(Mat. 14:13-21; Mk. 6:30-44; Lk. 9:10-17; Jn. 6:1-14; Mat. 15:32-

39; Mk. 8:1-10)

“WHERE SHALL WE BUY BREAD?”

The Feeding of 5,000 +

(Matthew 14:21) Now those who had eaten were

about five thousand men, besides women and children.

(NKJV)

Working Tirelessly

(Mark 6:31) And He said to

them, "Come aside by

yourselves to a deserted place

and rest a while." For there

were many coming and

going, and they did not even

have time to eat. (NKJV)

1. There Is No Problem, Whatever It Is, For Jesus To Solve

Lessons From the Feeding of the 5,000

Tested By Bread

(Exodus 16:4) Then the LORD said

to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for

you. And the people shall go out

and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law

or not. (NKJV)

Not Enough?

(Mark 6:38) But He said to them, "How many loaves

do you have? Go and see." And when they found out they said, "Five, and

two fish." (NKJV)

Seeing as One Without Faith

(John 6:9) "There is a lad here who has five barley

loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?" (NKJV)

(2 Kings 6:8-16) Now the king of Syria was making war against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, "My camp will be in such

and such a place." And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there." Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told

him. Thus he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or twice. Therefore the heart of the king of Syria

was greatly troubled by this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, "Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?" And one of his servants said, "None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom." So he said, "Go and see where he is, that I

may send and get him." And it was told him, saying, "Surely he is in Dothan." Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my

master! What shall we do?" So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with

them." (NKJV)

All Things Are Possible To…

(Mark 9:23) Jesus said to him, "If you can believe,

all things are possible to him who believes." (NKJV)

Able to Do Above All We Ask or Think

(Ephesians 3:20) Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly

above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in

us, (NKJV)

1. There Is No Problem, Whatever It Is, For Jesus To Solve

2. Where does your daily bread come from?

Lessons From the Feeding of the 5,000

Hard Hearts(Matthew 16:5-12)

Now when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. Then Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees

and the Sadducees." And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have taken no

bread." But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, "O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves

because you have brought no bread? "Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves of the five

thousand and how many baskets you took up? "Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many large baskets you took up? "How is it you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? --but to

beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." Then they understood that He did not tell them to

beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees. (NKJV)

Do Not Look to Self (Alone) For Answer

Mt 14:15 When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is

a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the

villages and buy themselves food."(NKJV)

 Mt 14:17 And they said to Him, "We have

here only five loaves and two fish."(NKJV)

Remember How They Were Sent (Limited Comission)

(Luke 9:3-6) And He said to them, "Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two

tunics apiece. "Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. "And whoever will not receive you, when

you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony

against them." So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. (NKJV)

Hint: Can YOU Do it (Alone)

(Luke 9:13) But He said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said, "We have no more than

five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy

food for all these people." (NKJV)

1. There Is No Problem, Whatever It Is, For Jesus To Solve

2. Where does your daily bread come from?3. Serve Others

Lessons From the Feeding of the 5,000

Moved By Compassion

(Mark 6:34) And Jesus, when He

came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion

for them, because they were like

sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach

them many things. (NKJV)

Running to Jesus

(Mark 6:33) But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities.

They arrived before them and came together to Him. (NKJV)

Testing Phillip

(John 6:5-6) Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and

seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, "Where

shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.

(NKJV)

Bear One Another’s Burdens

(Galatians 6:2) Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of

Christ. (NKJV)

(James 2:15-17) If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and

one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are

needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it

does not have works, is dead. (NKJV)

No Person Is Too Small For Jesus to Use

(John 6:9) "There is a lad

here who has five barley

loaves and two small fish, but what are they

among so many?" (NKJV)

1. There Is No Problem, Whatever It Is, For Jesus To Solve

2. Where does your daily bread come from?3. Serve Others4. God Blesses Us With Abundance In Order to

Bless Others

Lessons From the Feeding of the 5,000

1. There Is No Problem, Whatever It Is, For Jesus To Solve

2. Where does your daily bread come from?3. Serve Others4. God Blesses Us With Abundance In Order to

Bless Others5. A Transformation Needs to Take Place

Lessons From the Feeding of the 5,000

Not Only the Loaves/Fish Transformed

(John 6:14) Then those men,

when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, "This is

truly the Prophet who is to come

into the world." (NKJV)