Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-24

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give ye them to eat.-Mass ssssSs4s..-4
ADDITIONAL MATERIAI>-Asstt issa2-
ss, Mark 6:32-44s Luke s:IozE. John 6:1-11
PRIMARY ToPIC-Jesus Feeds Many
Hungry People.
JUNIOR ToPIc-Jesus Feeding the Five
Thousand
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Helping to Feed the Hungry.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Ministry of Jesus to the Multitude
Since we took the birth Of Jesus"
for our Christmas lesson last Sunday,
let US now study the alternate lesson
for last Sunday instead of the review.
!. Jesus Healing the Multitude wv.
IL. 14).
1. Jesus retired to the desert ".
l3). The news of the cruel death Of
John the Baptist brought grief to the
Masters heart, and He withdrew to
a place of quietness to commune with
the Father. The very best thing for
us to do ~ time of sorrow is to fee
into the presence of God. Jesus ac-
cepted Johns death as typical Of what
they would do to Him.
2. Followed by the people ". 13).
He could not be hid. Their interest
In Him was SO great that they fol-
lowed him on foot Where Jesus
really is the multitude VIII gather.
=. Jesus healing the sick ". 14).
Although the rulers had broken with
Him, He did not abandon His work
but continued to preach and to work
for the good Of those who wonld hear.
The multitudes broke in upon Him
and disturbed His quiet hour with
God, but the great heart of the, King
was moved with compassion as He
beheld the suffering muItitudes- sick.
lame. blind and palsied. Though the
people brought their desperate, hope
too hard for Him. The sight Of the
multitude as sheep without a shep-
herd moved Him to pity. ;s.sAl
u. Jesus Feeding the hungry MuL
titude tvv. 1920.
According to the connection in John
6:l-14 the real purpose or mis- -mir-
acle was to show himself as the Bread
Of Eternal Life sent down from
heaven.
4. Jesus conference with the dis
cipies wv. 15-1S). ~ The dis
cipIes' request ". 15). They asked
that the multitude be sent away.
They knew hat they were In a
desert place therefore prudence would
Indicsts' that they would go tor tise
village to buy victuals, 2) jesus
command ". 16l. Give ye them to
eat" Such a Command would have
been utter foolishness had He not pos
sessed the power to create the supply;
but always with the command OF
Jesns goes the power to do (i8) THE
disciples perplexity ". IT'D They
said 1--WE have but five foaves and two
fishes. They were counting,pn their
meager resources, leaving Christ out.
To be face to face with the humanity
impossible is a threefold benefit (a) To
make US feel our dependence upon
Christ; .(b) to drive US to Him for
His help in our need; (c) to lead us
to give the glory TO Him for results.
'eSuS "Slhou = III u lteuiHS ind
multitude stvV. . 1921 .44 Cd The
Lords part..l He created the. pro-
visions. He Is able to create that
which will meet the needs Of the
hungry multitude. (2) The peoples
part. They were to sit and eat.
They were not responsible for the cre-
alton Of the supply nor its distribu-
tions but they were responsible for
obedience. f3) The disciples part.
This was 10 take that which the Mas
ter had blessed and Distribute IL. We
are iaborers together with God. God
has made us partners In the salvgtion
of the world sll4a.eF
Milf. Jesus Alone In the Mountains
Praying tvv. %, 23). fsa7 se oi's4
1. He Induced the Disciples I'd ret
into the ship ". ~. The reason for
this was that He desired to keep them
from being mixed up with the crowd.
for they desired to force him to b
king. s. '''e'''s s's.'.p s'''s '''.''y''
z. multftudes were dismissed ". 23).
This was to prevent the multitude from
trying to force Him to be king. when
they saw His wonderful ability to feed
the hungry multitude they. desired to
have such man made king.
Praying -alone- <s.z2s) He doubt
fess was praying for the disciples He
knew what trials they would have to
undergo. Having been induced By
Him to enter tho ship and being over
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