| Feeding
Thousands and Feeding You The
feeding of the 5,000 in Mark 6:30-44 and the feeding of the 4,000 in Mark
8:1-10, reveals to us today the power of Jesus. These miracles appear similar
on the surface, but each miracle is unique and offers key differences for
application. #1: Jesus is the great __________ .John 6:35 – “I am the bread of
life…”John 14:6 – “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.”Ephesians
1:3-10 – “In him we have redemption through his blood… ”#2: Jesus recognizes our ____________
needs. Mark 6:34 – “…he had compassion on them…” Mark 8:2-3 – “I have
compassion on them…”Hebrews 4:14-16 – “…but one who in every respect has been
tempted as we are…” #3: Jesus knows how
to ____________________ us.Mark 6:30-32, 35 – Jesus challenged his
apostles to rest in a desolate [Eremos: solitude, quiet] place Mark 8:1-4 –
Jesus also challenged his apostles to take action Matthew 6:25-33 – Jesus
challenges us to let go of our anxiety and worry, and seek Him 1 Peter
4:12-16 – Our faith will be challenged
#4: Jesus’ __________________ is for all.Mark 8:4 – “…in this desolate
[Eremia: uninhabited, wasteland] place?” Colossians 3:11, Galatians 3:26-28,
Titus 2:11 – His grace is for all. In
Mark 8, we see…… a need – “nothing to eat”… compassion, love, grace – “I have
compassion on the crowd”… feeling of helplessness – “How can one feed these
people?”… the need for trust – “He directed the crowd to sit down”… power of
Jesus – “They ate and were satisfied”… overabundance of supply – “They took
up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full” In the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we see…… a
need – Romans 3:23… compassion, love, grace – Romans 5:8… feeling of
helplessness – Romans 7:24… the need for trust – Romans 8:28… power of Jesus
– Romans 6:3-4… overabundance of supply – Romans 8:38-39, Ephesians
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