First Baptist Church of Johnson City, NY

Discipleship COnnection

june 28, 2026

6/28, 7/5, and 7/12 VBS Snack Table: There will be a VBS snack table in the Main Foyer to sign up to bring snack items for VBS.
7/8 Youth Jam Night: 6-8:30 p.m. in the Refinery
7/12 VBS Leaders' Meeting: Meet in room 109 at 11:00 a.m.
7/15 Mommy & Me Playdate: 9:30-11:00 a.m. at Arnold Park in Vestal for children 0-5 and their moms
7/20-7/24 VBS-Register now for 2026 VBS! Find forms at the KCW Check-in Desk and at fbjc@fbjc.org.
7/26 Summer Church Picnic: Sign-ups are in the Main Foyer if you would like to bring a dish to pass. We hope you can join us after the service on the 26th for food, cotton candy, snow cones, bounce houses, and activities for families and children.

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Events and ministry focus (june 28-july 4)

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July 8th-Youth Jam Night
July 20th-24th VBS
July 26th-Church Summer Picnic
August 29th-Teen Day at the Lake

Jesus The Bread of Life (John 6:22-70 NIV)

Part 1: The Crowd Seeks Jesus (John 6:22-27)

The crowd realized Jesus and His disciples had left, so they got into ________ and went to Capernaum seeking Jesus.
When they found Him, they asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus replied that they were looking for Him because they ate the loaves and had their ________ full, not because they saw the ________.
Jesus said, “Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to ________ ________, which the Son of Man will give you.”

Part 2: Jesus is the Bread of Life (John 6:28-40)

The people asked what they must do to do the works God requires. Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to ________ in the one he has sent.”
Jesus said, “I am the ________ of ________. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” (Key verse: John 6:35)
Jesus explained that He came down from heaven not to do His own will but the will of the Father, and that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have ________ ________.
“For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last ________.”

Part 3: The Hard Teaching (John 6:41-59)

The Jews began to ________ among themselves because Jesus said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his ________, you have no life in you.”
“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them... the one who feeds on me will live because of me.”

Part 4: Many Disciples Leave (John 6:60-70)

Many of His disciples said, “This is a hard ________. Who can accept it?”
Jesus asked the Twelve, “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of ________ ________.”
Peter also said, “We have come to believe and to know that you are the ________ One of God.”

Bonus / Discussion Questions (to fill in or discuss):

Why did the crowd follow Jesus at first? (Physical bread vs. something deeper)
What does it mean that Jesus is the “Bread of Life”?
Why was this teaching hard for many? What does it teach us about truly following Jesus?
How does Peter’s response show real faith?

Memory Verse to Write Out: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” — John 6:35