Sermon Listening Guide
Speaker: Dr. Condy Richardson
Scripture: John 6:28-35
Sermon Title: “I am the Bread of Life”
Date: June 28, 2026
John 6:28-35 (NIV)
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
30 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[a]”
32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
30 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[a]”
32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
First Thoughts
Jesus uses the “Feeding of the 5,000” to educate people on eternal food vs. temporary food.
You Cannot Fill Up on the Bread of the World
John 6 shows Jesus as a very popular miracle worker.
The masses love his provision of food and fish, and they want more of it.
The bread of this world (material things) will leave us hungry and weary.
The miraculous provision of Jesus is not more important than the person of Jesus.
The Bread of Life
In Exodus, God provides manna and water while his people wandered in the desert.
When the people of John 6 ask Jesus for bread, he tells them he is the “Bread of Life.”
This spiritual bread is for everyone and should be shared freely.
It will meet all our spiritual needs.
The “Bread of Life” will bring growth, and it makes us alive today and forevermore.
Partake Deeply
In verse 30, Jesus tells his followers they must believe to be saved.
In verse 53, he tells them to eat his flesh and drink his blood.
These verses point to the necessity of partaking deeply of Jesus to have eternal life.
We cannot nibble on the edges of the “Bread of Life.”
We must devour it daily.
Final Thoughts
As wheat goes through a process to become bread, Jesus was crucified for us.
Because he went through the pain of betrayal and death, we can have the “Bread of Life.”
Seek Jesus more than we seek his miracles.
Jesus uses the “Feeding of the 5,000” to educate people on eternal food vs. temporary food.
You Cannot Fill Up on the Bread of the World
John 6 shows Jesus as a very popular miracle worker.
The masses love his provision of food and fish, and they want more of it.
The bread of this world (material things) will leave us hungry and weary.
The miraculous provision of Jesus is not more important than the person of Jesus.
The Bread of Life
In Exodus, God provides manna and water while his people wandered in the desert.
When the people of John 6 ask Jesus for bread, he tells them he is the “Bread of Life.”
This spiritual bread is for everyone and should be shared freely.
It will meet all our spiritual needs.
The “Bread of Life” will bring growth, and it makes us alive today and forevermore.
Partake Deeply
In verse 30, Jesus tells his followers they must believe to be saved.
In verse 53, he tells them to eat his flesh and drink his blood.
These verses point to the necessity of partaking deeply of Jesus to have eternal life.
We cannot nibble on the edges of the “Bread of Life.”
We must devour it daily.
Final Thoughts
As wheat goes through a process to become bread, Jesus was crucified for us.
Because he went through the pain of betrayal and death, we can have the “Bread of Life.”
Seek Jesus more than we seek his miracles.