Sermon Notes

Physical Food - Spiritual Need

Jesus tells His disciples to get away for some rest- But His
overwhelming compassion for the multitude’s needs came first.

Read Mark 6:30-44

v30-40   Two views of the crowd of people: nuisance vs nurture
            1) Disciples solution: a) send them all away
                                             b) raise enough money to buy them food

2) Jesus’ solution: a) saw the opportunity to trust His Father
b) glorify God by faith & prayer

* Jesus proves is disciples faith (see: John 6:5-9)

v41 Jesus’ solution was to bless: 1) Food 2) People

Note: We are not manufacturers of God’s goodness & compassion- We are only His distributors.

The multitude wanted the gift, but not the giver ! Jn. 12:37

v42 Notice that they all ate - both the disciples and the crowd