1. What type of bread are you today? All natural. Rye, moldy, crusty, fresh, easy to butter up? Why?
2. In the world today, what teams do you see Jesus being recruited to that he would not choose?

1. What was the test that Jesus was using on Philip? How might the wedding at Canaan in chapter 2:1-11, be a factor in this test? From their responses, what grades would you give Philip and Andrew?
2. What is the significance of the fact that there was more leftover after feeding than there was food to start with? What truths about Jesus does this miracle show?
3. When have you seen God stretch your limited resources far beyond what you could have imagined? In what way do you need to trust Him to do so now?
4. On a dark and stormy night, weary from rowing and afraid of capsizing, how would you have reacted if you saw Jesus on the water? How would you have reacted when he climbed aboard?
5. What did the disciples fail to see in the feeding of the 5000 that could have helped them here?
6. In verses 24 through 26, why are the crowds still searching for Jesus?
7. How does Jesus’s response to their questions show the difference between his interests and theirs?
8. What does the crowd ask Jesus to do in order that they can believe him? What is their real interest?
9. What are the similarities and differences between manna and the bread of life?
10. What claims does Jesus make in verses 35 - 40? What do these claims emphasize about His being the bread of life and about the will of the Father?
11. What part is played by God and by the people in the process of coming to know Jesus? Verses 44 and 45.
12. What promise is repeated three times for those who do come to Jesus? Why is there an emphasis on this?
13. How is the bread Jesus gives greater than that of Moses? V 32&49
14. On what level are the people responding to his comments? Given their misunderstanding, why does Jesus develop the illustration even more graphically in verses 53 - 58?
15. What teaching do Jesus’ followers find so unacceptable? How has their attitude changed since verses 14 -15? Do you think they turned away because they did or did not really understand what he meant?
16. Why do you think Peter and the others decided to stay? How does this relate to verse 65?

When times are hard, what keeps you from junking your face and going on to something else?