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Jewels from John’s Gospel

12 BASKETS OF FRAGMENTS

JOHN 6:1-15

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12 Baskets of Fragments

John 6:1-15 (ESV)

�1  After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. �2  And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. �3  Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. �4  Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. �

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12 Baskets of Fragments

5  Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” �6  He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. �7  Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” �8  One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, �9  “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?”

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  1. JESUS TEACHES A LESSON IN FAITH: (vs.1-6)

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  1. A Lesson only learned in “Following:” (vs.2a)
  2. A Lesson only learned in Watching: (vs.2b)
  3. A Lesson only learned in Listening: (vs.3)
  4. A Lesson only learned in Serving: (vs.5)
  5. A Lesson only learned in Teaching: (vs.5,6)

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  1. PHILIP IS CALCULATING IN HIS FAITH: (vs.7)

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  1. Philip was in this with Jesus: “where are WE to buy bread?”
  2. Philip was the accountant: “200 days wages”
  3. Philip was the sceptic: ‘An impossible request’
  4. Philip was “TESTED”: (Equated with God’s supply of manna)

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  1. ANDREW IS DISCOVERING FAITH: (vs.8,9) Mark 6:30-44)

  1. The Size of the Crowd Overwhelmed them: Matt 6:25;
  2. The Size of the lunch Outstretched them: Phil 4:6 “Be anxious for nothing…”
  3. The Size of the Opportunity Overcame them:
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  1. PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE REALITY OF FAITH: (vs.10-15)

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  1. Jesus Taught Them in the Experience: “Have them sit down”
  2. Jesus Blesses what you put in His Hands: “Jesus blessed the loaves”
  3. Jesus Fills you up: Rom 12:13; Gal 6:10
  4. Jesus Invites you to Join Him in giving it out:
  5. Jesus makes the experience unforgettable: (Souvenirs’)
  6. [12 Baskets left over; one for each of the disciples; Don’t ever forget]

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