When we’re busy calculating impossibilities, Jesus is looking for opportunities to demonstrate that with God, the math always works out differently.
Sermon Title: WHEN JESUS DOES THE MATH
Sermon Text: MARK 6:30-44 (ESV)
Sermon Series: BREAD AND BLINDNESS: DO YOU SEE WHO HE IS?
By: PTR NESTOR SY
Sermon Notes:
MARK 6:30-44 ESV
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.
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.
When we’re busy calculating impossibilities, Jesus is looking for opportunities to demonstrate that with God, the math always works out differently.
JESUS SEES INTERRUPTIONS DIFFERENTLY THAN WE DO.
What feels like an interruption to us is often a divine appointment in disguise.
God’s interruptions are often the stage for his greatest compassion to be displayed through you.
JESUS ASKS DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THAN WE DO.
Isn’t it interesting how our questions often start with failure but Jesus’ questions start with faith?
“see”
Greek: eidó
“be aware, behold, consider, (have) know(-ledge).”
The miracle isn’t that God provides what we lack, but that God uses what we already have.
JESUS MULTIPLIES DIFFERENTLY THAN WE DO.
Jesus does the multiplying, but we do the distributing.
“basket”
Greek: kophinos
“a basket, wicker basket”
In your hands, it’s never enough. In Jesus’ hands, it’s always more than enough.
We focus on the size of the frying pan instead of the God who is able to provide the bigger fishes.