Multiplied Bread

Russell G. Lee

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John 6:1–14

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Multiplied Bread

John 6:1–14 NKJV

After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased. And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do. Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.” One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?” Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.” Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Preach for a Year #1 Multiplied Bread

I. Introduction

A. The Miracle Described by all Four Gospel Writers

1. The great discourse on the bread of life

2. The lesson: “I am the bread of life”

B. Three People Mentioned in Connection with the Miracle

1. Phillip … Andrew … the boy who gave his lunch

2. Lessons from their lives and words for us today

II. Body

A. Philip … Who was Figuring on the Least (vv. 5–7)

1. “Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat?”

2. We can identify with this problem

a. This is a problem about daily bread

b. Some are surprised that Christians have problems

3. Note that Jesus saw the problem before Philip did

a. Nothing takes Jesus by surprise

b. The question to prove Philip

c. Jesus knew what He would do all the time

4. Philip … figuring on the least: “That every one of them may take a little”

a. Many see only problems and focus on them

b. Focusing on problems limits horizons

c. He should have focused on the power of God

5. Most of us live far below our potential

B. Andrew … Who was Finding for the Lord (vv. 8, 9)

1. Some are always fretting over problems, others are finding possibilities

2. Andrew as a finder

a. Right after coming to Jesus he found Peter (John 1:40, 41)

b. Often those who are newly converted are best finders

c. Do you remember when you were a finder?

3. Andrew did not rule out any possiblity

a. That lunch was a small thing … but he reported it

b. Elijah needed only a cloud the size of a man’s hand to expect rain (1 Kings 18)

c. Whatever you have is enough for God

C. The Little Lad who Gave all he had (vv. 10–14)

1. The struggle that precedes surrender

2. The unrecorded part of the miracle

a. The struggle over the call to give his all

b. The struggle that called for concern for others

c. The struggle that called for faith: he was hungry

3. The lunch given to Jesus … THE WIDE-EYED BOY

a. The disciples distributing food

b. The miracle, the satisfied people, the boy’s joy

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