Matthew 14:13-21

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13 When Jesus heard the news about John, he left there in a boat and went to a lonely place by himself. The people heard about it, and so they left their towns and followed him by land.

14 Jesus got out of the boat, and when he saw the large crowd, his heart was filled with pity for them, and he healed their sick.

15 That evening his disciples came to him and said, "It is already very late, and this is a lonely place. Send the people away and let them go to the villages to buy food for themselves."

16 "They don't have to leave," answered Jesus. "You yourselves give them something to eat!"

17 "All we have here are five loaves and two fish," they replied.

18 "Then bring them here to me," Jesus said.

19 He ordered the people to sit down on the grass; then he took the five loaves and the two fish, looked up to heaven, and gave thanks to God. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

20 Everyone ate and had enough. Then the disciples took up twelve baskets full of what was left over.

21 The number of men who ate was about five thousand, not counting the women and children.

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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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