The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-03-06
Jesus the
Bread of Life
Sunday School Lesson for March 8, 1908
Specially Prepared for This Paper
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GOLDEN T~ExT.-"Jesus said unto
chem: / am the bread OF life."-JohL
TiME.-rhe day after our last les.
son, when Jesus fed the 5000, April, A.
d.. 20.
PLACE.-Gennesaret, n beautiful plain
on the western shore OF the Sea OF Cali
lee. south OF Capernaum.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES.-Jesus
the Bread Of Life. John CASH.. rs; 1 Cor.
II 1920. and the use of bread" In the In
stitution of the Lords Supper. Compare
Deut. S:3 and 1920; Matt. IA; GIL. The
Mama referred to In John GAO. 80; Ex. q
l~e:i4-35;. Neh. 9:15; Pisa. 1924. Jesus tho
Life. John IA; 5:24; G.: 1l:25: 1876; 1873:
1 John Ia; 2:25;' 5:li-l3, 20; 2 Cor. 4;l0;
Gal. 2:2O; Col. 3:3; 2 Tim. IL, 10; Rev.
81. Old Testament Miracles OF Feeding
compared and contrasted with this mir
acle of Jesus. Elijah fed by ravens a
Kings 17:6); miraculously increases the
Widows meal and oil q Kings 1910;
Elisha feeds 100 men with 20 loaves "a
Kings 4:42-44).
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
Why did the people seek Jesus?
This question in v. % implies hat
s ses+ sftsS fgT sss r. n Sp'q Rst re- s s$sR
him lsaye tae SsIsaEFm where the miiraGalee.
Two m6}isSsss 'F re q slx!e'hs ::' TIE higher
tho %s'1 lsss!s tss Syi 8ess SS T. h SRtdB a q sSss'
W &C. "1ssqs answered" not their
spoken question, But their spiritual
need which 'their ,cphdget asked, "mYe.
seek me, not because ,;ye' saw tie mir
acles;" lgsnss@stb Greek name
for h y issalHaSS saa BRsre;s Tf.9his YgoaIa'
have been a right motive to, which
nes.S a t1fsSsRs 'BH kf9 he .mIfSeieas N 81
signs, OF. Gods. love, as types and
proofs, that Jesag was the. Messiah as
invitations; to trust, and, love him,
But becatse ySs djd Set the l9syfes, and
were filled" The verb means were
satisfied as 4 beast, With fodder,
Whitelaw. They. were net hypotIi.sf;,
they. only took.",a 1l0W.. y}s%,, and, We're
selfish. Their motives lay chiefly III
the results Of the miraclss; tthe heal;
ing, the satisfying Of hunger. and not
in the miracles. as signs, They saw
the outward form Of the miracles, but
not the soul; the. .husk, but. not the
kernel; they" read the words as in an
their meaning. 49,
They were like the. Roman soldier,
who, finding an embroidered purse of.
Jewels, kept the purse, but threw
away the priceless gems,
Why did Jesus answer as he did?
BY tAislans*er Jest1' tfied'toeift the
minds and hearts of the people to
higher :Inotives and clearer views 6f
the truth. .fis.i 4ba'st. a. % ,.t.i.'
How did Jesus lead them to higher
aims I'm life? . " q. '"Labori not"
Work not; the same word ~as'"wdrk"
in VS.. $3.50 below. For the meat
which perisheth," The food for the
body. This'is not to be the chief end
even of work for daily .foodf ''r d -
VH3I. Our fathers, didreat rfahna
in the desert" Csee Elk. 16bp ,slAs1it Is
written LEN, dBi4; Psa.. 1924 Sep.
tuagint version)sc Mess, our founder,
lawgivef and leader, too! whohrt the
promised Delivenr is to be like (Deut.
1915; aActs. 1929. 49, :.t;t 5J IL
Moses p~rovedrthat he hmas sent
from God by ;giying the people bread
from heaven to eat; now what do you
do thatiis eree*er than this to prove
that you are the greater prophets even
the Messiah, who kill deliver us from
our bondage.to the, Romans, as7Moses
delivered .uaa from the 70 Egyptians?
Jesus had fed 5000 with sfiye Ioayes
from the earths fer one meal Moses
had fed millions for, 40 years Z, with
bread, from eheaTen,iq ..r.i ~ IL {
The T~estsr-7Such r.are:athe tests OF
true1 yeltgiqq. rby which Me,amayrsec-
ognizaoit and distinguish H'from all
substitutes; shat are so9ared,l "a 1T
is from heaven and bears the. marks
of its heavenly arigin.--.-2l.I 1t gives
; life, awakens and spstains every. fac
ulty.. (S), 'ft'fs Tor the s6tulLs' the splr,
ituaIt nature. more than for the BODY.
ca 1T bfesses for this life,s but es,
pecially prepares for eternal life, AMI
assures us of IT'S ~biessedness. I5) 1t
5 is Universal, for all agAs,, and for all
. men," under all circumstances. .(6)
: But, like earthly bread st must be
= eaten in order to av|l.'
What rs meant by Jesus. as the
Bread Of Life? FAw does he feed our
souls? First. He; by his atonement
and holy spirit imparts spiritual life
the new life of God In the soul. We
E are "born OF the Spirlt.."'H ":.
Second. The soul needs food as
really as the body. Every faculty OF
the soul needs Its own food, that will
strengthen and sustain its life, de
velop its powers, make 1t grow into
the fullness nj perfection Ut it's ma
!, ture. go ."..Si - >
Third. Jesus feeds the soul in eve-y
|, part. "How many characteristics are
necessary to make our character God
like. We do not know. There mus
be love, humility, submission, pa
i, thence, hope. gentleness, joy, and al
= the qualities that entered to compose
: the character of the Son Of Cod
y Cornelius WOelfkin.