Sermons on feeding the 4000: showing 241-255 of 25,288

Looking For God In All The Wrong Places

Contributed by Gary Graff on Jul 18, 2015

Like Jesus' followers of old, we sometimes fall in love with the gift and forget the giver.

Remember that old country western song, “Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places”? The song was about a down and out cowboy, looking for love in bars and shallow relationships. “Looking for love in all the wrong places”. Today we have a text that might go by a similar ...read more

Scripture: John 6:24-35

Denomination: Lutheran

"Bread Of Life"

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 27, 2015

Feeding the 5000 reminds us of how God provides in difficult situations.

John 6:1-15 “Bread of life” The story reminds us of how God provides • The feeding took place near the time of Passover. This meal commemorated the freedom from slavery which took place in Egypt. God provided away of escape from bondage • The feeding also ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-15

Denomination: Methodist

"There Is More Than Enough"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 22, 2016

A sermon about giving what we have to God.

“There is More Than Enough” Matthew 14:13-21 Immediately before our Gospel Lesson for this morning, we are told that Jesus’ cousin, good friend, and trail blazer—John the Baptist—has been beheaded by Herod as a party favor for his daughter. Right before ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: United Methodist

"Anybody Hungry?"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Aug 3, 2017

A sermon about how God can do a lot with a little.

“Anybody Hungry?” Matthew 14:13-21 It was raining heavily on September 9, 2015 when half of the former extended stay hotel on N. Mack Smith Road—called the Superior Creek Lodge—was condemned and immediately shut down by the city of East Ridge. Approximately 800 people were out on the street, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: United Methodist

Unnamed Hero Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 7, 2016

Our Scripture today is the only miracle of Jesus that appears in all four Gospels. It was thus the most significant miracle in the early church: you’re never too young to be a hero

The Anonymous Hero John 6: 1-14 Who doesn’t love superheroes? Every child grows up watching shows about superheroes, people who were able to do more and be more than the rest of us. In ancient times, you had the heroes of Greek mythology. Then it was King Arthur and the Knights of the Round ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-14

Denomination: Methodist

Cinco Panes Y Dos Pescados

Contributed by Dr. John Singarayar on Aug 21, 2020

Como cristianos y seguidores de Jesucristo, el milagro de la alimentación es importante para nosotros. Creo que mencionar el milagro de la alimentación en los cuatro evangelios transmite algo más importante que lo que generalmente entendemos en el texto.

Cinco panes y dos pescados Reflexión Isaías 55:1-3, Romanos 8:35, Romanos 8:37-39, Mateo 14:13-21. Queridos hermanos y hermanas, Es el décimo octavo domingo del tiempo ordinario. Este domingo, escuchamos del Evangelio de Mateo (Mateo 14:13-21): “Cuando Jesús se ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-3, Romans 8:35, Romans 8:37-39, Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: Other

A Great Multitude Fed.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 27, 2023

The unfailing compassion of Jesus.

A GREAT MULTITUDE FED. Matthew 14:13-21. MATTHEW 14:13. Jesus had tried to withdraw from the throng in Galilee by boat, and sought some rest and relaxation in the Golan Heights: but the crowds followed Him on foot. MATTHEW 14:14. Jesus was moved with compassion towards the multitude which ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Your Resources Are Insufficient. That's What God Intends.

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Feb 20, 2022

It was never God's intention that our resources should be sufficient. He wants to show us what he can do with the little we have.

As we consider the world that we live in today; as we watch the news on television, as we read the paper, or more likely, read the news online; as we look around us, and consider everything that is happening in our nation and in the world, it’s easy to become discouraged and disillusioned. ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44

Denomination: Baptist

Bread, Body, Church Series

Contributed by James Jackson on Nov 8, 2021

Jesus fed the multitudes. He used the disciples to do it. And that's still how He works today.

Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Luke 9. We begin a new series this morning called Blessed, Broken, Given. The big idea for the series comes from a book by Glenn Packiam, a pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs. I devoured this book this week, and as you can tell, so did my dog! ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Shepherd Of His Sheep

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 14, 2021

Now I am not a chef, but I would imagine that if you were going to feed a group of chefs, you had better know something about cooking. Our Lord told Peter to, "feed My sheep.”

In this particular passage of scripture, he is feeding the “Spiritual Chefs”, the ministers of the gospel. Notice that he speaks of: I. THE ELDER Verse 1. "The elders which are among you...” From this verse we see who he is addressing and where they are located: “Which are among you…” ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus' Fifth Sign Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 14, 2023

The fifth sign in John 6:1-15, 22-71 teaches us that Jesus is the bread of life who is sovereign over the gift of eternal life.

Introduction The Apostle John wrote The Gospel According to John. Jesus had done thousands of miracles. John selected just seven of these miracles, which he called “signs,” to help his readers “believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing [they] may have life in his ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-15, John 6:22-71

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Feast Or Famine? Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Oct 15, 2021

A sermon examining the great demonstration of Jesus' deity when He fed the multitudes.

FEAST OR FAMINE? Mark 6:33-44 You have all heard the phrase “feast or famine”. This is a term that speaks of having either too much or too little of something. This expression was originally intended to describe overabundance or a shortage of food. Our selected text records a time in the earthly ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:33-44

Denomination: Baptist

Be Christ's Witness

Contributed by Dennis Fox on Apr 13, 2024

If you were called as a witness for Christ, what would you stay? Are you prepared to take the stand?

If you’re going to tell people about Christ, you have to make it personal. What better way than to tell people what you’ve seen and how it’s impacted you personally. Relating what you’ve experienced is at the heart of being a witness. Why is this so important? Because you’ve just made it ...read more

Scripture: John 21:15, 1 Peter 5:1-2, Acts 1:8

Denomination: Other

Fueled By God's Word

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 24, 2024

When we do so, the Spirit speaks to us via the living and active Word of God.

Opening illustration: Play a video of Bible Connection. Introduction: The Bible also records a surprising source of energy from a food. When Elijah had been used by God on Mt. Carmel to call fire down from heaven, this spiritual high was followed by persecution and melancholy. In response to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Must Rely On God Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Aug 10, 2014

As Jesus encounters more people one thing becomes perfectly clear: They (and we) must rely fully on Him to provide everything we need. We cannot do it alone, nor should we ever think we can. This is sinful, and where He teaches us to turn from!

We Must Rely on God Mark 8:1-26 Introduction - Jesus is demonstrated in this book as a “servant” -- Key verse: Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” - IMP: What ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:1-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational