You wouldn't survive on one slice of bread a week. So why do we expect our souls to?

This week, Jamie and Crystal kick off a brand-new series working through the seven things Jesus said about Himself — starting with the very first one He ever spoke: "I am the bread of life." It sounds simple. It isn't. When you trace it back to a burning bush in Exodus 3, it becomes one of the boldest claims anyone has ever made about who they are.

In this episode:

• Why the "I Am" statements only appear in John's Gospel — and why that matters
• The Exodus 3 connection most people miss: what happens when you realize Jesus is using God's own name for Himself
• What bread actually meant to a first-century Jewish family — and why it's no accident this is the first "I Am" statement
• The crowd that got fed, then came back hungry the very next morning (and what that says about the difference between physical and spiritual hunger)
• A hard question: are you tasting the bread, or actually eating it?
• Why "I don't have time" might really mean "I'm choosing to feed on something else"
• The convicting one: if you believe Jesus really is the bread of life — are you actually offering Him to the people around you, or keeping Him to yourself?

A line to sit with:

"I wouldn't expect to thrive physically by eating one slice of bread a week. Yet many of us expect our souls to flourish while feeding on scripture once a week — or occasionally."

Scripture referenced: John 6:35 · Exodus 3:13–14 · John 1:1 · Psalm 42 · Psalm 139

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