0743 Miracle in the Baskets

John 6:11-13

1. We draw the miraculous when we don’t drive away the multitudes.

Massive vs mediocre. Compassion vs convenience. Don’t have vs do have. Draw supernatural?

Vision involves youth. Fills belly and baskets. Attacks supernatural.

Story: Man who threw away big fish cause of small frying pen.

Statistic: Sitting for 11 hours increases your risk of death by 40%.

2. When we give Jesus our best, He blesses the rest.

Jesus will not bless what’s in our pocket but what’s in His hands.

We either come with our best or with our mess (as result of not giving our best).

Give in the are of: (first born, first fruits, seek first)

A. Life. Priority. (Three graves story. Car accident - 12k; Jason)

B. Time. (Talk to God before people. Social media. God gave the best)

C. Money. Tithe is test. (Robert Morris 18 months 8 cars away. 70 percent live on)

3. Miracle fills your belly, management fills your baskets.

Jesus will feed multitudes through you. (Robert Morris story)

If fragments are not gathered in basket it gets lost and wasted. (it can feed others).

Closed home group.

Saying NO to things. Media 3 hours a day. 4.2 mins reading a book. 9 hours media. 40 min Facebook.

Having breathing room financially. Plan for stuff, not put on payments.

Replace media with books.

Exercise is must.

If generosity will be accompanied with poor management it will lead to empty baskets. (budget, credit cards 60 percent don’t pay, save money, smoking, drinking, gambling, (1in80mil; plan crash 1in250k; freezing 1in3mil)

If devotional time will not be accompanied with good time management you will be unproductive and tired all the time. (Say no, media, planning, redeem time, try to do it too fast).

Health is better than healing. (sleeping too much, eating out, vitamins, don’t have time - busy with family)