Bread of Life

All right. Well, let’s go ahead and jump right in this morning. How many of you are thankful for the presence of the Lord? I was reminded — sometimes I just will grab my guitar and I’ll just start worshiping, and I’m like, not everybody’s used to that, and not everybody knows how to do that. So sometimes I just go, and I’m like, “Come along, come along — but if I need to, I’ll leave you,” right? And I’m like, “Oh man, let’s just keep going.” But it’s just so wonderful to be in the presence of the Lord together.

I’ve said it before, and I’m just going to say it again. People will say things like, “Well, I don’t have to go to church to be a Christian, or to be a follower of Jesus.” But I believe you absolutely do and should, because there are expressions and things that the Lord will only do through His bride, through the body of Christ. I’ve had powerful moments of worship in my bedroom. I’ve had powerful worship moments in the church. But how many of you know there are powerful things the Lord does when we’re in community with one another? Amen. And so it’s always good to gather together, to be together, and to worship the Lord together.

So if you’re here, and maybe you’re new and you’re like, “Man, is it always like this?” — yeah, it kind of is. You might see people raising their hands. You might see people just singing in their own words. And we believe that really is biblical and scriptural. Scripture says, “Lift your hands in the sanctuary and bless the Lord.” And it says, “Sing to the Lord a new song.” So we have these words and lyrics, and I’m going to be honest with you, some of the best worship is when I go to a different church and I don’t know all the songs — because yes, that happens to pastors too. I’ll go to a church and I don’t know all the songs, and I’m like, “You know what? It doesn’t even matter. I’m just going to sing my own song.” So they’ll sing a line, and I’m like, “Yes, I thank You, Lord, that this…” — and I’m singing my own song to the Lord. How many of you know that the Lord’s really just after our heart? Amen.

And so it’s such a powerful thing as we draw near, as we really just humble ourselves and come to the Lord. That is the entrance into the presence of the Lord. So I would encourage you, just keep pushing yourself, keep stretching yourself. Maybe you’ve never lifted your hands to the Lord. That’s surrender, right? You’re lifting your heart to the Lord. Oftentimes our spirit follows our physical action. When we humble ourselves physically, there’s something powerful that happens in the spirit. And so that’s why it’s important. Amen.

What are you hungry for?

All right. If you have your Bibles, turn with me to Exodus chapter 3 and John chapter 6 this morning. Exodus 3 and John 6. We’re going to briefly be in Exodus 3, but we’re going to focus primarily on John chapter 6. And I want to start off by asking a question that is a bit peculiar. I’ve got to say, I’m just really excited for the Word today, because I believe this is believer basics. This is Believer 101. And if you have been walking with the Lord for a long time, it is no less profound than when you first heard it, because there is just something so powerful about it.

We’ve been in the study called The Names of God, and we’re going to spend the next seven weeks talking about these statements that Jesus made about Himself. And where He started, He said, “I am the bread of life.” I want to talk about that today. What does that mean? We received Communion together, and we partook of the bread from the table. And as we’re talking, I just want to encourage you to think about why the Lord chose bread. Why didn’t the Lord just give us an object, or a monument, or some sign? Why does He say, when you remember Me, take the bread and take the cup and do this in remembrance of Me? Why?

So I want to start off asking you a question. How would you say your appetite is today? Not so much for food, but the other appetite — the appetite that drives you every day. What does that look like through the week? What is it that you are hungry for? I want you just to take a moment and start taking an inventory of the things that you are hungering for. It could be a promotion at work. You might even be hungry for just checking out — somebody, new moms, say amen — where you just want a moment of silence, and you just find yourself scrolling on your phone over and over and over.

What is it that you hunger for, that you feed on, that you look to bring satisfaction to your life, or maybe comfort to your life? It could be buying things. It could be vacations. It could be the approval of others. It could be a relationship. You see, all of these things can be food for us. And oftentimes when we get them, it works for a moment. You do legitimately feel good in the moment. When you just binge that show on Netflix for eight hours on a Saturday, it was like, “Man, this is great.” But then at the end of the day, you’re like, “What am I doing with my life? I just wasted the full day, and I’ve got all these other things I’ve got to get to.”

