Sermons on John 6:47-59:

Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Contributed by Hans Krause on Oct 22, 2018

Maslow claims that our physical needs for food, water etc. are the most basic and fundamental. But the Bible tells us that our spiritual needs are even more basic. And only Jesus, the Bread from heaven, can satisfy those needs.

[Sermon preached on 11 March 2018, 4th Sunday in Lent / 3rd year, ELCF Lectionary] Recently, a survey was held in the US among people from all ethnic backgrounds, cultures, religions, social strata and walks of life. One of the questions they were asked was: How satisfying or fulfilling is your ...read more

Scripture: John 6:48-58

Denomination: Lutheran

Just What Is This Anyway? Manna? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 6, 2023

We see the miracle of God in the desert called “manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know.”

Corpus Christi 2023 Today’s solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is called Corpus Christi, for short, because prior to the major calendar changes late in the last century, the Precious Blood of Christ had its own separate feast. So we celebrate today the fact that Christ’s promise ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:2-16, 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, John 6:51-58

Denomination: Catholic

St John Chrysostom, Sharks And A Little Bit About Llms

Contributed by Petter Kringberg on Jun 10, 2023

Sermon on the feast of Corpus Christi (trans.) but also the day when I "read myself in" as an LLM.

Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. In Nomine + ? Dear Friends, when writing this sermon I started off thinking about what has been a common denominator for all the parishes I have been in and felt at home, and I agree with what I thought at my first ever visit ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-58, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Denomination: Anglican

Lessons From The Manna: Sustenance For The Soul

Contributed by Christian Jones on Jul 9, 2023

Today, let’s look into Exodus 16:32-36, where God provided manna to sustain the Israelites during their wilderness journey. This passage not only teaches us about God's provision in physical needs but also holds spiritual significance for us today.

1. Divine Provision: Exodus 16:32-36 reveals God's supernatural provision of manna as physical sustenance. As believers, we can trust that God will meet our needs in every area of life. Matthew 6:25-34 emphasizes seeking God's kingdom first and relying on His provision. 2. Daily ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, Matthew 6:11, Philippians 4:11-13, Hebrews 11:8, Hebrews 4:9-11, John 6:32-35, Colossians 3:16-17, John 6:48-51  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

"having What It Takes:" The Parable Of The Tower

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jul 30, 2023

In today’s “Parables to Live By,” we will be looking at what Jesus said it takes to be His disciple in a message entitled, “Having What It Takes.” These are two parables Jesus uses in talking about real discipleship

Parables to Live By “Having What It Takes:” The Parable of the Tower Luke 14:25-33 Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQpPqJo3Lio  While Jesus was traveling in the area of the Jordan River, he was approached by a rich young ruler who asked, “Good Teacher, what good ...read more

Scripture: Luke 14:25-33, John 6:53-54, Matthew 19:16-22

Denomination: Foursquare

This One Belief Changes Everything Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Oct 9, 2022

What it really means to be a disciple.

The gospel of John does not contain any parables. What the gospel of John has in it is conversations and we learn from those conversations. There’s a conversation that we have with Nicodemus, there's the conversation that we have with the woman at the well, the woman caught in adultery. We have ...read more

Scripture: John 6:22-71

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Need For Spiritual Exercises

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Oct 11, 2022

We should think about our spirituality as the muscles of the body. Spirituality needs to be exercised!!

The Need for Spiritual Exercises John 6:41-52 Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz John 6:41 Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, “I am the bread that came down out of heaven.” 42 They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does ...read more

Scripture: John 6:41-52

Denomination: United Methodist

The Destiny Of Believers.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 26, 2022

The bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

THE DESTINY OF BELIEVERS. John 6:41-51. Jesus said, ‘I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger; and he that believes on me shall never thirst... For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of Him that sent me” (John 6:35-38). The reaction to this ...read more

Scripture: John 6:41-51

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Identity Of Believers.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 31, 2022

How can this man give us His flesh to eat?

THE IDENTITY OF BELIEVERS. John 6:51-59. JOHN 6:51. “I am the living bread, which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” Jesus is the living bread which when a man ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-59

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A God Who Satisfies

Contributed by Sunitha Justin on Nov 13, 2022

Not all of us have the same wages, same privileges, same opportunities, same talents, same abilities, same health conditions! Whatever it may be, we can be 100 per cent certain that our satisfaction comes from God and not from what we have.

A God who Satisfies And when they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little. Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed. Exodus 16:18 God led the people out of Egypt. In Egypt, Pharaoh asked Joseph to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 16:18, Numbers 16:3, Psalm 105:40, Deuteronomy 8:3, Exodus 16:4, John 6:51, John 6:48-50, Psalm 103:5, Isaiah 58:11, Psalm 132:15, Psalm 91:16, Psalm 17:15, Revelation 2:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

The Results Of Partaking Of The Bread Of Life Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Apr 3, 2023

Jesus tells us of five wonderful things that a person receives when he accepts Jesus.

Last week we talked about the way a person partakes of the bread of life. Jesus spelled out for us in verses 41-51 what a person must do to partake of the bread of life, that is, what a person must do to come to know Jesus personally. Tonight, in verses 52-58, Jesus tells us of five wonderful ...read more

Scripture: John 6:52-58

Denomination: Baptist

The Reason Some People Are Offended By Christ Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Apr 12, 2023

There are four things in particular that we will look at tonight, four things in particular that offend people.

Well, it looks like we are going to finish chapter 6 of John before the end of the year. Tonight, we see what the Bible tells us about the reason some people are offended by Christ. People often say that they are offended by the message of Jesus Christ. There are four things in particular that ...read more

Scripture: John 6:59-71

Denomination: Baptist

The Body And Blood Of Christ; Corpus Christi; The Lord's Supper

Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 17, 2023

In one and the same act, Judas hands Christ over to be sent to death, and Christ hands himself over in his self-giving in the Eucharist to us.

St. Thomas Aquinas says we often remember unusual things better than familiar things because things with a weird twist make a greater impression on the mind, which is also validated by the modern neuroscience of memory. So, here are some unusual truths about the Eucharist: The customary or valid ...read more

Scripture: John 6:51-58

Denomination: Catholic

Sermon On Ausência

Contributed by William Meakin on Aug 14, 2023

Ausência is a Portuguese word that translates literally into “Absence.”

Kurt Vonnegut, an American writer once remarked: “Science sent the Hubble telescope out into space, so it could capture light and the absence thereof, from the very beginning of time. And the telescope really did that. So now we know that there was once absolutely nothing, such a perfect nothing ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 45:7, John 6:53, 1 John 4:20, Romans 8:28

The Bread Of Life Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 19, 2023

If you want Jesus to fill your hungry soul, come to Him, trust in Him, and stay with Him.

It’s not clear what Joby Pool was planning for this year’s Easter feast, but if his snack plans were any indication, it would’ve been an epic celebration. That’s because police arrested Joby Pool for stealing a trailer containing 200,000 Cadbury Crème Eggs earlier this year (2023). As you ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-71

Denomination: Evangelical Free