Matthew 14:13-21

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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

13 Jesus heard what had happened to John. He wanted to be alone. So he went in a boat to a quiet place. The crowds heard about this. They followed him on foot from the towns.

14 When Jesus came ashore, he saw a large crowd. He felt deep concern for them. He healed their sick people.

15 When it was almost evening, the disciples came to him. "There is nothing here," they said. "It's already getting late. Send the crowds away. They can go and buy some food in the villages."

16 Jesus replied, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."

17 "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.

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

19 Then Jesus directed the people to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish. He looked up to heaven and gave thanks. He broke the loaves into pieces. Then he gave them to the disciples. And the disciples gave them to the people.

20 All of them ate and were satisfied. The disciples picked up 12 baskets of leftover pieces.

21 The number of men who ate was about 5,000. Women and children also ate.

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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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