Jesus: The Bread of Life

John 6:25-58 Jesus worked lots of miracles. John records just a few of them. In John chapter 4, John tells how Jesus healed a royal official’s son from a distance. And then in John chapter 5, John tells how Jesus healed a man who had been an invalid for 38 years. This last one, the man who had been an invalid for 38 years, Jesus healed on the Sabbath. Because they considered healing on the Sabbath to be breaking the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted Jesus. Jesus answered: “ My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.” ( John 5:17 NIV ) The Jews, understanding that Jesus was saying He was equal with God, became zealous to kill Jesus. All this attention because of His work and His teaching caused huge crowds to follow Jesus. In our day, Jesus gets even more attention. His name is known around the whole world. Places do exist where the name of Jesus has not been heard, but they are few. In the English-speaking world, His name is used as a swea