Arizona republican., 1917-03-10
International Sunday School Lesson for
 March II
JESUS THE BREAD OF LIFE

LESSON TEXT.--Jno. 6: 24-3I. ,EeaG 2!-40. Memoribc vs. 32 33.)
 t24l When the people (multitude) therefore saw that Jesus was not there. neither his disciples they also took shipping (themsel, es got into the Doats), and came to Capcrnaum, seek ing for Jesus. I2j) And when they had found him, on the other side of the soa. they said unto him, Rabbi, when earnest thou hither? (26) Jesus answered ther and said, Verify. yer ily. l say untC you. Ye seek me, moi because ye saw the miracles (sign), but because ye did eat ot the loaVes. and weIe filled. CPD Labor (WorhD not for the meat which perisheth. but fcr the meat which endureth tabid- eth unto everlasting (eternaD life, which the Son of man shall give unto yoG: for him hath God the Father
 the Father. even God, hath) sealed. t2S) Then said the, unto him What shall CmusD We do, that We might tniaO work the works of God? (2G) Jesus answered and said unto them. This IS the work of God. that ye be- iieve on him whom he hath sent. (30J They said therefore unto him. What slsn slTowest thou then CWhat then doSt thou show for a signD that we may zee and believe thee? What dost thcu work? (3l) our fathers did eat tthel mama in the desert (wilder- neasb. IS 1t is written. He gave them bread from out of) heaVcn to cal
 : Then Ies said unto them Yer nA. N"rliv. say unto you. Moses gave you not that Nt was not Moses tha. gave you thel bread from (out uf) heaven. bet my Father giveth you the true bread from tout oO heaven ta.) For the bread of God is he OhaJ which rometh down from (out of heaven and giveth life unto the world te4) Then sad they unto him. Lord. cNtimorc give us this bread (351 And Jesus said unto them. | am the bread oi life he that cometh to me shall never tnoD hunger; and he that be- HeN"th "n me shall never thirst (26) But | said unto you. that ve also nave seen mo and fvcD believe not. t.O All that the Father -.iveth me snail come to untol me. and him that cometh 70 me | win in no wise cast ou'
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 Exoosition-I Seeking the Food th1t Pertsheth z234 Ire multitude tainc 'Feeling Jesus That ronnds "aH 'ut 1t wrs g wrong sort Of seek Ing and did rot bring salvation If
 
 they were sccllng but the leoves ana ilshes There is much of that sort of SeeElrg st'iL Y was no. fine sign as Indicating His dirino charactor lHat drew them iui simrly the won ter a% indicating ti.at there wouId be constant supply Of bread They dif fat soe n the bread the sign" bft. "hlN Tn inc sign the bread Their eos fnd desire were enti-ol, ffvcd op the food which perishcth" There is
 Ehich abiaeth unto eternal life ana
 ne nal who sce,,s orly the food
 htcH I'erist"th." when he can hay. | od which abioe,h unto eternal Iife~ 'S Tool it is ,hc Son af mau who 'lNes th s mor" precious food. It i. tHi and cannot hc earned tcf Rom '' - tph. Nl still We are to VOTE Tor it How to work for if , v tells. by believing ou t,c One w1on, ] God hath gent j. O.. Jesus. The lo.y,. : ID raouloaal, multiplied were a sion 't tne true read. The resuu of eat iis the meat which abideth Is that one HftS lofeTel tNs JI 5Nt The l proof that the Son of man gives the '"'u Whieh abideth unto eternal life .a thtt the Father even God had scaled Him tcf. Ac 2~ 2z. Jno. l.3a 1 i 56 v; 10. o. 3s. Mat g. r, ] iheic i5 Just nre work that God re 1 iHlF'$ IS ihf condition of receiving ! ,.'s bread viz hel ef on Him whom, lie hath sent tcf. ,Iao. 9. l6-fs 20. JIG. IS. 3l. I1ph. 2. s. "This ie thc ! york ot, Gcd." all other things cotnf 1 Tor nothing if .his is lacking. I'm. "ork does not merit the true bread ho' simply accepts it Jesus bearers ucnldhoed sign as a condition of helietirg on Him The unraasouablc- icss o' t'ls demand is apparent when one remembers the recent miracl~ Of ! thc loares and fishes (vs 10-1b Tb. demands oi modern sSeptics are iusi as unreasonable He Himself was the greatest of all signs O 36) They sought To enforce their demand by A reference to Moses and the mamma But Jesus showed them that the man na was b'it d type of Himself tn" truel bread of tiod The two char acterstics of this bread are. dD II 'com"th down out of heaven" (2) f
 S:Veth life unto the world" Jesus hearers did not understand what If.. meant, 70 they exclaimed. "eyermore give US this bread
 H. Offering the Bread of Life. 3--27 Icsus explained to them that He Him sell was he true bread of God of v'ich He spoke. I am the bread of life, were His simple but wonderful words Jesus Is rot merely the civet of the bread of life" He Himself is the bread of life" The I ans of the Gospel of John ale full of the deeT est significance (cf Q. E.. ch To- 9: l4 6. IL: 2j). AS the bread of life He would satisfy every hunger of their hearts and every thirst as we'll
 Hunger may stand for the deep longing for that which ministers strength thirst" the more intense desire for that which satisfies spirit nal craving therefore. in the state ment that He satisfies both hunger and thirst" we see that Jesus min isters never-f1iling peace to all whc come to Him There is different shade of meaning ia coming to Him and believing on Him" Coming to Him is seeking lelp and blessing from Him. "believirg on Him is the absolute abandonment of self to Him They had seen this bread (v. 36) right before their eyes but never ap- Dreciated what it was because so talk cr up with the material and unreal And mon are so taken up with the material and unreal today that they neither appreciate nor believe ig this true brea6. But while the mass of men would not come to Jesus some would. all that which the Father SiYeth me. Th9t which the Father hath given includes every one that had heard from the Father. and hath learned ~. 45). Any one can prove that he belongs to that elect and blessed company that .he Father hat, given to Jesus by just coming 70 Him. And if any one does come he will be received. Jesus says in the most pos