You see, we feed on these things. And I think we need to ask ourselves, when I’m eating and feasting on these things, how long does that full actually last me? Because when we feed on those things, the hunger comes back. And it comes back with the same hunger. It comes back the same size. And you have to do what every hungry person does: you have to feed yourself again, and you go looking for the next meal.

But I just want to encourage you: don’t feel guilty that you have these cravings and these desires and these needs, because how many of you know that’s how you were designed? You were actually designed to hunger. And again, I’m not just talking physically. I’m talking about hungering for something deep, something that will actually satisfy — something more than just a moment. So that is not a character flaw. It’s how you’ve been designed. So the question isn’t whether you’re hungry. The question really is, is there anything that will actually fill you?

The prophet Isaiah, in Isaiah 55:2 — before we get to the Exodus scripture — writes, “Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?” Sometimes I get a little nervous to look at my budget, because I sometimes feel guilty about all the things that my money goes to. I’m like, how beneficial was that, that I actually invested in that? There’s almost this dissatisfaction when you look back on it. But in the moment, you’re just looking to satisfy, to bring comfort, to fulfill desire.

I AM

And so today we’re starting something new. All summer long we walked through the names of God, and it’s been a summer of declaring who God is. Somebody say amen. But today I want us to look at how Jesus says it Himself. Seven times in the Gospel of John, Jesus stands in front of people and He finishes the sentence “I am.”

And first, before we jump into it, I want us to consider what those two words actually cost Jesus — because how many of you know it cost Him something? To say “I am” was not small talk. When Moses was in the wilderness, he saw the burning bush. He encounters God, who was about to send him to Pharaoh, and Moses asks the question, “When they ask me Your name, what do I tell them?” And in Exodus 3:14 it says, “And God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM.’ And He said, ‘Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, “I AM has sent me to you.”’” Everybody say those two words: “I am.” This is the name above every name. He said, “I’m all of it. I’m above all of it.” Every other name hangs on this name.

And so when Jesus starts this sentence in John chapter 6, saying “I am,” every ear in the crowd knew exactly what Jesus was saying. This wasn’t just a teaching style. This was a claim. Jesus was making a proclamation. And seven times Jesus takes the burning-bush name and He finishes it with the thing that you need. Amen. And so the very first thing that God in the flesh — because Jesus is God — the first thing He ever named Himself is about your hunger. Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.”

Chasing the bread

And so we come to John chapter 6. Again, if you have your Bibles, we’re going to be here, because there’s so much to feed on here. John chapter 6 opens with perhaps the most famous miracle that Jesus ever did. It’s the only one besides the resurrection that is actually recorded in all four of the Gospels. A crowd of thousands follows Jesus to the far side of the Sea of Galilee. It gets late, and everybody’s a long way from home, and no one has food except for one boy who has five loaves and two fish. So Jesus takes that meal, that small portion, He gives thanks to the Father, and then what happens? He feeds everyone that is there — 5,000 men, plus women and children. And Scripture says that everyone ate as much as they wanted, and that there were twelve baskets still left over. In other words, everyone went to bed full. Everyone went to bed satisfied in their physical hunger.

Now, how many of you know when you are full, you sleep pretty well? Anybody? You have a big meal, you go home, you sit on the couch, and you’re out. My wife and I went on a date on Friday — we’re getting old, so we go to dinner now and we’re like, “It’s 4:30. Let’s try to hit this early.” Anyways, I thought that was a thing. So at 4:30 we go and eat this meal. It was Italian, and man, talk about comfort food. So we eat and we’re full. It was very good. And my wife says to me, “If we go home, I will go to bed. I need to walk around. I need to get this energy out.” Full people sleep well.

Now, how many of you know hungry people do math? When you’re hungry, you’re trying to strategize and plan. How am I going to get the next meal? What am I going to do? How are we going to make this work? I don’t have anything, and there’s all this need. How’s it going to happen? How am I going to get filled?

And look what happens the next morning after Jesus feeds the 5,000. They go to bed full, the crowd wakes up, the stomach is empty again, and they realize Jesus had left. And so the people get into the boats and they chase Him across the sea. I want you to understand: the people were hungry, and they hunt Jesus down. Now, is that necessarily a bad thing? I don’t think so. These were Jesus chasers in that moment. They were chasing after Jesus. And when they find Him in Capernaum on the other side of the sea, they try to play it casual. They say, “Rabbi” — which means teacher — “when did You get here?”

