Week 6 of 21 · John 6 · Thursday December 24 · Christmas Eve
The Bread of Life
Jesus is the bread of life sent down from heaven, the only food that satisfies forever. The crowds want bread and a king on their own terms; He offers Himself, and only those the Father draws come and believe. When many walk away, the true disciple says, “Lord, to whom shall we go?”
“Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.”John 6:35
MondayRead John 6 twice and mark itMon Dec 21
TuesdayStudy notes and the Observe questionsTue Dec 22
WednesdayInterpret, Weigh the Teachers and ApplyWed Dec 23
Thursday eveningTogether: the film, the worksheet, prayerThu Dec 24 · Christmas Eve
Season 3, Episode 8 · “Sustenance”The feeding of the 5,000 and Jesus walking on the water (6:1–21).
Season 4, Episode 8 · “Humble” (optional)Peter’s “Lord, to whom shall we go?” (6:68).
Read it against John 6
- Peter walking on the water comes from Matthew 14:28–31. John’s account does not include it; in John the disciples receive Jesus into the boat and it is immediately at the land (6:21).
- John 6:8–9 names Andrew as the one who finds the boy with five barley loaves and two fish. Watch who does it in the episode.
- The Bread of Life sermon (6:22–71), the heart of the chapter, is not dramatized. Read it aloud together after the episode.
The Chosen is a drama, not Scripture. Watch it to picture the people and places, then test every scene by the text — “examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11). God’s Word is the truth; where the film differs, the Word wins.