Introduction: Is the table set? What’s there to eat? This “Thanksgiving” you can feast on spiritual food. Check out the BIBLICAL menu for the CHRISTian. It is more than a FREE lunch!

1. Jesus offers “Spiritual” food as well as physical food!

“27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. 28Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 31Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. 33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 34Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.”

“35And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” (John 6:27-35)

Jesus had just performed a MIRACLE! With just two fishes and five loaves of bread from a little lad’s lunch, Jesus fed over 5,000 people! Imagine the scene. The food kept multiplying. People could not believe their eyes. They were amazed.
All of this supernatural event had a heavenly purpose.

2. Jesus offers “Spiritual bread” which turns into eternal life!

“53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.” (John 6:53-58)

Now why do you think Jesus fed the 5,000? Because they were hungry? Not completely. Rather, His mission in this life was to reveal the Father. In so doing, people would BELIEVE that He was the MESSIAH. And consequently, they would put their TRUST in His WORD, His WILL, and His WAY for eternal life.

3. Jesus offers “Spiritual food” -eternal life for FREE but taking up a cross as a disciple will COST you something!

“From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? 68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.” (John 6:67- 69)

Even today, this same crowd will be impressed by Jesus, the Miracle Maker!

**Sign seekers……… “Show me a SIGN”!

Are you a SIGN SEEKER? Or are you a SURRENDERED SAINT?

Conclusion: Sad to say but people today want a FREE lunch from Jesus! “Meet my needs…heal my body…give me a job…etc.” Nothing wrong with asking our Lord for those things but please DO NOT STOP there! People want the blessings from Jesus but not the burden of a CROSS! Tell me. Are you seeking Jesus for a FREE lunch or total commitment?