Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - John 6:34
DISCOURSE: 1638THE LIVING BREADJohn 6:34. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.A FANCIED approbation of the Gospel will consist with rooted enmity against it. But such an approbation always arises from carnal, or partial views of the truth. Many love God under the idea “that He is such an one as themselves.” Thus the Samaritan woman desired the living water, that she might have no more occasion to go to the well [Note: John 4:15.]. Thus also the people, whom our Lord was... read more
Sermon Bible Commentary - John 6:48
John 6:48 I. It is in the Lord himself alone that the power of life dwells, and from Him that it goes forth. There is no intermediate agent. He is the life of men, and it is by feeding on Himself that eternal life is both obtained and assured. But as in the miracle, so in this which is signified by it, He is pleased to impart this nourishment of life not without visible and sensible material, on which His life-giving power will be exercised. In the one case, it is the five loaves and the two... read more