And Jesus skips the small talk, and He begins to read their thoughts. We come to John 6:26, and Jesus says this: “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.” And then Jesus says, “Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you.”

Jesus was telling them, “Listen, I know what you’re actually here for. You’re not actually following Me. You’re following the bread. You’re not actually after Me. You’re just after what I can do for you.” Now, before we shake our heads at them and say, “How could they?” — how many of you know that’s often how we approach the Lord as well? “Lord, would You fix my finances? Lord, would You fix my marriage? Would You fix my body? Would You fill the plate?”

And how many of you know He’s not actually offended by your needs? How many of you know you should ask of the Lord? Amen. He’s not offended by your needs. He fed them. He fed them yesterday, and He cares about their needs. But aren’t you thankful that Jesus loves us so much He’s not willing to let us settle for meals that expire? Amen.

The miracle was never the prize

And so Jesus says, “Do not labor for the food which perishes.” Jesus was saying, “You had a miracle twelve hours ago. You woke up hungry.” How many of you know that’s what every earthly bread does? It expires. Even the good bread. Even the bread that God gives you — come on — even the bread that God gives you has an expiration date. Meaning, when the Lord does bring increase to your life, when the Lord does bless you, when the Lord does provide a miracle, do we give thanks? Yes. Are we grateful? Yes. Do we give praise to the Lord and recognize that it’s because of Him? Yes. But how many of you know the miracle was never the prize? He’s the prize.

And so the crowd begins to do exactly what religious people do. Jesus says, “Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you.” And so the crowd gets a little defensive. I don’t know about you, but I don’t always like being corrected. I like to prove myself, defend myself. When we see a flaw in our lives, oftentimes we try to cover the flaw. And that’s what they begin to do. They bring up the glory days. In verse 31 the crowd says, “Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” In other words, the people were basically saying, “Jesus, Moses fed our ancestors every morning for 40 years. One dinner doesn’t really impress us. Can You feed us every day?”

And then look how Jesus corrects the whole premise in verse 32. Jesus says, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses didn’t give you that bread.” Hello! How many of you know, first, you’d better recognize Moses wasn’t feeding you. My Father in heaven was feeding you. Okay? But notice what He says: “but My Father gives you.” How many of you know that is a present-tense giving? This event was a long time ago, and here we are now in the present tense. He’s saying, “My Father gives you the true bread from heaven.” And then notice what Jesus says: “For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” So Jesus corrects the whole premise. The bread stops being a what, and it becomes Him.

In verse 34, the crowd is still thinking about groceries and food, and says the most unintentionally perfect prayer. This is so perfect, actually. What do the people say? They say, “Lord, give us this bread always.” How many of you know that’s the right prayer? “Lord, give me the bread that endures. Would You give me the bread that truly satisfies — the bread that has no expiration date, the bread that I can feed on again and again and again?”

Didn’t Jesus say, “Man does not live on bread alone”? Jesus knew something. Scripture says He often went away from the disciples, and He would go in the morning by Himself and be with the Father. What was He doing? He was feeding on something. Somebody say amen. Jesus could not just do the things that He did without that feeding. It was His sustenance. It was His food. It was His endurance. It was His hope. It was everything.

And so the crowd says, “Lord, give us this bread always.” They have no idea what they’re actually asking. And then Jesus turns, and He finishes the burning-bush sentence from 1,400 years before that. Jesus says to them in verse 35, “I am” — everybody say, “I am” — and He answers it: “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.”

The meal is a person

And there it is. The first “I am.” Notice what Jesus didn’t say. He did not say, “I have the bread of life,” like He’s a delivery man. Jesus did not say, “I’ll teach you where the bread is,” like every other religious founder in history. What did Jesus say? “I am the bread. I am your food.” How many of you know the meal that satisfies isn’t a blessing? It’s not a thing. It’s not an accomplishment. The meal is a person. And what your soul has been hungry for was never something that God would just give you. It was not a blessing. It was God Himself.

