Grow.Pray.Serve. Study Guide for September 10, 2013: After this - TopicsExpress



          

Grow.Pray.Serve. Study Guide for September 10, 2013: After this Jesus went across the Galilee Sea (that is, the Tiberias Sea). 2 A large crowd followed him, because they had seen the miraculous signs he had done among the sick. 3 Jesus went up a mountain and sat there with his disciples. 4 It was nearly time for Passover, the Jewish festival. 5 Jesus looked up and saw the large crowd coming toward him. He asked Philip, “Where will we buy food to feed these people?” 6 Jesus said this to test him, for he already knew what he was going to do. 7 Philip replied, “More than a half year’s salary[a] worth of food wouldn’t be enough for each person to have even a little bit.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said, 9 “A youth here has five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that for a crowd like this?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass there. They sat down, about five thousand of them. 11 Then Jesus took the bread. When he had given thanks, he distributed it to those who were sitting there. He did the same with the fish, each getting as much as they wanted.12 When they had plenty to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces, so that nothing will be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves that had been left over by those who had eaten. (John 6:1-13 CEB) The Gospel of John goes into a little more detail by claiming it was “barley loaves and two fish” (v. 9). Barley loaves were often eaten by poorest of the people in Galilee. These would not have been large Italian loaves like we purchase in stores today. Also, the fish described in this passage is more like a sardine than a bass or catfish. This fish would have been placed on the barley loaf much like sardines are placed on crackers. Given this description, how much more powerful is this miracle now? Each Gospel writer was so impressed with this miracle that it is the only miracle (besides the Resurrection) that is mentioned in all four Gospels. What does this miracle mean to you? Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for the miracles that Jesus performed that still speak volumes today. Help me to understand the significance of this miracle. Amen.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:59:12 +0000

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