Matthew 14:13-21

Listen to Matthew 14:13-21

Feeding the five thousand

13 When Jesus heard about John, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. When the crowds learned this, they followed him on foot from the cities.

14 When Jesus arrived and saw a large crowd, he had compassion for them and healed those who were sick.

15 That evening his disciples came and said to him, "This is an isolated place and it's getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

16 But Jesus said to them, " There's no need to send them away. You give them something to eat."

17 They replied, "We have nothing here except five loaves of bread and two fish."

18 He said, " Bring them here to me."

19 He ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves of bread and the two fish, looked up to heaven, blessed them and broke the loaves apart and gave them to his disciples. Then the disciples gave them to the crowds.

20 Everyone ate until they were full, and they filled twelve baskets with the leftovers.

21 About five thousand men plus women and children had eaten.

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The Miracle of God's Provision Part 2

Jeff Johnson

God is wanting us to trust Him, but you may have noticed we often struggle in that area? We draw your attention to Jesus feeding thousands of people with a young boy’s lunch! Some say that’s impossible! But nothing is impossible for God. We’re learning to trust in Jesus, even as we’re hit with roadblocks or impossibilities, as we turn to Matthew chapter fourteen.

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The Miracle of God's Provision Part 1

Jeff Johnson

Today we join pastor Jeff Johnson in Matthew chapter fourteen. Many people today look at the claims of the Bible and consider them to be mythological fairy-tails. They wonder how could Jonah be swallowed by a big fish and live to tell about it, or how could Jesus feed close to 15 thousand people with five loaves and two fish! We can be sure that what God says is real and true, even if it defies human logic.

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Matthew 14:13-21 Part 2

Pastor Thom Keller

Perhaps you’re like me and have the tendency to think only of what you can’t accomplish instead of what God can do in and through a life that’s given over to Him. With God all things are possible. We open up Matthew’s gospel to chapter fourteen and the very famous story of feeding the five thousand.

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Matthew 14:13-21 Part 1

Pastor Thom Keller

“Our doubts,” somebody said “doesn’t necessarily prove unbelief. It may just be a sign we are thinking.” Of course our problem is we put our own human limitations in our calculations. But if we’re talking about God then all things are possible. We take you to Matthew’s gospel chapter fourteen and the account of the feeding of the five thousand with five loves and two fish.

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Impossible? Part 2

James Kaddis

We have a great message in store for you today, because we are currently studying one of the greatest chapters in the Bible, Matthew fourteen. God is wanting us to trust Him, but you may have noticed we often struggle in that area? Today we draw your attention to Jesus feeding thousands of people with a young boy’s lunch! Some say that’s impossible! But nothing is impossible for God. We’re learning to trust in Jesus, even as we’re hit with roadblocks or impossibilities, as we turn to Matthew chapter fourteen.

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Impossible? Part 1

James Kaddis

Many people today look at the claims of the Bible and consider them to be mythological fairy-tails. They wonder how could Jonah be swallowed by a big fish and live to tell about it, or how could Jesus feed close to 40 thousand people with five loaves and two fish! We can be sure that what God says is real and true, even if it defies human logic.

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