The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-03-06
Jesus the
Bread of Life
Sunday School Lesson for March 8. 1908
Specially Prepared Tor This Paper

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LESSON TEXT John ea.li Memory
verses ~. a
GOLDEN TENT-"Jesus said unto
Thorn. arm the bread Of hie. John
G.G.
TIME Tile day after our last los
son. when Jesus led The 900, April. A
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PLACE Ccnncsaret "a beautiful plain
on the western shore OF the Sea or jaH-
lee south OF Capernaum
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES ireus
the Bread OF Life John 5.S-5i 5, Cor
n .23-26 and the use of bread" in fhe IN
sutution Of the Lords Supper Compare
Deut. SO and 1920. Matt 80, GIL The
| Mamma referred 10 in John $50 CDR Tx
lg.l4-35. Neh sl5. Pisa 1874 Jesu8 the
Life John IA. 5.2f. 6. ii-5. N6. 1913,
John ~. 2G. t.li-3 Do. Cor f.l0
! Gal 200 Col 49, 2 Tim IN. DO. Rev
/ 3D. old Testament Miracles ~ Feeding
compared and conirasted with this mir
acie Of Jesus. Elijah fed by ravens %
! Kings l7.0: mIracuiously Increases The
Widows meal and oi % kinss 1915
Elisha feeds 100 men with 20 loaNes q
| Kings 4.42-fD.
Comment and Suggestive Thought
Why did the people seek jesus
This question in " 20 implies that
the next morning the people had been
searching for Jesus. not having seen
him leave the fields where The miracle
had been wrought.
Two motives are given: The higher
motive they ought 10 have had. and
the lower motive which predominated
V. &c. Jesus answered not their
spoken question. but their spiritual
need which their conduct asked. "Ye
seek me. not because ye saw The mir
lcles." r. v. signs" the Greek name
FOR miracles used here This would
have been right motive 10 which
Jesus himself appealed. They were
not attracted by fhe miracles a.
signs of Gods love as types and
proofs hat Jesus was The Messiah. as
invitations TO trust and love him
But because Sc did eat the leaves. and
we're filed The verb means were
at'sfei as beast with foi'er'-
Nhtoiaw They were not hyp.cr.tes
hey only took a low view. ami were
selfish Their motives lay chiefly in
The results of tho miracles. 'he heal
ng the satisfying of hunger and NOT
the miracles as signs They saw
he outward form of the miracles. but
not the soul. Che husk. buf not the
kernel. they read the words as 10 an
Unknown tongue but did not See
heir meaning
They were like the Roman soldier
yho. finding an embroidered purse az |
levels. kept the purse. bnt threw |
away The priceless gems
Why d.d Jesus answer as he did |
by this answer Jesus tried TO 500 tha /
minds and hearts Of The people Co.
higher motives and clearer views Of /
the truth
How did Jesus lead them 90 higher
aims in life2 v b. Labor not"
Work not: the same word as work"
10 VS.. 2S-3O below For the meat
which perisheth" The food tor the
body This is NOT TO De the chief end
ren of work for daily food
T. 81 "Our fathers did cat naunl
the desert" (see TX l6) eAs it's
written CEx 1874. Pisa Is o. Sep
uagint verslonl Moses our founder
awgiyer and leader 10 whom the
promised Deliverer is 20 De l'ae Deut
S:l5. Acts 3.22l
Moses proved that De WAS sent
from God by giving the people bread
rom heaven 10 eat. now what DO yon
TO that Is greater than this 90 prove &
hat you are the greater prophet. oven
he Messiah. who will deliver us from |
lur bondage 10 the Romans. as Noses
delivered us from the renfians2 .
lesus had fed 5000 with fse loves
rom the earth for one msai Moses
rad fed millions for 40 yrlr with
bread from heaven
The Tests Such are The rsts of
rue religion br which we mas rec.
gnze IT. and distinguish 30 from AN 4
INSTITUTES thar are offered ODD u
b from heaven and bears the mark
IF Eos heavenly origin l2l Dr. gives
.fe avakeus and susta'ns every fac
liy. 3 Do IS fof the soul. the suir
'ual nature more than for the body
- 10 blesses for this life- but es
ecially prepares for eternal life. ami
ssures us of ifs blessednoss 80 %
g universal, for an ages. and for an
zen, under an circumstances 90
ut Ike earthly bread. It must be
aten IN order 10 avail
What Is meant by Jesus as the
read of Life? How does be- feed our
luls2 First he by his atonement
nd holy spirit imparts spiritual life.
be new life of God in the soul We T
re- born of the Spirit"
Second The soul needs food as
sally as the body Every faculty az
le soul needs iis own food. that win
rengthen and sustain its I've. de-
alor its powers make it grow into
.e fuIness and l.rlectiol of ils ma. =,
ire u
Third Jesus i' .d fhe soul In every
att How ralg characteristics are
sc' ssary tc make our character Gld
Sc We f1 MOI know Thee must
e io,e. humility. submission. ra
nee. bore on-'fle S. joy and an
r. qualities that entered o. .0mD0ss
e cha acter of lhs Son OF Cod
)uei.4 Wo rail
Forrl Wo cone into This personal
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