The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-02-23
Miracle Of the
L0aveS and Fishes
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LESSON TExT-John e1-M: Memory
verses II. IL Read the entire chapter.
GOLDEN TEXT am the Living
Bread which came down from Heaven"
John 6:61.
T1ME.-Nearly a year has elapsed since
our last lesson. II was just before the
passover. April, A. d. %.
PLACE.-A Region on the northeast
from Bethsaida.
"A REMINDER.-Had this miracle and
tne discourse following been left out by
Sonn, how much would have been missed
oI evidence that Jesus 10 the Christ, the
son OF God: It were impossible to study
prsyeriuIy this portion Of Johns Gospel
ana not be led to believe in Jesus as the
son OF God For this reason. keep John
~ H specially before you In considering
The Lesson Outline
THEME-The Hungry Fed.
Into the Wilderness with Jesus. VI. Ia
1.-THE Hungry Multitudes, VS.. 50.
" Jesus Plans. vs. 8,
(O The Disciples Troubled va "a
lll.-The Multitude Fed, va. 1o.ia
" Orderly Procedure, v. TO-
O Loaves and Fishes Blessed. " IL
V Loaves and Fishes Distributed. v. II.
-, W Inc Fragments Gathered, Va. u. H.
v'-The Multitude Impressed, v. il.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture
!. into the Wilderness With Jesus. va.
!-A. The disciples went there with Jesus
ior rest and quiet conference Tho
multitude followed through curiosity.
But whatever the motive which brougbt
them they all received blessing. Jesus
never turns soul empty away. The
aesert is often the place Of peculiar
Dressing. Human need is more apparent
tnere. Divine power is more manifest
H. Inc Hungry Multitude. Cd Jesus,
fians, We. 8. 6.--Jesus was the f,rst m
sight the on-coming multitude. leans
sees us "hen great way of. He
KNOWS the motive that brings us put
he always has plans for u.s. He Lnows
Just now to deal with each individual
case. '''u""i
", Inc Disciples Troubled v. p
Matthew Q4:15) tells us that the dis
cipies wanted to send the muIt,tudos
away and let them shift for tbemselvec
AN, at best, how limited is our vision.
now small our faith. In orr Cbrie,ion
WORK, how many blessings we Iose ~
,ne multitude because we do not realize
Jesus power and His willingness to sum-
ply the need. Matt. 1913. The little lad
ready to yield his small supply 10 Jesrs
is text and sermon all nv bip, col,
he counted little in the eyes of the ale
clples, but he went into partnersbin,
with Jesus and his little became foaot
TO satisfy the multitude. So n NAV ha
win u.s. Our gifts. our abilities NAV
seem small. we may have grave misgiv.
ings as to their being equal to the task
Vi mihistering successfully to the mul.
titudes about US, but II we will but MI,
INTO the hands of Jesus our little we will
nave the JOY OF seeing 1t multiply under
HIS touch until 1t has performed its most
blessed ministry to all about. Our littla
In Jesus hands is always sufficient.
III. The Multitude Fed. ID Orderly
Procedure, v. 10.-It has been said tba,
order Is Gods first law" That motley
multitude must be subdued and ar
ranged In orderly manner. Paups adj
monition Il Cor. 14:40) has striking
illustration here.
(2) Loaves and Fishes Blessed. v. IL
Jesus took the loaves; and when He had
given thanks" Took and blessed-a
twofold act on the part Of Jesus thar
brings amazing results. Just common
barley crackers and small salt fish. and
yet they fed the multitude as they passed
through Jesus hands. Just life given
in conservation into Jesus hands to re.
ceive His blessing and behold the re-
suits. A Peter, Paul, Luther, a John
Knox, Finney, Moody. He will take
you and me and use us to the blessing
OF the multitude. John 14:12.
(3) Loaves and Fishes Distributed. v.
11.-"He distributed to the disciples
and the disciples to them that were
set down." The Divine order, always.
From the Masters hand to ours
and then to the multitude. We can
not give to the blessing of others un-
til We have received from His hands.
How the knowledge of this ought to
bring us to reconsecrate ourselves TO
Him.
(D The Fragments Gathered, VS.. ~.
13.--"They were filed" Did ever soul
sit down at table which Jesus spread
without being filled? Ps. 23:1; Phil.
4:19. But that Jesus bounty might not
teach wastefulness He commands:
Gather up the fragments" This is an
example In economy which we all have
need to remember. Twelve baskets full
remaining gave each Of the disciples
supply to carry away. What strik-
ing illustration Of Prov. 1924; and
Luke 6:3S.
Nv. The Multitude Impressed, v. IA
Who else but God could create food for
the body? The multitude was willing
to admit Jesus claims Of Divinity. And
the following verses show how they
planned to make Him their king.
But with what motives! They desired
Him because they had eaten of the
loaves and were filed v. 90. He
wanted them to desire the bread of
life, " q. How sad that men should be
satisfied with the bread which perishes
when Jesus would feed them on the liv-
ing bread.
The Golden Text.
81 am the Living Bread which came
down from Heaven" This declaration
of Jesus commands our attention, be-
cause God has said that "Man shall not
live by bread alone" When Jesus called
Himself the Living Bread" II was to
announce the relations which He was
to sustain to the soul. As body was
fed by bread, SO He, the Living Bread,
was to feed the soul, Living Bread TO