Bread of Life Discourse

were eager to let him in the boat immediately they arrived at their destination Jesus the bread of life the next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat and they realized Jesus had not gone with them several boats from Tiberius led in near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten so in the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor the disciples were there they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for them they found them on the other side of the lake and asked Rabbi what did you get here Jesus replied I tell you the truth you want to be with me because I fed you not because you understood the miraculous signs but don't be so concerned about perishable things like food spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the son of man can give you for God the Father has given me the seal of his approval they replied we want to perform God's work too what's what should we do Jesus told them this is the only work God wants from you believe in the one he has sent they answered show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you what can you do after all our ancestors ate man out while they journey through the wilderness the scriptures say Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat Jesus said I tell you the truth Moses didn't give you bread from the heavens my father did and now he offers you the true bread from heaven the true bread of God is the old is the one who comes down from the heavens and gives life to the world sir they said give us a bread every day Jesus replied I am the bread of life whoever comes to me will never be hungry again whoever believes in me will never be thirsty but you haven't believed in me even though you've seen me however those the father has given me will come to me and I will never reject them for I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me not to do my own will and this is the will of God but I should not lose even one of all those he has given me but that I should raise them up at the last day forward is my father's will that all who see his son and believe in him should have eternal life I will raise them up at the last day and the people began to murmur in disagreement because he had said I am the bread that came