Mark 6:31-44
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READ: Mark 6:30-44
30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught.
31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.
32 And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves.
33 Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
34 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late.
36 Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
37 But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”
38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all.
42 And they all ate and were satisfied.
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish.
44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
30-32 - Take a Rest?
30-32 - Take a Rest?
30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught.
31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.
32 And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves.
31 - Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.
For many were coming and going and the apostles didn’t even have time to eat
LOL…Don’t you think Jesus knows what’s about to happen? ha
32 - And they went by boat to a desolate place
33-34 - Messianic Expectation
33-34 - Messianic Expectation
33 Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
33 - Many saw them going, recognized them and RAN on foot and got there ahead of them. WOW
Why are they running to him?
Messianic Expectation is building…
The crowd wants to see the next powerful thing from Jesus
The crowd wants Jesus to lead them to save them from Roman oppression...
John’s account of the feeding of the 5000 ends with Jesus sneaking away from the crowd...
15 Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
34 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
34 - When he went on shore
He had compassion on them
because they were like sheep without a Shepherd
He began to teach them many things
35-38 - Food Shortage
35-38 - Food Shortage
35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late.
36 Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
35-36 - The DISCIPLES said to JESUS, this is a desolate place and it’s getting late, send them to get themselves something to eat
37 But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”
38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
37 - JESUS to DISCIPLES: You give them something to eat! HAHAHAHAHAHA
DISCIPLES: Where are we going to get 200 denaraii worth of food
38 - JESUS to DISCIPLES: How many loaves you got?
DISCIPLES: five loaves, two fish
Brought by a boy in John’s account
39-44 - Jesus Provides
39-44 - Jesus Provides
39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.
40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.
39 - Have everyone take a seat
40 - They sat in groups
Breaking the crowd into groups TAKES the focus OFF the show and put it on you neighbor
41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all.
42 And they all ate and were satisfied.
41 - Jesus prayed over the food and divided it between them all
42 - They all ate and were satisfied
44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
44 - There were 5000....men!
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish.
43 - They took up TWELVE baskets full of broken pieces of loaves and of fish
GO WITH THIS...
The crowd is right to RUN to Jesus.
Jesus did not, does not and will not bring solutions for the political squabbles of humankind
Instead, he invites us to an ENTIRELY different Kingdom. One that is not of this world
Jesus turns the crowd on itself (setting them down in groups to eat)
The focus of ministry in a church should be on one another not on ONE
Jesus has something for you to give when you have nothing to give
Compassion outweighing Capacity
In your sacrifice, The Lord gives you bountiful leftovers!
Faith that never gets you to church probably won’t get you to heaven. - Charles Spurgeon