November 15, 2025
A video introduction using illustrations, personal stories, metaphors, or active learning examples to begin the discussion.
After the video, prompts are supplied for thinking and sharing with others personal perception and experience. This opening activity prompts participants to think about and relate to the topic, and to share with others.
We all have things we reach for when we’re tired, bored, stressed, or just want to feel better for a moment. Some of them work for a little while, but then we’re back where we started, craving again. What are the prominent examples of the “fast food” in your life?
(Snacks, scrolling, shopping, gaming, posting, watching, caffeine, or even having constant noise.)
We often confuse what fills us for a moment with what sustains us for the long run. Today, we’ll look at the difference between the “filler” that fades and what truly satisfies.
The Bible discussion begins with a careful reading of the whole passage, either from your own Bibles, or from the provided images below.
Then participants are to ask:
Clearly, Jesus isn’t speaking about physical hunger or literal bread. He’s inviting us to look beyond our stomachs and short-term cravings to what truly sustains life. When He declares, “I am the bread of life,” it becomes one of His most comforting and profound statements. Bread is a daily staple (simple, necessary, and sustaining). So, what does Jesus mean by calling Himself bread? The crowd wanted another quick miracle meal, but Jesus offered Himself. Just as He told the Samaritan woman, “Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst” (John 4:14), He speaks not to our appetite but to our emptiness. What are the things we keep consuming that never satisfy?
When Jesus promises, “Whoever comes to me I will never drive away,” He reveals the Father’s open and unchanging invitation. Paul echoes this in Romans 8:38–39: nothing “will be able to separate us from the love of God.” To be “in Christ” means coming to Him as your Savior above all cravings and wants. It’s a daily turning of heart and mind, even amid life’s routines, to feed on what endures rather than what fades.
See also: Isaiah 55:2; John 6:27; Matthew 5:6; Psalm 107:9; Proverbs 27:7.
A parting video clip with a personal invitation to apply the message to “knowing Christ” and “living in Christ” in the coming week.