LOOK:
After today’s lesson, we should all be convinced that the Lord gives us daily provisions to sustain us and take care of our basic needs. However, I don’t want us to miss an important spiritual truth about Jesus. Let’s look at John 6:25-35 first. As quick background, Jesus just performed the feeding of the 5,000 with five loaves and two fish, and now they are trying to keep up with Him:

1. Read John 6:25-35

2. Read John 6:41-51

Q: Look at John 6:29. What is the one and only requirement Jesus has of us? [Believe in Him!] He said “I AM THE BREAD that came down from heaven.” (v.41)

Q: What does it mean to you when Jesus says, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry?” [Let class wrestle this. Matt 4:4 “Man does not live by bread along, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.]

Dry Erase Board [Two Column Headings: “Seek Him First” and “When…”]
Invite the class to give knee-jerk reactions to “Seek Him First when….. and record on the DEB. Bottom Line: Always seek Him FIRST.]

X-Ref (Matt 6:31-33) Focal verse “Seek FIRST the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” The Lord gave us this sequence for a reason! He says in v.32 that “your heavenly Father knows that you need them.” If you will come to Him FIRST, you will never go “hungry” physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally, or financially. [Look at this from the other direction: Are you “hungry?” Self-evaluate: Have you sought the Lord FIRST?]

Q: Did the Spirit of God illumine the areas of your life in which you are just like the Israelites?

Q: More importantly, has the Spirit shown you how you can live day by day with your trust firmly placed in the Lord to provide for your needs? Let’s thank Him for showing up today through our closing prayer.

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