{"id":26437,"date":"2024-08-25T12:57:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T11:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=26437"},"modified":"2024-08-27T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T09:30:26","slug":"the-bread-of-life-the-ultimate-satisfaction","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?ctc_sermon=the-bread-of-life-the-ultimate-satisfaction","title":{"rendered":"The bread of life &#8211; the ultimate satisfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Gospel<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>John 6.56-69<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>All&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/strong><strong>Glory to you O Lord<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so<\/p>\n<p>whoever eats me will live because of me.&nbsp;This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died.<\/p>\n<p>But the one who eats this bread will live for ever.\u2019&nbsp;He said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum.<\/p>\n<p>When many of his disciples heard it, they said, \u2018This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?\u2019&nbsp;But Jesus, being aware that his disciples were<\/p>\n<p>complaining about it, said to them, \u2018Does this offend you?&nbsp;Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?&nbsp;It is<\/p>\n<p>the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.&nbsp;But among you there are some who do<\/p>\n<p>not believe.\u2019 For Jesus knew from the first who were the ones that did not believe, and who was the one that would betray him.&nbsp;And he said, \u2018For<\/p>\n<p>this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted by the Father.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Because of this many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him.&nbsp;So Jesus asked the twelve, \u2018Do you also wish to go<\/p>\n<p>away?\u2019&nbsp;Simon Peter answered him, \u2018Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life.&nbsp;We have come to believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>This is the Gospel of the Lord <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>All <\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Praise to you, O Christ<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gospel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; John 6.56-69&nbsp; &nbsp;Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Glory to you O Lord&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. 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