the human side. so that no one may stay
away because he imagines that the
| Father had not given him to Jesus. There
is a welcome for all.
80. "For I came down from heaven, not
TO do mine own WILL" etc. Here Christ
! gives a reason why none need fear that
| they will be cast out. and fail of saliva
ton il they seek 1t. For he came down
| from heaven for this very Durpose-not
| for his own pleasure. but to carry out the
| win of God, which will is revealed in the
next verse.
70. .sThis is the Fathers will,' etc. No
| mower I'm earth or hell could destroy those
who trusted him. He would rescue them
even from the power OF death. The d.
| vine WILL instead of being hindrance.
| =. A. assurance of salvation