Eternal Life Through Living Bread

last days on SermonAudio · Oct 11, 2026 · 39m

In John 6:41-59 the crowd grumbles at Jesus' words, because no one comes to him unless the Father draws him. Jesus calls himself the living bread from heaven, and he gives his flesh on the cross for the life of the world. Like the Passover lamb, yet once for all, his broken body frees his people from judgment and from slavery to sin. To eat his flesh and drink his blood means to believe in him: verses 47 and 54 make the same promise of eternal life. The present tense, and a Supper Jesus had not yet given, rule out the Roman Catholic reading. Feeding on Christ continues daily in the Word and…