Jesus & The Multitudes

--Prayer For Sefa--

Jesus Cares For the Individual

Leaves The Ninety Nine- Matthew 18:12 (NKJV) 12 “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying?

Hairs Numbered- Luke 12:7 (NKJV) 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Boy Raised From Dead Luke 7:13 (NKJV) 13 When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”

----------Jesus And The Multitudes---------

Matthew 9:35–38 (NKJV) 35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Compassion

Prayer For The Laborers To Harvest Multitudes

Reach The World Acts 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Witness- Martyr - someone willing to die for a cause

Dict. a person who suffers death rather than give up his or her religion. : one who sacrifices life or something of great value for a principle or cause.

Saw The Multitudes - Moved With Compassion

Matthew 14:14–21 (NKJV) 14 And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.

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.” 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” 17 And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” 18 He said, “Bring them here to Me.” 19 Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. 20 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. 21 Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Jesus Multitudes Moved Him To Compassion

Disciples Send Them Away We Dont Have Enough-

Jesus Cares About The Great Multitudes - 5000 Men + Women + Children

Great Multitude— the mass of ordinary people without power or influence.-a great number of people gathered together;

Give What We Have- Through Jesus Hands- His Plan- Disciples Distribute

Yarrawonga 2021- 8,661 2023 10,000

58.5% Christian 5,066 5,850

7% not stated 606 700

36% No Religion 3,121

'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

Cobram 5,389

56.1% Christian 3,023

7% not stated 377

32% No religion 1,754

Joel 3:14 (NKJV) 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

The Bread of Life- The Next Day

John 6:35 (NKJV) 35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

Disciples- Send Them Away-

Send- to dismiss, let die, let go

Jesus Had Compassion on The Multitude-We Cant Send Away What Jesus Loves

“For God So Loved The World He Sent.....”

God Sends Answers To People He Loves- Jesus

You Give Them Something To Eat- You give them what they need. They need to eat.

Multitudes Need The Bread of Life

12 Disciples- A boy- 5 loaves- 2 Fish

Ratio- 12 Disciples 5 loaves 2 fishes Feed 10,000 - 833 per disciples

100 x 833 = 83,333 - Yarra 140 + 80 Cob.= 220 x 833= 183,260

Fishes & Loaves - Total 13

Putting What We Have Into The Hands of Jesus

“.......He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples;...”

“......and the disciples gave to the multitudes....”

Deniliquin - Renting Building - Purpose Built- 250 seating

Church Plant Team

$30,000

1 year weekly commitment

Sundays 18, 25 June

Isaiah 58:6–8 (NKJV) 6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen:To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens,To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?

7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;

When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.