Rely on Him!

Luke 9:10–17 NKJV

10 And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. 12 When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.” 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.” 14 For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, “Make them sit down in groups of fifty.” 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.

Leading up to this point the disciples have been through a storm with Jesus, and some have been sent out as Apostles to share the Kingdom teachings with the Israelites. Prior to this pericope, we see a short glimpse of the fact that Herod is searching for Jesus and He will continue to seek Him out.

Tonight we look at a very common lesson most of us know, but we will seek to learn the lessons like the disciples did.

The Apostles return. I always enjoy returning from a trip and enjoy sharing the story of my trip with others. In this case we see that the Apostles are excited to share what “They” had done.

It becomes concerning when we seek to be the center of the discussion. There still may have been a misunderstanding of the power of God through Christ. He wasn't with them, and He still was working!

The better approach would have been 1) Christ we Praise for what has been done. (Example of a small Church in Wells, Maine).