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LESSON FOR MARCH
JESUS TIE BREAD or =,

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Following the feeding Of a
thousand Jesus saw the JosicD
multitude O.. 80, and separate
self unto prayer. Following tb,l
munion. the disciples went o,l
sea toward the City of Can
". 10, but in his 5, prrnamrol
he followed them. walking m
water ". 100. Midway he 1
their ship, and immcdiatelfI
reached the land toward wbil
had been Striyju. q. Il: Nix. q
The next day (Johl 6:.2) the
who ut this period were foIowF
in such great multItuIrS. took
reach him. Finding that he n
ut their side Of the lake, the
boats and came to Capernaun
Ing for Jesus ". 20. We re-
the common people heard him
These people wanted the cOmI
OF Jesus, and the longest bread
the world today is that of
hearted men. The question is
willing to give them the lSl
comfort? 4,
!. Bread Which Perisheth d
2D. IF you think you will
get the loaves and fishes sim
cause you have followed the LO,s
have handed yourself a goldbrI
DR.. Griffin Bull. Most of Us
further for victuals than We vii (
vision. When the people found
". 25) they rather reprimand8
for leaving them, when the fact
matter was that he was not III
to them in any sense whatsOev4
looks very well for these people
seeking Jesus" but they wen
ing the wrong thing (v. 26). Ri
not really Jesus himself they vi
but the lOaves and the fishes.
not the sign" as indicating his
character that drew them, but n
the wonder as indicated by the
that they expected constant
OF bread, nor did they see In
bread the sign but only the braA
Salvation is the free gift Of
apart from works. Nevertheless
commands the exercise of will.
IS the work of God that We belief
him whom he hath sent" ". 29).
IS not inconsistent with | Cor 4
]. C., NO man can say that Jesus
Lord but by the Holy Ghost"
he two blades of u pair of sheanE
act of my will in bel1
m Jesus is met by the regeneraduH
'rgy of Gods spirit making me
Il his.
The Jews demanded a sign asa
ition of believing on him. wha
was the greatest of all
V. 36). They sought to enforce
emands by reference to Moss
he mamma, but Jesus showed
hat the mamma was a type Of
true) bread Of God" The chan
tics Of this bread are: % ltd
own from heaven; (2) 1t gIyer
nt0 the world. Jesus hearers id
Understand what he meant, and
aimed: "Evermore give us
read" Jesus was trying to ind
pom his hearers the same obliged
eavenly matters as In the purS
lrthly meals.
ill. The Everlasting Bread (U
,. misunderstanding his tead
:. 34) Jesus said unto them plai
am the bread of life" meaning
Is the true bread of God. 81
IT only the giver of the bread Of
1t he, himself, Is the Bread Of
bread will satisfy the needs d
lysical body, giving strength
and energy, so he will suppl 4
eds of the soul. He will satiSy
ep hunger and longing which
idence of need, and he will alS Z
y the thirst which is the nor
nse desire-the spiritual cravin;
e soul. Jesus ministers to the nj
Hing strength Of all who com
N, and who believe on him. Gd1
him Is seeking help and blesE
I'm him. Believing on him is ths
lutte abandonment of self to
lis multitude had actual seer
Ing bread ". 36), yet they bel
t because they were so OccT
tn the material and unreal thin
IS world.
Today we find men so taken up
material and unreal that
Ither appreciate nor believe upd
le bread which has been sent ID
IN God out Of heaven. Not al
ne to him (JOhn 5:24), but an
prove that he belongs to the
God and the company of the I'd
coming TO Jesus ". 30. u
n does come, he will be rece
csc words of Jesus are very
e, II will in no wise cast him
Is throws the burden of respOBs
upon the individual TO
ether or not he Is one who BED
the elect, whether or not he
ned away the day Of grace, whe
not God will receive him and &C
In Jesus, the Beloved, whethg
he has committed the unparJa
sin. Millions upon millions
re come to Jesus have found -
ely sure word to be true, Il viii I