In other words, every purchase, every scroll, every relationship that you thought would fill the void — it was never intended to satisfy. The hunger is from the Lord. Say amen. But the only thing that satisfies is Him. And aren’t you thankful that He doesn’t just give you satisfaction from a distance? He gives you Himself.

Later in the chapter, Jesus presses it all the way to the table that you received from this morning. Starting in verse 49, He says, “Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they’re dead. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever.” Can you imagine hearing this for the first time? This guy who’s standing in front of you starts saying, “Yeah, you’ve got to eat Me.” I’m sorry, what? “You’ve got to partake of Me. If you want to live, if you want true bread — I’m the true bread. You’ve got to partake of Me.” He says, “I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”

Jesus was saying the manna eaters, the ones who received bread from heaven — they died. Even the bread God sent only bought them one day at a time. But this bread, “My flesh, which I will give” — this bread cost the bread maker His life. And how many of you know it’s that bread that feeds us forever?

The interesting thing about bread is that bread is the food that does no good on the shelf. You can study bread. You can photograph bread. You can believe accurate facts about bread. In fact, it’s the trendy hobby right now — sourdough bread. You can learn all about the science, the ins and outs, and how to make it. But if you don’t consume it, you starve. Bread only feeds you when you take it in. And that’s what the eating means here.

Coming is eating, believing is drinking

Jesus says it Himself in verse 35: “He who comes to Me shall” — what? — “never hunger.” So let me ask you this: how do we partake of the Lord? We come to Him. I’m going to say it again. How do we partake of the Lord? We come to Him. Let me ask you this morning: if you received at the table, did you come to the Lord Jesus? Yes. When you lifted your voice in worship to the Lord, were you coming to Him? Yeah. When you get up in the morning and you begin to pray and spend time with Him, are you coming to the Lord? Yeah. When you humble yourself and make the difficult decision to do what He asked you to do — and maybe you did give the last dollars in your pocket, but you gave because you trust Him — did you come to Jesus? You see, the way that we feed on Him is we come to Him. So eating is coming. He says, “He who comes to Me shall never hunger.”

And notice — “and he who” what? Everybody say it. Is it up there? It’s not up there. Verse 35: “He who believes in Me shall never” — what? Thirst. So how do we drink? We believe. The way that we feed is we come, and the way that we drink is we believe. It’s not about admiring Jesus. It’s not about just agreeing with Jesus. It’s taking Him in, where He becomes a part of you, and you cannot be separated from what you have eaten.

Now, John chapter 6 does not end with the crowd cheering. This is good news. Amen. God Himself is saying, “Did you know that for you to have satisfaction, you have to partake of Me? And guess what? I’m giving you Myself freely.” That’s good news. Somebody say amen. But the crowd was not cheering that day. The crowd found that difficult to understand. The crowd found that difficult to receive. And it ends with most everyone actually walking away from Jesus that day. He had fed 5,000 physically with a miracle, and the next day they walk away from the true bread.

Verse 66 says, “From that time many of His” — what? — “disciples.” These are not just people sitting in the pew. These are not people that just caught a glimpse. These are people that were following Jesus, that were being taught by Him, that were hearing His words. And it says, “From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.” These weren’t enemies leaving. These weren’t critics. These are disciples, followers — yesterday’s fed crowd. These are the boat chasers. And yet when Jesus stopped handing out groceries and offered Himself, they left. When Jesus stopped meeting just their needs and what they wanted in the moment, and He said, “But you can have Me,” they turned their backs and walked away.

You see, everybody likes Jesus when He’s useful. Everybody likes to follow Him when He’s answering prayers. But when He offers Himself — “I’ve got other things.” This is the only place in the Gospels where a crowd of this size walks out on Jesus. And it wasn’t over sin. It wasn’t over money. It wasn’t over politics. It was over this. And it all came down to whether they wanted Him, or whether they just wanted what He could do for them.

To whom shall we go?

In verse 67 it says, “Then Jesus said to the twelve” — these are disciples too, but it’s almost like that inner circle, the ones that were closest — “Do you also want to go away?” They’re all walking away and leaving. “Do you want to go?” How many of you know Jesus would rather have twelve people who want Him than 5,000 people who just wanted lunch? And He’s still asking that very question. Not “Will you attend?” Not “Will you agree?” He says, “Do you want to go away, now that you know that I’m not just a vending machine — that I’m not just a puppet here to perform for you and to entertain you, that I’m not just going to come and wipe out your enemies — but that I’m going to actually come and offer you Myself? Will you go away, knowing that I’m actually the real prize?”

