Dear families,
I hope you have taken time and enjoyed reviewing the Kids Zone lessons with your children. One of the questions was -
What did Jesus mean when he said, " I am the Bread of
Life that has come down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he
will live forever?"
Understanding this is key to understanding who Jesus is and what He came to do. I
hope your children told you about the cracker box illustration we used
in class and the nutritious snack we enjoyed. In case there was some
confusion or misunderstanding here is what I hope your children are
learning (I would not expect all of this but this is what we are
building on previous lessons)
1. from John 1:4 (first lesson) In Jesus was life
(He is our creator) and His life was the light of men. We are given
physical life through Jesus our creator and spiritual life through
believing in Him.
2. from John 1:12 (lesson 3) We must receive Jesus, and He will become His children - adopted into His family. Receive is equal to believe.
3. from John 20:31 (lesson 5) These things (in the Gospel of
John) have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.
Believing in Jesus as God, our Creator and Savior gives us eternal life.
4. from John 5:24 (lesson 7) whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal
life. Eternal life comes from hearing and believing who Jesus is.
The main point is that we may "know", have head
knowledge about Jesus, but unless we "ingest" the truth that He came
from and is equal to God combined with a heart response and believe, we
will remain in our sin and not experience eternal life with Him.
Ok that was a lot! but hope it helps you to see the progression of
the Gospel of John and our lessons up to this point. Please give me a
call, send an e-mail or catch me after class, if you want to talk
further.
Thank you again for giving us the opportunity to share God's truth with your children.
Nancy and Severn
