God Gives Us His Words of Eternal LifeLuke 9:10-17

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Today’s Scripture:

The Gospel of Luke 1:1-4

“Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a

narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and

ministers of the word have delivered them to us,

The Gospel of Luke 1:1-4

“…it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an

orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you

have been taught.”

The Feast Jesus Provides ~ Luke 9:10-17 ~

Who is this about whom I

hear such things ?

On their return the apostles told him

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all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew to a town calledBethsaida….

When the crowds learned it, they

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followed him, and he welcomedthem and spoke to them about thekingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing….

Now the day began to wear away,

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and the twelve came and said to him,“Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and the countryside to find lodging and to get provisions, for we are here

them, “You give them something toeat….”

…in a desolate place.” But he said to

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five loaves and two fish—unless weare to go and buy food for all thesepeople.” For there were about fivethousand men….

They said, “We have no more than

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He said this to test them, for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, “Eight month’s

wages would not buy enough food for each one to have a bite!”

~ The Gospel of John 6:6-9 (NIV)

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?”

~ The Gospel of John 6:6-9 (NIV)

them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” And they did so, andhad them all sit down. And taking the five loaves and two fish, he

And he said to his disciples, “Have

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looked up to heaven and said a

the loaves and gave them to his disciples to set before the crowd.

blessing over them. Then he broke

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And they all ate and were satisfied….

You can’t seriously believe this actually

happened?

And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.

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And they all ate and were satisfied….

Why does Luke record this account in his historical

biography of Jesus?

Important Question

• Lord of nature• Lord of the spiritual realm• Lord of life• Lord of death• Lord of creation

Who is this man?

Jesus of Nazareth is the Lord of the Feast

who satisfies our deepest hunger.

Summary

Read the sign correctly,

and believe.

1

“When the people saw the sign that he had

done, they said, ‘This is indeed the Prophet who is come into the world!’

Perceiving that they were about to come and take

him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew

again to the mountain by himself.”

~ The Gospel of John 6:14

Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves…. my

Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.”

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of heaven; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and

whoever believes in me shall never thirst….Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever

believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life.”

~ The Gospel of John, ch. 6

Look beyond your resources 2

“Because you cannot see what can be done, you say that God can do nothing—which is like saying there cannot be more within His scope than there is within yours. One thing is clear:  "

if He saw no more than lies within your sight, He could

not be God. The very impossibility you see in

things points to the region God works in.”

George MacDonald 1824-1905

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