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8/6/2023
An Appetite for Instruction
Wisdom reminds us that we cannot simply gorge ourselves on faith. Instead, we need to create for ourselves a spiritual diet that matures our minds, mouths, and motives. Eventually, wisdom won't have to call to us, we will run to wisdom calling for more.
Soul Food
The metaphor of the bread of life is a popular image. Bread is a basic staple food, filling and made of simple ingredients. It is plentiful and readily available. In calling himself the bread of life, Jesus speaks to his identification with the needs and interests of the everyday per. son. It is also a profoundly sacrificial theme; Jesus invites us to consume him, to eat and drink of his life. But Jesus does not originate this imagery. In the writings of Proverbs, we find an invitation to eat and drink from the table of holy wisdom. This consumption is more than metaphorical. It means internalizing the ways, the thoughts, the imagination, the disciplines of righteous life. This series explores the idea of how our own lives are transformed from the invitation to partake of life-giving realities. The four passages lift up important teachings that can deepen our understanding of how life in God feeds our souls.
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Eat to Live
When Jesus called himself the Bread of Life, even his contemporaries were confused about what he meant. How could he be bread? In calling himself bread, Jesus was reminding his followers that he was meant to be a staple in their lives. Furthermore, he was interested in not helping people to stay alive, but rather to live. By partaking in the bread of life, we are invited to slow down and savor the grace that God has shared with us
Eat to Live
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An Appetite for Instruction
Wisdom reminds us that we cannot simply gorge ourselves on faith. Instead, we need to create for ourselves a spiritual diet that matures our minds, mouths, and motives. Eventually, wisdom won't have to call to us, we will run to wisdom calling for more.
An Appetite for Instruction
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Hard to Swallow
This was a pivotal moment in Jesus life and his ministry. He claimed that only those who eat of his flesh and drink of his blood will have eternal life. His words caused enough concern for his followers that many left - the simply could not follow him to the spiritual end. It is simple for us to claim that we are followers of Jesus, and for us to eat and drink at the sacred meal. But if we truly want to follow him, we have to do more than just make claims. We have to live our lives as true follows of Jesus.
Hard to Swallow
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Dirty Hands and Clean Hearts
: There is a difference between practice and purpose. Sometimes our traditions can become meaningless. When they do, we should set them aside. Our hearts, however, always stay with us. The things that make our hearts pure are the things that really matter in life.
Dirty Hands and Clean Hearts
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