In verse 68, look what Simon Peter says: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” I love Peter’s honesty here, because he didn’t say, “I’d never leave You.” He does that later, right? He doesn’t say, “We’d never leave. We’re the strong ones. We’re the ones that really love You.” No, he’s saying, “Where else would we go?” Peter’s lived in the world. He’s tried the world’s bread. He’s tasted it. But now he’s tasted the true bread. And how many of you know once you taste the true bread, everything else tastes like cardboard?

So this isn’t superior faith. This is a man who’s saying, “I’m not going to settle for lesser bread. I’m not going to settle for the bread that expires the next day. I’m choosing You.” Verse 69 says, “Also we have come to” — what? — “believe.” What did Jesus just say? How do we partake of Him? How do we receive Him? How do we drink of Him? We believe. “We have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

And how many of you know that’s what eating true bread always leads to? Peter came, he believed, he ate, and now what? He knows. “I know it’s settled in me. Nothing can take You away from me. Why? Because I’ve eaten. I’ve partaken of You.” And once you partake of Him, you’re one with Him. “And I know it’s settled in me, to my innermost core, that You are it. You’re the one. You’re the true bread.”

You know, I think a lot of leaders in the church, when people start leaving, immediately want to go to the people and say, “Hold on, hold on, hold on. We can loosen things up a little bit here. We can make it a little bit easier for you to follow Jesus.” And how many of you know that’s a lie? How many of you know when people begin to negotiate on what Scripture says, you’re not actually following Jesus? Was that too hard for people to hear? Come on. The only thing that bread demands is to be feasted on. It doesn’t make any demands. It only makes one: would you come and would you eat? Would you come and partake of Me?

How we come to the bread

When the crowd asked, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” — and listen, there’s no guilt or condemnation on this crowd. They’re asking good questions. “What do we do, then, to partake and to eat? What do we do that we may work the works of God?” But how many of you know they were looking at the wrong thing? They wanted steps to follow. They wanted a list. And I think a lot of us treat our faith and our walk with Jesus like that: “Jesus, would You just tell me what to do, and then I’m just going to go do it?” But then we leave Him behind. Anybody? “Well, if You just tell me what to do, then I’ll go do it, and then I’ll be a good Christian.” But what does Jesus say? “No, I only have one thing that I want from you. Partake of Me. Come be with Me. Come to Me.” Amen.

So how do we come and partake of Jesus? Number one — and I’m going to say it again — we come believing. Everybody say, “Believing.” It’s not a technique. It’s not a performance. The only work is trusting the One that the Father sent. Amen.

Number two: we come hungry. Everybody say, “Hungry.” Really, the only qualification for bread is hunger. I don’t know if you’ve ever encountered this, but there have been times where I’ve gone to great lengths to go to a conference, to go into a worship environment. And those are always, for me, some of the most powerful moments. Why? Because it cost me something. The Lord blesses your hunger. The actual ticket to receive Him and to partake of Him is to have a hunger. If you’re not hungry, guess what? You’re not going to eat. If you spent your whole week eating dessert and sugar and candy and things that aren’t good for you, and you come in and you’re like, “Man, my stomach’s upset and I don’t feel so good,” blah, blah, blah — you’re probably not going to partake.

You see, there’s something to coming hungry to the Lord, where it’s, “Lord, as hard as it is for me to get up this morning, I’m going to come to You.” And I’m going to tell you right now, when it is most difficult to get here, that’s when you should make it a point to be here. Because there is this world, and there is an adversary, that will try to fill you with the wrong stuff, so that you’re saying, “I don’t really need to go today. I’m feeling pretty good. Me and God, we’re okay.” No. Do you want Him or not? Then come hungry. If you’re not hungry, you won’t feast.

