Week XIV John 6:16-46 Jesus, The Bread of Life 2/5, Tues.

Overview

•6:26-34 Jesus: the bringer of the messianic gifts

•6:35-47 faith in Him is the food of eternal life

•6:47-59 Jesus is the bread of life

John 6:47
•What is needed first for eternal life?
-CCC161

John 6:48-50
•What are the difference in the reaction from recipients of these 2 breads?
•What did Jesus mean by “not die”?
-CCC1052

John 6:51-52
•Was the bread given at that time? When would it be given?
•What was the Jews quarreled among themselves about? Why?
•How did Jews understand about Cannibalism? How about blood?
-Lev 26:27-29; Ezek 5:10, Lev 7:27

John 6:53
•Why did Jesus call himself “Son of man”? Where did “Son of man” come from?
-Dan 7:13-14

John 6:54

•Guess what kind of “eat” St John used here? Why?
•What happens to those who eat his flesh and drink his bleed?
-CCC1038

John 6:55-59
•Is Holy Communion necessary for life?

Real Presence
•What’s our teaching about Real Presence?
Orthodox and Roman Catholics
-CCC 1374
•What’s the Protestant teaching about Real Presence?
-Lutherans: the Sacramental Union: "in, with, and under the forms of bread and wine"
-Anglicans: broad range of opinions
-Methodism: Real Presence as "Holy Mystery"
-Reformed (Calvinist, Presbyterian, most United churches): "Real Presence" as "pneumatic presence"
-Other Protestants: no Real Presence

Bread of life
•What are the significances of taking the body of Christ?
Body of the lamb
Spiritual life
You are what you eat
-2 Pet 1:4

Advanced questions
•Why should Jesus so ardently desire us to receive him in Holy Communion?
•Why do you think some Protestants abandon the teaching of Real Presence?
•How to defend the teaching of Real Presence?

-Bethlehem: House of bread
•How many other Christian traditions have also, in the last 300,400 years, walked away from the teaching of Jesus that is maintained in the Catholic Church? What’s the impact?

Week XIII John 6:16-46 The Bread of Life 1/22, Tues.

Overview
•6:16-21 Jesus walks on water
•6:22-24 The people look for Jesus
•6:26-34 Jesus: the bringer of the messianic gifts
•6:35-47 faith in Him is the food of eternal life

John 6:16-20
•Why did the disciples get afraid?
-Mt 14:26
•How did Jesus answer them? What did that answer remind you?
-Ex 3:14, Jn 4:26

John 6:21-23
•What did John refer to “when the Lord gave thanks”?

John 6:24-26
•Why did the crowd pursuit Jesus? Is seeking Jesus always commendable? Do we seek Jesus for himself or what he can do for us?
-CCC 428
•Why did Jesus refuse to give the crowds a simple answer to their question?

John 6:27
•What kind of food were the crowds interested in? what kind of “food” was Jesus concern with?
-Is 55:1-3, Jn 4:34
•What did Jesus mean by “seal”?
-CCC698, 1296

John 6:28-29
•What work did Jesus ask them to do to accomplish the works of God?

John 6:30-35
•What kind of hunger and thirst is Jesus referring?
-1 Cor 10:3-4, CCC 2835
•Is Jesus the food, or giver, or both?
-John 6:35, 6:27, CCC1410

John 6:36-45

•What’s the relationship between Manna and true bread from heaven?
-1 Cor 10:3-4
•Jesus words contained 3 major mysteries: faith, resurrection, predestination. Any questions?

John 6:46
•Had anyone seen the Father? Moses, Elijah? When did Moses, Elijah finally see the face of God?
-CCC 42, 2683
•How does Jesus make God Known or Visible?
-CCC 240, 1159

Week XII John 6:1-15 The Miracle of the Loaves and Fish 1/8, Tues.

Background
•What do you know about manna?
Ex 16:4-21

John 6:1-2
•Why are the crowd following Jesus? Are they genuine followers? What make a disciple genuine?
Jn 6:26,66, MK 8:34-38

John 6:3
•What did Jesus do with his disciples? Where else did he do that? Any significant on that?
Mt 5: 1-2
•Seat of Moses?
Mt 23:2

John 6:4
•What are the Passover food?
•Why do you think St John Mention that? (Note: St John is the only one writing down the time)
John 6:5-6
•Why does Jesus ask this question to Philip? Is Jesus unsure of what to do?

John 6:7-9
•Where did the food come from?
•Grace does not destroy but build upon nature?

John 6:11
•Where else did Jesus take these actions? What did St John try to imply?
Mt 26:26, Mk 14:22, Lk22:19, 1Cor 11:25
•How did Jesus distribute the bread and fish?
Mt 14:19, Mk 6:40-41, LK 9:14-16
•How did Jesus work through his apostles?
1548

John 6:12-13
•Why did Jesus ask them to collect the left over? How many basketful? Any spiritual significance of this detail?
CCC 1335
•Were there any surplus of mannas in the wild? What about the bread from Jesus? What did this imply?
Ex 16:16-21

John 6:14,15
•What were people’s reaction after food and drink? why? Why did they use Him for their political ends?
Deut 18:15
•Why did Jesus withdraw?

Advanced questions
•Why this Sign is the only one recorded in all 4 Gospels?
•What are the right attitude about political position/situation?