Jesus’ Sermon on the Bread of Life (1)

This memorable and beautiful sermon on Christ as the Bread of Life is directly connected to the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand. For the Jews this was the greatest miracle they had ever seen, and in their carnal zeal they see Him as the perfect king, able to supply them with earthly bread. The Lord wasted no time in announcing to them that He can be and will be the Bread of Life to His own, only through His death on the cross for their sins. The whole passage centers in one point:...