“Jesus Feeding the Masses”
- Setting the Scene
- Jesus Doing Messiah Stuff
“Be strong, do not fear; your God will come … he will come to save you.” Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.” (Isaiah 35:4–5)
“Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.” (Matthew 11:4–5)
- Great Expectations
“and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick.” (John 6:2)
- The Problem
“When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “Eight months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”” (John 6:5–7)
“The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.” (Matthew 14:21)
- Divine Intention Includes Me
“He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.” (John 6:6)
“To this end I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me.” (Colossians 1:29)
- God’s Power On Display
- A Feast for Thousands
“Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.” (John 6:11)
- Abundance from Little
“Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”” (John 6:8–9)
- Not Fable But Fact
III. God Uses Apps
“To this end I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me.” (Colossians 1:29)
- The App is Nothing Without the Phone
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- I’m The App For That