EATING FLESH, DRINKING BLOOD GOSPEL OF JOHN LESSon #36Sermon Notes |
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Date of Sermon: September 24, 2023
Main Idea: Belief in Jesus’ atoning death is the only way to heaven Key Verse: “So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.” John 6:53 Bible reading: 52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” 59 Jesus said these things in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum. Outline: I. Eating Flesh and Drinking Blood (52-54) A. A misunderstanding (52) B. Why did Jesus use this metaphor? (53a) C. What does eating flesh mean? (53b) D. Feeding versus eating (54) II. True Food and Drink (55-56) A. The only way to heaven (55) B. A mutual indwelling (56) III. True Manna Gives Eternal Life (57-59) A. The chain of life (57) B. What Manna pointed to (58) C. A difficult saying in public (59) |