John 6:5-13 (KJV) When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
[6] And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
[7] Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
[8] One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
[9] There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
[10] And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
[11] And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
[12] When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
[13] Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
TOPIC- FIVE BISCUITS AND 2 SARDINES
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
THESE VERSES PICTURE A SCENE THAT IS
ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE IN THE EYES OF MAN
BUT TO GOD IT`S A OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY HIS AWESOME POWER
TO OVERCOME ANY AND ALL SITUATION-WITH NO
EXCEPTIONS
IN THE TEXT BEFORE US
JOHN SELECTS A PARTICULAR PLACE FOR PRESENTING A SPRITUAL TRUTH ABOUT CHRIST
JESUS IN THE MULTIPLICATION OF THE LOAVES
PRESENTS HIMSELF AS THE BREAD OF LIFE
FOR YOU DO KNOW THAT JESUS IS BREAD WHEN
YOU`RE HUNGRY
AND WATER WHEN YOU ARE THRISTY
IN THE 4TH CHP OF JOHN HE PRESENT HIMSELF AS
THE LIVING WATER
AND IF YOU DRINK YOU WILL NEVER THRIST
AGAIN
BUT IN VERSE 5 OF THE TEXT JESUS ASK PHILIP A QUESTION?
WHENCE SHALL WE BUY BREAD
JOHN 1: 44 REVEALS THAT PHILIP WAS FROM
BETHSAIDA
AND SINCE HE WAS FROM BETHSAIDA SURELY HE
KNEW WHERE TO BUY BREAD
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT VERSE 6 IN THE TEXT JESUS ASK PHILIP THIS QUESTION TO PROVE OR
TEST HIM
AND INSTEAD OF REFERRING THIS PROBLEM
BACK TO JESUS
PHILIP DID SOME MENTAL ARITHMETIC
THE BIBLE SAYS HE RESPONDED BY SAYING
``TWO HUNDRED PENNYWORTH OF BREAD IS NOT
SUFFICIENT FOR THIS MULTITUDE
AND IF YOU WOULD LET ME PARENTHETICALLY
INTERJECT
THE NUMBER 200 REPRESENTS INSUFFICIENCY
THUS SIGNFYING THE INSUFFICIENCY OF MONEY
THE TEXT REVEALS IN VERSES 8 AND 9
John 6:8-9 (KJV) One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon
Peter's brother, saith unto him,
[9] There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
AND EVEN THOUGH PHILIP AND ANDREW FAILED
THE TEST BECAUSE OF BAD ARITHMETIC
AND THE REASON THEY FAIL WAS BECAUSE
PHILIPS ARITHMETIC WAS BASED UPON THE
MAGNITUDE OF THE CROWD
WHILE ANDREWS WAS BASED UPON THE
SMALLNESS OF THE LADS LUNCH
AND THIS MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
REPRESENTS BAD ARITHMETIC
BECAUSE PHILIP AND ANDREW WAS SO OVER
AWED
BY THE MAGITUDE AND THE SMALLNESS THAT
THEY FORGET WHO WAS IN THERE PRESENCE
THEY LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND NOT THE
PROBLEM SOLVER
FOR THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS FOR TWO YEARS
AN INSTEAD OF RECEVING THE SITUATION AS A
OPPORTUNITY TO TRUST GOD
THEY LOOK AT IT AS A IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION AND IT`S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND CHURCH
THAT WE NEED TO STOP TRUSTING IN OUR
INSUFFICENCY
AND START TRUSTING IN JESUS
FOR WE NEED TO STOP LOOKING AT WHAT WE
DON` T HAVE
AND START PRAISING GOD FOR WHAT WE DO
HAVE
IF GOD CAN PUT THE WIND IN A FULL NELSON AND
MAKE A FREEWAY DOWN THROUGH RED SEA
AND THEN DROWN PHAROAHS ARMY
AND IF GOD CAN CRUMBLE THE WALLS OF
JERICHO
PROVIDE MANNA IN THE WILDERNESS AND MAKE
WATER COME FROM A DRY ROCK
KILL A GAINT WITH SLING SHOT AND ONE
SMOOTH STONE
AND SURELY IF HE CAN TURN WATER INTO WINE
HEAL THE SICK AND RAISE THE DEAD
AND THAT GOD SPECIALIZES IN TURNING THE
IMPOSSIBLE INTO THE POSSIBLE
SURELY HE WILL SEE US THROUGH
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THE 2ND SPRITUAL NUGGET I SEE IN THE TEXT
IS THE LAD WHO SET THE STAGE FOR THE
MIRACLE
BY HIS WILLINGNESS TO GIVE JESUS HIS LITTLE
LUNCH
AND What was offered was enough for Jesus
AND THE LAD TEACHES US ALL A PRACTICAL
LESSON HERE
AND THAT LESSON IS
WHENEVER THERE IS A NEED GIVE ALL YOU HAVE
TO JESUS AND LET HIM DO THE REST
BECAUSE IF WE DO THE POSSIBLE JESUS WILL DO
THE IMPOSSIBLE
AND AFTER COMMANDING HIS DICIPLES TO SIT
THE 5000 MEN -PLUS WOMEN AND CHILDERN
DOWN
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT JESUS GAVE THANKS
AND BY GIVING THANKS HE LETS US KNOW THAT
ALL GOOD AND PERFECT GIFTS COMES FROM GOD
AND I NEED TO TELL YOU BETWEEN GIVING
THANKS AND DISTRIBUTING TO HIS DICPLES
JESUS GOT BREAD OUT BISCUITS AND FISH OUT OF
SARDINES
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THE 3RD SPRITUAL NUGGET ISEE IN THE TEXT IS
IS THAT THE LORD ALWAYS GIVES US MORE THAN
WHAT WE NEED
VERSE 12 AND 13 REVEALS
John 6:12-13 (KJV) When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
[13] Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
AND WHAT THIS LETS US KNOW IS THAT THE LORD
ALWAYS GIVES MORE THAN ENOUGH
THE GOD WE SERVE GIVES IN SUPER ABUNDANCE AND HE OPERATES ON THE ``SOME EXTRA AND
OVER THE OVER-PLUS PLAN
THAT’S WHY I BELIEVE DAVID SAID IN THE
Psalm 23:5 (PART -B) : thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Joel 2:24 (KJV) And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
Malachi 3:10 (KJV) Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
Luke 6:38 (KJV) Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
AND IF YOU GO TO THE 15:17
EVEN THE PRODIGAL SON SAID AT HIS FATHERS
HOUSE THE HIRED SERVANTS
HAD BREAD AND ENOUGH TO SPARE
BECAUSE GOD OPERATES ON THE OVER PLUS
SYSTEM
DON`T YOU KNOW HE GIVES US MORE AIR THAN
WE CAN BREATH
AND MORE LIGHT THAN WE CAN BEHOLD
HE GIVES US MORE SUNSHINE THAN WE CAN
STAND
AND MORE HEAT THAN WE CAN ENDURE
BUT AS I CLOSE
I NEED TO TELL YOU JESUS IS THE BREAD OF LIFE
AND HE AFFRIMS THE FACT JUST LIKE
PHYSICAL BREAD IS GOD GIVEN
SO IS SPRITUAL BREAD GOD GIVEN
AND JUST LIKE GOD GAVE THE GRAIN
SO HAST GOD GIVEN US HIS SON-JESUS CHRIST
AND WITHOUT JESUS -WE ARE LIKE A SHIP
WITHOUT A SAIL
AIN`T GOD ALRIGHT
HAVE`NT HE BEEN GOOD TO YA
WANT HE MAKE AWAY OUT OF NO WAY FOR YOU
