The Bread of Life
The sermon emphasizes the love and sacrifice of Jesus as our bread of life, nourishing us spiritually and guiding us on our journey home.
H.J. Vine preaches about Jesus being our sustenance and strength on our journey towards heaven, likening Him to the Bread of Life that provides us with fresh grace and love daily. He emphasizes how Jesus' sacrifice, like the manna in the wilderness, is a symbol of divine love that overflows in our hearts, leading us to a deeper understanding of God's love. As we partake of the living Bread, we are nourished and guided towards the heavenly feast where we will experience the fullness of God's love and sing praises to Him forever.
Text
"Jesus, our food from heaven Thou art,
To feed us on our heavenward way:
The Bread of life, our present part,
Affords fresh grace and strength each day:
And Thou dost give our souls to know
The love which makes them overflow.
'Tis known in Thee, that heavenly love;
It brought Thee here that we might live:
It brought Thee from its home above,
Thy flesh and blood for us to give.
This is the love divine we know;
With grateful praise our hearts o'erflow.
The corn of heaven, the mighty's meat,
Fresh fell for Israel every day;
Upon the dew, this food so sweet
Came down, and round about them lay:
The heavenly type of Him we know,
Whose love has made our hearts o'erflow.
Thus on our journey home we're fed,
And strengthened by the living Bread;
Whilst to the feast above we're led,
Which God our Father there has spread;
Where deeper still His love we'll know,
And sweeter songs shall richly flow.
Then Lord, like Thee in God's abode,
The journey ended here below:
The Bread which fed us on the road,
As "hidden manna" we shall know.
Thy grace and love our lips shall show,
Their melody to Thee o'erflow.
Sermon Outline
- The Bread of Life
- The heavenly love we know
- The heavenly food that strengthens us
- The feast above and deeper love
- Jesus as our food from heaven
- The love that brought Jesus to us
- The love that made Jesus give His flesh and blood
- The gratitude we have for this love
- The corn of heaven and the mighty's meat
- The living Bread that feeds us on our journey home
- The journey ended and the hidden manna
- The grace and love that will be shown
Key Quotes
“Jesus, our food from heaven Thou art, To feed us on our heavenward way:” — H.J. Vine
“This is the love divine we know; With grateful praise our hearts o'erflow.” — H.J. Vine
“Thus on our journey home we're fed, And strengthened by the living Bread;” — H.J. Vine
Application Points
- We should cultivate a sense of gratitude for the love and sacrifice of Jesus in our lives.
- We should seek to be nourished spiritually by Jesus' love and guidance, and to be strengthened by the living Bread.
- We should look forward to the feast above, where we will experience deeper love and joy than we can imagine.