Mark 6:30-44
The feeding of the 5000
( ALL 4 Gospels!!)
Vs 37 “ you give them something to eat “
Standing in the presence of GREATNESS.
Inspiration
2tim 3:16-17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
John 20
30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe[b] that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
ONLY MIRACLE IN ALL 4 GOSPELS
Combo miracles ( compassion on them )
- MK 6:30-45 taught them & fed them
- Paralyzed man – forgave him and healed him
TEXT
THE REPORT
30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.
THE RESULTS
31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat,
THE REST
he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.
THE RECOGNITION
33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
( LAST WEEK … etc, etc)
34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.
MEETING GREAT NEEDS
So he began teaching them many things.
THE RETREAT
35 By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. 36 Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
THE REVENUE?
37 But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”
They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages[e]! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”
RECALCULATION
38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”
When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
REDIRECTION
39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied,
ROI – RETURN ON INVESTMENT
43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
JESUS DOING THE SAME TODAY
– feeds us
– satisfies us
– enables a return (ROI)