Soul Food
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Introduction
Introduction
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After last week, calls Matthew
Commissions Apostles
John the B sends final message
2 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”
mat 11:2
4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see:
Then Jesus says:
4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. 6 And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”
4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
John the Baptist dies
mat
Jesus goes to be alone
They don’t leave Him alone, they follow His boat
john 6:1-
1 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
This brings us right to the 2nd passover
About 400 days into His ministry - explain
Recorded in all gospels
Jesus baptism, and Holy Week
5,000 is the only other one
10 On their return the apostles told him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. 11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing. 12 Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.” 13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.” 14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 And they did so, and had them all sit down. 16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
lk 9:10-17
1 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. 14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
jn 6:
TELL THE STORY
TELL THE STORY
Big crowd: 5,000 is 20,000
Largest ever?
All day affair (late) - hungry and tired
Maybe we should send them away
Homeless guy
You give them something to eat
I don’t have anything - Philip, 200 denarii won’t put a dent! $30k
$30,000
Go and see WHAT YOU HAVE - not what you don’t
We always have excuses
Andrew, He’s doing an illustration - give me your lunch
Actually, the boy was happy...
Actually, the boy was probably happy to help...
Could eat himself, but gave...
“Why God never does things with me?”
God used what he
Maybe you don’t share your lunch...
LOL I dare you, go give that to Jesus...
Jesus: No you idiot… there’s 20k people!
Actually, the boy was happy...
Could eat himself, but gave...
“Why God never does things with me?”
Maybe you don’t share your lunch...
Jesus says that’s good
That’s good
You go organize them… what? You’re not roping me...
Pizza making job story
Hard when you can’t back up what you say
Groups of 50 or 100
Ok everyone,
You thought communion crackers were small...
Sorry, please have a seat
Jack, I don’t know what’s happening...
You guys over here… Jack?! Come on...
To self - dumb idea...
But they DID IT!
This had to be uncomfortable!
Video at the mall
It started uncomfortable, but when I saw God was in it, it was easy
Breaks bread
5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
Baruch atah Adaonai
Eloheinu Melech ha’olam
ha’motzi lechem min ha’aretz - Amen
Amen
Means “Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who causes bread to come forth from the earth”
Passover plug
According to Jewish custom:
According to Jewish custom:
Bread blesser takes the first bit (a big one)
No one speaks until the bread is passed!
Jesus, don’t eat that much!
He nods, “give it to them”
Uh… what?
I guess the front row gets appetizers
Thanks Lord, a lot of life lessons here...
Moment of decision… do it or don’t
You don’t know how, no clear plan...
I’ve seen crazy before...
Start passing - Dude, just a little bit!
Turn around - K! Done!
How many? 5,000
each loaf is for 1,000 people?!
Counted men (families)
You thought communion crackers were small...
5,000 - maybe 20k to 25k for Passover
Solution: Send the problem away
Homeless guy
Groups of 100 or 50 - loaf for every 1,000
Little boy could eat his own lunch!
At some point… something happens
Maybe you don’t share your lunch...
Maybe the piece of bread is almost gone...
You turn and Jesus has more!
You need more, I’ll provide everything you need!
Maybe every piece that breaks off grow back
Jesus says, God’s provision is never depleted! Keep going!
They open the lid of a basket and it keeps growing… I don’t know
Probably sprinting!
Wow, what seemed to be a slow night got exciting!!
Why? They learned “A little in the hands of Jesus is a lot!”
How many baskets?
Every disciple had a doggy bag
Actually in region of 12, or region of 7 for 4,000...
Lessons
Lessons
Don’t put everything on your own shoulders
Give everything (no matter how small) to God
Even if your faith sounds dumb, God will work it out
When He says, turn around and do what I say, will you do it?
Or are you just going to sit there staring, avoiding your call?
God wants you out of your comfort zone
Have you talked to your neighbors? Your family?
Invited realtor, contractor, the guy at the DMV...
Not because I’m holy, because it’s actually easy...
When God blesses, its abundant!
Conclusion
Conclusion
Just like the disciples, you’re a disciple!
Stop trying to do things yourself...
You will run yourself into the ground! God loves and wants you to help!
And do great things because they’re easy when you trust God!