How many of you have been faced with a difficult situation, and for some reason you come into the presence of the Lord and you just cry out a little bit louder? You pray a little bit more focused. You’re more engaged in the message. Why? Because you’re hungry. You need something. Church, if we can get to the point where we come to Him just because we want Him, and not just for what He can do — oh, it will be like heaven on earth, because the Lord will come in and He fills the hungry. He’s the one who feeds us. Amen. And guess what? He’s the meal. Not only is He the one who feeds us, He’s the meal. So your hunger today is not a problem. Your hunger is the ticket.

Number three: we come trusting Him. Everybody say, “Trusting Him.” How do we trust Him? I already talked about it; I’m not going to spend too much time. We humble ourselves. We do what He says. That means when He says, “Sing to Me a new song,” I’m going to sing. “You know what? I don’t have the best voice. I’m just going to sing anyways.” Or, “You know what? He’s asking me to give. I’m going to give, and I’m going to trust Him,” even when it’s really uncomfortable. What is the Lord asking of you? When it’s difficult to obey, it is the greatest opportunity to show, “I trust the Lord.” I’m not putting my trust in what I can do. I’m not putting my trust in what my money can do. I’m putting my trust in Jesus.

And then we come welcomed. Everybody say, “Welcomed.” Jesus said in verse 37, “The one who comes to Me I will by no means cast away.” Listen, if you feel the pull to come to Jesus today, don’t think you’re just in a religious moment or that you are just working something up. Jesus said, “No one can come to Me unless the Father draws him.” If you are feeling drawn to God, you are being drawn by God Himself. Amen. That means every yes that you give to God is because He was calling you to Himself. When you gave your life to Jesus, it wasn’t you saying yes to Him. It was because He had already said yes to you. Amen.

And then finally, we keep coming. Everybody say, “Keep coming.” How many of you know He’s bread, not a trophy? You came the first time for salvation. You come back every morning for breakfast. So what do we do? We pray. We’re in the Word. We come to the table. We come every week. Bread is about eating daily. Amen.

And so I’m going to invite you, if you can, stand with me, and we’re going to close our time. Let’s just come to the Lord this morning. Can we just do this together? Can we just lift our hands to the Lord? Lift your hands in faith this morning to Jesus, expecting to receive fresh bread, because He says, “Whoever comes to Me, I will not cast you away.” He gives Himself freely. He gave Himself freely before you ever deserved it. When you were dead in your sin, when you were despised and in darkness, full of guilt and shame, He gives Himself, and He beckons you to come to Him.

And so, Jesus, we come to You today. We gather together in the name of Jesus, Lord, to receive from You, to receive from Your Spirit. Lord, would You pour Yourself out today? We believe in You, Lord. We put our trust in You, Lord. We call out to You, Lord Jesus, and we ask that You would fill us.

Come on, just begin to talk to Him right now. Just say, “Lord, would You fill me? Fill me, Lord. I want You. I need You. I choose You, Lord.” And as we’re praying, I just want you to consider: what things have you been feeding on that have not satisfied? What’s the thing that you’re spending your time on? What’s the thing that you’re spending your money on? You already know how it performs. It wears off. And you don’t have to hate it. You just have to admit, “This isn’t what feeds me.” And as He shows you, just remind yourself, “No, the Lord is my food. The Lord is my portion. He’s my everything. He’s the one that actually satisfies.”

And just tell Him right now — come on, just say it out loud: “Jesus, I’m coming to You. I’m coming to eat, to partake of You, the bread of life, the only one who satisfies. Jesus, You are everything. You are what I need. I don’t look to the world to fill me. Forgive me for looking at other things, for feasting on the wrong foods, for putting my trust in the world and stuff. Lord Jesus, I put my trust in You. And I believe in You. I put my trust in You, and I put my hope in You.” In Jesus’ name, amen.

Amen. Thank You, Lord. Let’s thank the Lord this morning for His Word. Thank You, Jesus. The Lord is good. Amen. How many of you know this is not meant to be your only meal for the week? This is a good one, I hope. But I want to encourage you: if you’re not reading your Bible, get in your Bible. And if you’re here and you’re like, “I don’t know how to read my Bible,” then ask somebody. We’d gladly help you. If you don’t know how to pray, we’ll walk you through that too. If you need prayer, we would love to pray with you after service. But listen, let’s partake of Him every day. He is our food. Amen. He’s the one who feeds us. Amen.

Transcribed from the message recording and lightly edited for reading.